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How Children Develop Musically
Taught by: Lili Levinowitz
Music is a way of knowing and it is a uniquely integrating experience: it coordinates a person’s breath, voice, vision, hearing, body brain, kinesthetic sense, and emotion, while stimulating interaction with others. Through experiences with singing, moving and instrument play, the participants will gather information regarding how children grow musically and how the adult can foster that music development through rich music experiences.
Main ideas presented:
- Music development in young children
- Parents and caregivers are essential to the music development of young children
- Music and Movement activities that fill the "toolbox" for music learning.
Development Milestones for Children and Youth in the Arts--Visual Arts
Taught by: Rachel Braun
The art therapy section of the presentation will present a comprehensive overview of the normal stages of development through the visual arts. Attendees will learn how to identify the various stages, indicators of emotional and social growth, media appropriate for each stage, how to engage children in discussions about their artwork, and when to refer a child to an art therapist. Viktor Lowenfeld's developmental art stage theory is discussed.
Main ideas presented:
- The normal developmental art stages
- Appropriate art media for each stage
- Parallels between art content and social and emotional growth
- Talking to children about what they create
- When to refer to an art psychotherapist
Development Milestones for Children and Youth in the Arts-Movement
Taught by: Gayle Gates
This presentation will provide an overview of developmental body movement. Normal stages of development from birth to adolescence will be presented examining the relationship of the body, movement and non-verbal behaviour to emotional, social and cognitive stages of development. Movement experiences will be introduced that address developmental issues and provide opportunities for creative and expressive interaction and communication. The body and movement are integral to and interrelated with emotional expression, interpersonal interaction and communication and all aspects of development. Our body and non -verbal behaviour express a biological reality, our personality, developmental processes, family and culture and provide a primary vehicle for creative expression.
Main ideas presented:
- The body and movement are integral to and interrelated with emotional expression, interpersonal interaction and communication and all aspects of development. Our body and non verbal behavior express a biological reality, our personality, developmental processes, family and culture and provide a primary vehicle for creative expression.
Definitions:
- Dance/Movement Therapy: The psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process that furthers the individuals emotional, cognitive, social and physical integration
- Kinesphere: The personal space around each individual that is reachable while the individual stays in one spot.
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