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MAEIA on the Move: Making Connections at the Michigan Music Conference
Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment MMC
The 18th Annual Michigan Music Conference was held Jan. 19-21, 2023 in Grand Rapids and I was excited to attend. The Michigan Music Conference features school ensemble concerts, performances from...
Continue ReadingMeasuring Success: Data Driven Dance
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, create, dance advantage, dance assessment, dance education, national standards in dance education, perform, respond, teaching dance
As dancers, we are consistently assessing performance- individually, technically, artistically, collectively, and so on.
Continue ReadingMichael Letts: Art as Energy!
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, creative process, creativity, energy, Harvard Project Zero, MAEIA, Michael Letts, Oliver Herring, performance events, performance tasks, process-based learning, Thomas Hirschhorn, time-based
One integral aspect of many MAEIA assessment items is time limits. Sometimes this may seem unnatural, high pressure, or “test-oriented.” But in the arts, limiting time can often...
Continue ReadingThe Music Education, COVID-19 Roller Coaster Ride!
Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Cathy DePentu, COVID-19, DePentu, MAEIA, music, virtual learning
So, let’s do a quick recap of the last eight months…I am Director of Orchestras for the Plymouth Canton Community Schools. I teach at “The Park,” a sprawling campus...
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