Abintra Art - November 2013

ECA artists have been studying the work of Eric Carle through reading his books and learning about his technique.  Influenced by Carle's technique of using tissue paper to create animals , ECA artists created their own animal of choice.

ECB artists are learning about primary colors by painting the colors on a color wheel. Painting is an important lesson in Early Childhood.  It is a way to strengthen muscles and refine motor skills and it improves concentration and coordination in our young artists.

by Presley

LE artist continue their study of the elements of design, focusing on line. 

  

Lower Elementary  musicians have been studying different styles of music such as Hip Hop and Latin American.  Recently their music study has taken them back to Folk music and dancing.  Singing and dancing to songs such as Zodiac, Rig a Jig Jig, and Shoo Fly.  They are learning basic steps like dosey doe, skipping with a partner, and creating dance formations as a group.  We have had two visiting artists so far that have brought their skills and talents. 

Middle Elementary visited the Nashville Chidlren's Theater to see the performance, Pinocchio.  "This coming of age story was based on the original Carlo Collodi novel, first published in 1833 and interpreted for the stage with inventive puppetry and set design.  TPAC collaborates with the acclaimed Canadian company to bring their English translation to America." -NCT

 

Middle Elementary artists created artwork to depict various parts of Pinocchio.

"The Serpent in the Road" by Ava

Middle Elementary artists have taken the opportunity to do color matching as leaves outside have been changing color.  Using the three primary colors they created a wide variety of mixes to match the subtlety of the leaves they brought in from outside. Some students traced their leaves and some drew them freehand. The words transparency and opacity also entered the discussion of painting effects.  

Upper Elementary students performed their play, Where There's a Will, There's a Play.   This play was a compilation of the Shakespeare plays, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, King Henry, and The Tempest.

Upper Elementary also visited the Nashville Children's Theater to see the performance, Schoolhouse Rock Live!.  "This iconic musical revue, originally broadcast as a series of animated shorts on ABC in 1973, endures via its assortment of catchy songs that teach about math, science, history, civics and grammar." - Nashville Scene

Middle School artists are really breaking in their new art space by stretching and priming their own canvases to create self portraits.

Chorus has been busy rehearsing their celebration songs from around the world for their end of the year performance.  They are singing songs from Israel, Africa, India, Korea, and the United States.  They are also using percussive instruments that enhance their singing and performance.  Friends are singing these songs in the countries' native language and have been practicing how to pronounce the words correctly through singing.