Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Arts in Education

The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While at a General Electric plant in early 2014, Obama remarked, "I promise you, folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree." These messages are hitting home: majors like English and history, once very popular and highly respected, are in steep decline.

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A Song from the Heart describes the development of Lorna Lutz Heyge's teaching philosophy-the philosophy that brought the original "Kindermusik" (1974-1994) from its beginnings as a German neighborhood music school program to its early days in Greensboro, North Carolina. Through a series of sound, intellectual, well-researched revisions and additions, Lorna Heyge created the holistic education program that is "Musikgarten" (1994-present)-holistic musically as well as educationally-for children ages birth through nine. Lorna Heyge's teaching philosophy is concerned for the education of...

A Song from the Heart describes the development of Lorna Lutz Heyge's teaching philosophy-the philosophy that brought the original "Kindermusik" (1974-1994) from its beginnings as a German neighborhood music school program to its early days in Greensboro, North Carolina. Through a series of sound, intellectual, well-researched revisions and additions, Lorna Heyge created the holistic education program that is "Musikgarten" (1994-present)-holistic musically as well as educationally-for children ages birth through nine. Lorna Heyge's teaching philosophy is concerned for the education of...

This is the first book to critically address the issue of how we can enhance and develop creativities in higher music education. It features new international, richly diverse perspectives on the nature and practice of creativities in different cultural and institutional contexts, in varying roles and in response to diverse professional pressures and expectations of artistic and educational achievement.

This compelling and provocative book combines powerful social and educational commentaries and examples drawn from international sources based on original practices and experience of a...

Drama and Digital Arts Cultures is a critical guide to the new forms of playful exploration, co-creativity, and improvised performance made possible by digital networked media. Drawing on examples from games, education, online media, technology-enabled performance and the creative industries, the book uses the elements of applied drama to frame our understanding of digital cultures.

Exploring the connected real-world and virtual spaces where young people are making and sharing digital content, it draws attention to the fundamental applied drama conventions that infuse and...

Drama and Digital Arts Cultures is a critical guide to the new forms of playful exploration, co-creativity, and improvised performance made possible by digital networked media. Drawing on examples from games, education, online media, technology-enabled performance and the creative industries, the book uses the elements of applied drama to frame our understanding of digital cultures.

Exploring the connected real-world and virtual spaces where young people are making and sharing digital content, it draws attention to the fundamental applied drama conventions that infuse and...

An adult coloring book designed for relaxation and leisurely creative exploration. Coloring is a gentle way to calm the mind. Among arts & crafts, coloring makes a wonderful hobby. While you choose the colors to create your picture, the repetitive action of coloring it in, focuses the brain on the present moment by blocking out any intrusive thoughts and thus creating a state of peace. Engaging in creative arts helps us deal with stress better and improves performance in other areas of life as well.

* 44 adult coloring pages featuring intricate...

Unsere Welt besteht aus vielschichtigen Systemen, deren Komplexitat kreative Verhaltensweisen fordert. Kreative Kopfe werden fortlaufend wichtiger, und so mancher sieht darin eine Lebensversicherung: unsere Kinder sind das Team der Zukunft.

Das vorliegende Buch ist eine Einfuhrung in die Kreativitatsforderung von Kindern. Es geht der Frage nach, wofur die Gesellschaft Kreativitat benotigt und wie diese bei Kindern zu entfalten ist.

Engaging in Community Music: An Introduction focuses on the processes involved in designing, initiating, executing and evaluating community music practices. Designed for both undergraduate and graduate students, in community music programmes and related fields of study alike, this co-authored textbook provides explanations, case examples and 'how-to' activities supported by a rich research base.

The authors have also interviewed key practitioners in this distinctive field, encouraging interviewees to reflect on aspects of their work in order to illuminate best...