Ken worked with the kids to improvise and compose their own music for the soundtrack of the film, much of which was played by the 7th graders themselves on various instruments. This is a perfect and inspiring example of integrating media and project-based learning into the classroom, as well as getting kids to come out of their shells musically. The fact that much of it was improvised gave the kids a chance to have a no-pressure musical experience and truly hear their potential.
Check out Ken Field here.
Check out Karen Aqua here.
Check out Mountain Shadows School here.
And of course check out The MacDowell Colony here, it's an incredible place in the woods of Peterborough, NH (my hometown). It has housed artists as notable and varied as Leonard Bernstein, Spalding Gray, Michael Chabon and Thornton Wilder. Very interesting stuff!
Check out Ken Field here.
Check out Karen Aqua here.
Check out Mountain Shadows School here.
And of course check out The MacDowell Colony here, it's an incredible place in the woods of Peterborough, NH (my hometown). It has housed artists as notable and varied as Leonard Bernstein, Spalding Gray, Michael Chabon and Thornton Wilder. Very interesting stuff!
First of all, it's awesome that your mother is involved with the arts and education, and that you can share a love for these things! Secondly, the video was adorable, and looks like it must have been so much fun for the kids to make. It got me thinking that despite my hesitations/fears to fully delve into the technological world, a project like this could really be a source of excitement for both the students AND the educator. In addition to that, it's pretty awesome that this is something that lives on digitally, not just for others to learn from it, but also for the students to look back on themselves...a landmark in their early creativity!
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