Journeyman/Masters For March 2

 Play Practice Day!

Journeyman:

Everyone stays for journeyman!  We are running the play one more time after lunch!  Continue to work on your lines.

Masters:

1. Watch the movie Harriet.  Here is the trailer:

You can rent it for $3.99 on Prime

This movie is powerful, and a bit heavy, just because of the topic of slavery.  But I feel it's well worth your time.

2. Look up quotes by Harriet Tubman.  Some have to do specifically with slavery, but some are about her relationship with God, or other such inspiring quotes.  Find one that inspires you and make it artistic.

Some ideas:

• Write it nicely, and decorate the page
• Use a picture as a background, and type your quote on it.
• Be creative with it, and bring a physical copy to class.  We'll hang them by our quilt squares.

We hope to see everyone at Master's this week!

IMAGINATIVE ARTS Apprentice - guitar/ukulele class and PLAY STUFF for MARCH 2 CLASS

FYI The assignments, for our play, are the very highest priority!

 GUITAR/UKULELE CLASS

UPDATE: Keep working on these assignments, but we will revisit this class after the play is over. Your main homework for this part of the class is to practice your instrument for 12 minutes a day.

1. Be prepared with a song to play in class. You may choose a new song or continue working on your current song.  Please text me with what you choose.

2. Practice 12 minutes daily, meaning 5 days a week, more is fine if you like, I'm only asking for 5.

3. Fill out the practice calendar and answer the questions on the calendar. 

Print this CALENDAR or find your own.

HOMEWORK FOR THE PLAY

This is your highest priority!!!

1. Memorize your LINES and review all of your BLOCKING.

2. Learn the GROUP SONGS, use the tracks in this post. 

Curses, opening number

I’ll be contacting smaller groups to work on their songs

3. Bring your COSTUMES to class on March 2, plan to wear them for the rehearsal.

4. Find PROPS that your character will use.  PLEASE talk to me if you need help with this! Maybe team up with a fellow Vanguardian and work on your props together.

In class in March we will be running the whole show, costumes, props, everything.

Imaginative Arts Masters Week 3 - January 2023

 Imaginative Arts Masters Week 3 - January 2023

Read the book The Stories of Joseph Smith.

This book is so timely for our day.  Joseph Smith is often misunderstood and misrepresented.  This book so beautifully written, and has definitely strengthened my testimony of the legitimacy of our 1st latter day prophet.  Hopefully it will for you as well.

Come prepared to share your favorite story (or miracle) from the book.

Imaginative Arts Journeyman Week 3 - January 2023

 Imaginative Arts Journeyman Week 3 - January 2023

   Hopefully you're stoked to make these journals!  

Those who didn't start yet, you still have time!  I'd love to see you all make a really cool journal this year.  You'll need to have your leather and paper ready like everyone else, but it's not too late to start! Look at the leadership journeyman blog for paper details.

We have a guest coming THIS WEEK to teach us how to sew our journals. 

Watching the last 5 minutes of the video will help you have an idea of what we'll be doing.  But she'll have some additional insights and tips, so you don't need to start sewing at home.

 1. Come to class with your paper cut, placed into signatures, and punched.  Before you punch, make your paper punch template out of cardstock, so you punch in the correct places.  Watch the 1st 12 minutes of this Leather Journal Video if you need a reminder.  I watched the template part a couple times to make sure I got mine right.  It's not hard, just take your time measuring correctly, so your signatures are ready to sew into your leather correctly.

2.  Come to class with your leather punched correctly.  The details on how to do this correctly is also in the first 12 minutes of the video.  In the video, he makes enough lines for 6 signatures.  You will only makes as many lines on your template as signatures you have.  Your template helps you punch the holes in your leather correctly.

3. Watch the last 5 minutes of the Leather journal video, so you know what to expect on Thursday. It will help the process go more smoothly.

4. Bring a pair of pliers to class to help with the stitching.  Also, remember to bring your paper and and leather!

We'll have the thread and needles here for you.

Imaginative Arts - Guitar/Ukulele Class for January 26, 2023 and some PLAY STUFF

This class is a little different than the others because you need to practice regularly to see progress, not just practice during the week leading up to this class. 🤯 

BUT I think some of you are leaving your practicing until the week of class, so I will try to make my expectations very clear in this post.

So your homework for the guitar/ukulele class will now include practicing EACH WEEK, more like daily. 

I have mentioned before that you are expected to be practicing consistently, so this shouldn’t be a surprise. 

The main difference is I will be giving you a calendar each month for you to fill out and you need to turn in to me at the Imaginative Arts Class.

January homework, there are three things:

1. Practice guitar or ukulele for  just 12 minutes every day. (You may do more it you like.) Mark you calendar “Practiced 12 minutes” or “Practiced 18 minutes” etc.

BUT. . . . . WHAT IF you don’t feel like practicing or don’t want to, Fine. Just hold your guitar or ukulele in your hands for 12 minutes each day. You can mark that on you calendar like this,  “held ukulele for 12 minutes” It is really important that you have the instrument  in your hands every day!

(READ THIS CAREFULLY There may be some kind of contest for marking your calendar, maybe a prize, you’ll have to see.) 🤷‍♀️ 😎 👍

2. Write 5 benefits of playing an instrument. You can even write these on the calendar that you track your practicing on.

You can use the calendar I’m including in the post or find your own.

3. Be prepared to play a song for the class, you can choose, any song, but I need to approve it BEFORE class, so decide soon and check with me so you don’t have to change your song later.

Ok! That is the homework for the Guitar/Ukulele Class.

But what if you are thinking. . . “Ughhh! I don’t know how to play and I’ll never get better even if I practice.”  

Guess what?!  Not true. If you try a little every day, you can not fail! This is doable!! Even if you have been putting in the bare minimum to this point, you can still do this THIS YEAR!

You just need to do a little EACH DAY!  That’s it!

“By small and simple things, great things shall come to pass.”

HOMEWORK FOR THE PLAY.

1. WORK TO MEMORIZE YOUR LINES. 

(There will be Vanbucks if your songs and lines are memorized by February 16th.)

2. REVIEW THE BLOCKING.

YOU STUDENTS ARE AWESOME!!!  

Please reach out if you have questions.

~Traci

IA masters class the lonesome gods

The actual Spanish cake we’ll be enjoying. 🤤 😋 

 I’m really looking forward to discussing this book with you.

I fell in love with it the first time I read it.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

Be prepared to share two of your favorite things from the book. That could be a quote, a character, it could be a lesson you learned, or it  could be an idea you had as you were reading.

I’m excited to share some Spanish deliciousness that they may have eaten in the book in our class.

See you soon!

Traci

IA APPRENTICE November 10

Hello!

This week you have three areas to focus on, you have an assignment for the play and two  for the guitar/ukulele class.

Part one:

DESIGN YOUR COSTUME 

(Play assignment)

Do some research, and design a costume for your character.

Our play is set/happening in the old west.

What would  you character wear? 

Here are some suggested ways you can do your assignment:

1. COLLAGE Find pictures that show what costume could be, create a collage with the pictures.

2. SKETCH/DRAW/PAINT out your ideas digitally or by hand.

3. Do you have another idea to design you costume ? Go for it. 

Part two:

WRITE NEW LYRICS TO A SONG

Songs need words.

For this class you will practice writing words for your own song.  We call these words lyrics.

1. Choose a 3-4 songs that most people would know and write new words (lyrics). 

2. Decide if you would like to A. sing your new words by yourself or B. have our whole group sing along in class on Thursday.

3. Of the songs you wrote new words for Pick your favorite one.  Send your new words/lyrics to me by Wednesday at 6:00pm!!

I need these words so we can use them in class the next day!!

Below are some songs you can choose from: 

(This list is a compilation of the songs you all suggested. 😎 )

(You may choose something that is not on this list, but text me first for approval for the song.)

CHRISTMAS

Blue Christmas

Jingle Bells

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Silent Night

EASY

If you’re happy and you know it

ABC Song

Rock-a-bye baby

SONGS

All of Me (John Legend)

Believer (Monkees)

Believer (Imagine Dragons)

Count On Me (Bruno Mars)

Dancing Queen - ABBA

500 miles (Proclaimers)

Let it Go (Frozen)

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson)

Never Gonna Give You Up

Sweet Caroline

Sweet Home Alabama

A Thousand Years

Talking to the Moon

We don’t talk about Bruno

What makes you Beautiful

Part three:

PRACTICE THESE CHRISTMAS SONGS

We’ll be playing them in class. Use the link below to learn the songs.

(You are welcome to learn more Christmas songs than what is on the list .)

SONGS:

Silent Night

Jingle Bells

Away in a Manger 

Little Drummer Boy

O Christmas Tree

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

What child is this?

GUITAR

https://www.singing-bell.com/easy-christmas-songs-guitar-chords-tabs/

UKULELE 

Use link above, but have your ukulele chord chart nearby to use as a reference.

BONUS: hey if you want a CHALLENGE, choose a different key to play the songs. This is NOT required, but I’d like to challenge you to try a new key on at least  one song. Use your circle of fifths tool to help you.

IA Journeyman November 2022

 IA Journeyman November 2022

Welcome to IA Journeyman, where we will journey through history in a very hands-on approach.  I hope you're ready to get your hands a little messy and have some fun with some of our "lost arts."

This week in class you have 2 choices: While it's true historically that whittling is associated with men, and embroidery is associated with women, you can choose either, no matter what your gender!  

I have a feeling that some of you will want to choose both.  But for this class...you HAVE TO CHOOSE.  With only an hour, we simply don't have time.  These are both skills that can bring you enjoyment for years to come.  There's no rule that says you can't learn the other on your own.

If you choose to whittle, you'll be with Bro. Jessee

If you choose to embroider you'll be with yours truly, Sis Martin.

If you choose an embroidery project, you are welcome to work on it throughout the year during Vanguard discussions if it's not a distraction.  If you love to do something with your hands while you talk, this is a great option.

You only have to do the homework for the one you choose.

1. Whittling

1. Intro: There are so many awesome benefits of bring back this lost art of whittling in your life. Despite what some people think, whittling is not some skill you're born with or has to be "in your blood" to enjoy whittling. You can simply grab any piece of wood and start! Just don't start whittling on your Dad's favorite wooden office desk like I did when I was young :-)
   
   Whittling can help you relax, live in the moment and tap into your creative juices. Yes, every one of you is a creator. So as you move forward with the following steps remember whittling doesn't have to be frustrating or boring, it's whatever you make it. It's an art yes but also a science that you'll learn more about. It's an art because you can create literally anything your mind can come up with.
    
2. Step 1: Get an idea on what you want to carve. You can come up with something yourself or get inspired by someone else. Once you have an idea you want to carve you're set to move forward.
   Watch this video below for some possible things you could carve. Click here to watch it on YouTube: 
   
   
   
    
3. Step 2: What to prepare: You'll want to get a good pocket knife of course along with some protective gloves if you want. The video above talks about this to help you out. I personally don't use gloves when carving but you can and is encouraged if you're just starting with the whittling hobby.
   
   Choose a good place to whittle like your backyard, place a plastic bag or blanket below you to catch all the shavings, etc. 
   
   Know the whittling safety tips by watching this video below or by clicking here to watch directly on YouTube:
   
   
   
   
   
4. Step 3: Choose your wood: you'll need to find a piece of softer wood to carve like pine, alder, birch, aspen, poplar etc. There are many types of wood but just choose a piece of wood around your house you think will work, ask a neighbor or I will bring you wood if needed. Just don't use hard woods when you're starting out unless that's part of your plan. Hard woods would be maple, oak, walnut etc.
   
   
5. Step 4: Start to carve your project. Come prepared to share what you have started to carve with the group when we meet in class. We'll go through the whittling steps together in more depth when we meet and help you out. But for now just get started. I'll see you there!
   

2. Embroidery

    1. Why would we spend time learning embroidery for this historical time period?  Look up the history of embroidery and bring 1 or 2 interesting facts to class.  We'll discuss while we embroider!

    2. Watch this video to become familiar with some basic embroidery stitches

    3. Gather Supplies.  You will NEED to bring a few things.  You should talk to your parents first, they probably have most of the supplies on hand.  If you need help with anything, I'm also happy to help. 

•  A bag for your supplies
• A Good Medium Sized needle.
• A magnet to find your needle in case you drop it.
• A hoop to put around your project.
• A project to embroider.  I suggest something like this: Stamped Towel  
• There are lots of designs to choose from on amazon
• Local craft stores also have options
• You can get a blank towel and design your own, but have it drawn on the towel before class
• You could look for handkerchiefs, as those were popular to embroider.
• Be creative with what you choose. I'm doing the towels I shared in the link.
• I want you to choose an embroidery project that you'll LOVE, so you will want to finish it after class: 
• Thread -- I have TONS of embroidery thread.  If you don't want to buy any, please don't.  I will share mine with everyone.  I have a good range of colors.  BUT if you know you want a VERY SPECIPFIC color, you can bring your own.  But seriously; I have plenty.

Come to class with supplies in hand!

IA APPRENTICE October 2022: What is the Circle of Fifths and WHY does it matter?

Buckle up! Are you ready?!? Because we are going to do something amazing!

I want to help you not only play ukulele or guitar, I want to help you PLAY ukulele or guitar!

OUR GOAL THIS WEEK: Hear a song and figure out how to play it.

Does that sound hard? Guess what? It does NOT have to be!

Just trust me, and check out these tools I’m including in this post.

You can do this!!

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR INSTRUMENT IS TUNED.

BE MINDFUL THAT YOU DO NOT OVERDO IT AND BREAK A STRING. You are welcome to find your own tutorial, but I will include a few links you may use if you would like.

GUITAR https://youtu.be/5jTsSvkBv60

UKULELE: https://youtu.be/2VOuRBjmzAM

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

FIRST: Print a chord chart that goes with your instrument.  Included in these links:

GUITAR or THIS ONE or THIS ONE 

UKULELE or THIS ONE

BARITONE UKULELE or THIS ONE

SECOND: Using your chart, get familiar with how to play basic chords. I recommend you start with E, A, D, C, G, G7, E7, A7, D7.

Do your best and message me if you have questions. We will review things in class, too.

When you’re comfortable with those chords then try these: E minor, A minor, D minor, C7, F and B7.

***Please get in the habit of practicing everyday. It’s better to NOT CRAM practice, your brain will retain this better if you set aside 20-30 minutes every day instead of cramming the night before.***

IF YOU NEED EXTRA HELP THERE ARE PLENTY OF TUTORIALS ON YOUTUBE. LOOK FOR ONE FOR A BEGINNER UKULELE OR BEGINNER GUITAR.

THIRD: Watch this video at least once, preferably twice and PLAY ALONG with him.  

He is referring mostly to ukulele but the principles are the same so don’t worry if you’re playing the guitar, it will still work.

Be prepared to EXPLAIN how to use the CIRCLE OR FIFTHS for VAN BUCKS!!!

MAKE THIS SPINNER

FOURTH: Play some songs! Pick one of two you figure out all by your self, like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” or “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” or something else of your choosing.

FIFTH: learn the parts of your instrument.

GUITAR

UKULELE

LAST THING:  you will need a 1” binder for this class. You will need a place for your music, charts, the spinner, etc. Add a few sheets of blanks paper to the binder and include some pencils, too.

IA Master Class October 2022

 Welcome to IA Master's Class!

Study/Learn:

Read the book: Miracles on Maple Hill

Know/Understand

1. As you read, make a list of miracles that happen in the book.  Bring at least 5 to class. Bringing more will be to your advantage.

2. Text or email me your favorite quote before class.  If you send it before Wednesday, it'll be in the running for the sticker.

Jennah:

719-494-7522

jendave24@gmail.com

We have a fun activity planned for class!

IA Journeyman October 2022

IA Journeyman Oct. 2022

 Welcome to IA Journeyman, where we will journey through history in a very hands-on approach.  I hope you're ready to get your hands a little messy and have some fun with some of our "lost arts."

This week in class we will do 2 things:

1. Candle making! We'll be dipping candles this week.  While this shouldn't get too messy, it could.  Maybe wear something that's not too fancy, so if you get a little wax on it, you won't be completely upset.

2. Gathering some herbs around the farm to get them soaking in oil. These will make a nice healing balm later in the year.

Study/Learn

1. Watch these videos about candle making:

Medieval Professions: Chandler 4 min

How to Dip Candles 3.5 min

Does Fire Burn in Space? 3 min

Know/Understand

1. Look up herbs that are good for healing skin wounds.  Write down 3 herbs that you think would be good to add to our healing cream.  Bring the list to class.

2.  Look up a scripture or quote about candles, or light.  Write the scripture/quote you choose on greeting card, 3 X 5 Card, or type it up and print it out.  Make it nice.  You can add a picture if you want.  You're going to give it to someone you're inspired to give it to.

We will be making 3 candles in class.  2 will be dipped, 1 will be poured.  You will get to choose one of those candles to give as a gift along with your card.

The list of 3 herbs, and the card with a light scripture/quote will be your tickets into class. 

See you there!

Imaginative Arts Apprentice Week 6: April 28, 2022 Painting

    Imaginative Arts Apprentice Week 6: April 28, 2022

History of Painting

Study/Learn

DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Review all the notecards from the whole year - don't forget the music.
  
• Choose 5 of the notecards that really speak to you and learn about the painter/sculptor/architect/musician and anything you can about the art/building/music.  Take notes about what you learn in your commonplace book.  Let your interests guide you and jump into learning in the style that fits you best.  
• Figure out what your best learning style is by taking 2 of the following tests:
• Education Planner
• How to Study
• Learning Style Quiz (scroll down on the results page for the pie chart)
• This week is the end of year VanBuck STORE!!!  Yay!  So bring all of your Vanbucks and be ready for a spending spree during lunch.  Please text Sis. Cloward how many Vanbucks you have so that we can adjust the economy accordingly.  

Know/Understand

Choose your favorite piece of art from the notecards this year and really dive into learning about it. 
Why was it painted?  Where is it today?  What did people think of it at the time it was painted?  What do people think about it today?  Why is it considered a classic?  How did the artist feel when he/she was painting it? Why does it speak to you? Etc.  

Then come up with a creative way to represent the piece of art for the class.  Really dig deep into your talents and hobbies and skills.  The sky is the limit on this project, so get creative.  

Bring whatever you created to class to show.  If it's too big to bring, take a picture or video of it.  (But don't use this as a cop-out.  I want to see the real thing if at all possible.)

Become/Serve

Read this talk - Christ at Bethesda's Pool - about Pres. Monson's experience viewing a beautiful piece of art.  Does art affect you this way?  Have you ever learned from art?  Pres. Monson also teaches us through poetry and music.  How do those elements in his talk speak to us as the listeners?  How much richer is his talk because he included art, music and poetry?  How much richer is your life when you include those things?  Make a goal to include more of the arts in your life this summer and write down three ways that you will do it.  

IA Master Class 6: April 28, 2022

 DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Research the author of this book.  Why do you think she wrote this book?
2. Read the book, Emma by Jane Austen
3. Ask the 5 Types of Questions while you read.  Write down one of each kind for our discussion.  Bring it to class.  (This is your ticket into class, so don't forget it.)
4. Specifically watch for the theme of resourcefulness in this book and reference where you find it.
5. Send your favorite quote to Sis. Jessee by Weds. at noon for our sticker.

Journeyman IA week 6 April 28, 2022

 Soooooo. . I am offering a 

ONE TIME ONLY 

CRAZY VAN BUCKS CHALLENGE!!

$1 = EVERY LINE YOU MEMORIZE!! 

BY OUR NEXT CLASS.

THIS MEANS IF YOU SPEAK 20 TIMES IN THE SHOW YOU GET $20.

SHORT LINE, LONG LINE, THEY’RE ALL WORTH $1.

PLEASE focus on your BIG lines first!!!

***CHECK back on this post, (like Monday ish) I’m going to add some resources for learning the SONGS, there will be a $$ for learning songs too. Probably $5 per song.  FYI - - - I sent the PDFs to your mom’s on Slack.*** 

It’s important that you know that the STORE WILL BE OPEN NEXT THURSDAY!! So this is a GREAT opportunity to earn a bunch of $$$$ before that.

Imaginative Arts Apprentice Week 5: April 21, 2022 Dance

  Imaginative Arts Apprentice Week 5: April 21, 2022

History of Dancing

Study/Learn

DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Read this post about the history of dance
2. Watch this video about the 5 Elements of Dance
3. Look up and write a brief description of 5 of the following dances in your commonplace book.  Look up the dances you chose on YouTube and watch them danced.
• Etruscan dance
• 
  Bellicrepa
• Basse dance
• Black Alman
• Black nag
• Rufty Tufty
• La Spagna
• The Morris dance
• The Jig
• The Egg Dance
• Quadrille
• Pavan
• Farandole
• Burgundian
• Chiarantana
• Gilliard
• Coranto
• Canario
• Cotillion
• Waltz
4. Look back at your word study on obedience from November (if you didn't do it, do it now) and be prepared to talk in class about how obedience plays a part in dancing.  
5. Study the notecards labeled "4"

Know/Understand

1. 
   Get with a group that you will be able to meet with this week easily... don't stress your mom out by asking her to drive you all over the county all week!  If you can't get with any of your classmates, work with just your siblings.  
2. Choose a dance from the list you learned about from one of the time periods you read about - Roman, Medieval, Renaissance or Regency - and learn the dance well enough to demonstrate it and teach it to the class. 
3. Bring your own music (I'll have the speaker there to play it on) and teach us the dance you chose.  
4. Teach the class briefly about the dance that you chose and then teach the moves and lead the class in dancing the dance in class.  
5.  PUT YOUR CHOICE ON THIS SIGN UP.  Tell me who your group is and what dance you are choosing so we don't overlap.

Become/Serve

Print out and read - and mark - this conference talk, "The Music of the Gospel".  Ask the 5
types of questions and write them down and be prepared for a discussion in class.  (This is your ticket into class, so make sure you have it.)

Journal about how well you are hearing the music of the gospel in your life and choose one thing you can do better and set a goal to work on it this week.  

IA Master Class 5: April 21, 2022

 DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Research the author of this book.  Why do you think she wrote this book?
2. Read the book, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
3. Ask the 5 Types of Questions while you read.  Write down one of each kind for our discussion.  Bring it to class.  (This is your ticket into class, so don't forget it.)
4. Specifically watch for the theme of trust in this book and reference where you find it.
5. Send your favorite quote to Sis. Jessee by Weds. at noon for our sticker.

JOURNEYMAN Imaginative Arts Week 4 April 14, 2022

COMEDY OF ERRORS:

1. START MEMORIZING your lines! (You can work with a sibling and drill each other if you need it.)

2. Be prepared for BLOCKING this week. 

FEASTE:

1. SONGS.  Please listen to these and start learning them.

***You can earn VANBUCKS for learning the songs on your own. $5 per song you learn by yourself.***

Start with these two:

Feaste Songs

Happy Birthday Madrigal

Then learn this one:

Sigh No More

The first two songs (Feaste Songs and Happy Birthday Madrigal) are the highest priority. The third is more optional.  

LEARNED - means you can sing your part without music.  If you don’t what which part to learn get ahold of me ASAP!!!!!

Imaginative Arts Apprentice Week 4: April 14, 2022 Music

  Imaginative Arts Apprentice Week 4: April 14, 2022

History of Music

Study/Learn

DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. 
   Watch this video about the History of Music.  Take notes in your common place book and bring them to class.
2. Classical music is good for your brain.  Listen to Mozart or Beethoven while you do your homework this week.
3. Study the notecards labeled "4" and STUDY THE MUSIC NOTECARDS FROM ALL YEAR REALLY WELL.  

Know/Understand

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING and as you're choosing the music to work with for your project, it can be from any time and place, just please keep it appropriate: 

1 - Become a composer.  

Write and be prepared to perform your song in Vanguard.  It must be at least 2 minutes long.  

If you use instruments other then a piano that won't travel, (like a drum set or organ) video yourself performing your new piece of music and post it on the Vanguard YouTube channel and we'll watch it in class (a violin, guitar, or ukulele will travel okay.)   You can write lyrics to your song, but the main part needs to be instrumental.  

If you don't play a typical instrument and still want to compose, figure something out.  Teach yourself how to play the spoons or hit pots and pans with spoons to create an instrument.    

2 - Interpret the music through dance.

Put together an interpretive dance (at least 2 minutes long)  And come prepared to dance it in class.  You can get together with a sibling or friend for this project.

3 - Interpret the music through art.

Listen to a piece of music with your eyes closed and feel and "see" the music.  Then listen to it again as you paint or draw a visual representation of what you hear.  Do a good job on this - spend at least 30 minutes on your artwork.  

4 - Interpret the music through food.

Listen to a piece of music with your eyes closed and feel and "see" the music.  Then design some kind of food that represents what you feel and see and bring it to class, enough for everyone to try some and be prepared to talk about how your food represents the music.

Become/Serve

Read/watch this General Conference talk called Inspired Music - Worthy Thoughts.  Print it out and mark it and find principles you can bring to class to discuss.  

Evaluate your choices of music.  How uplifting are they?  What can you do to choose better?  Set a goal to upgrade your music choices this week.  

IA Master Class 4: April 14, 2022

DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Research the author of this book.  Why do you think she wrote this book?
2. Read the book, Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster
3. Ask the 5 Types of Questions while you read.  Write down one of each kind for our discussion.  Bring it to class.  (This is your ticket into class, so don't forget it.)
4. Specifically watch for the theme of inquisitiveness in this book and reference where you find it.
5. Send your favorite quote to Sis. Jessee by Weds. at noon for our sticker.

Imaginative Arts JOURNEYMAN Week 3 April 7

WHAT TO DO IN CLASS:

Your job this week is to run through the scene from “Comedy or Errors” in class.

Plan to run through the scene 2-3 times, or as time allows. 

HOMEWORK:

1. Before Thursday PLEASE WATCH this overview of the play. . .it’s less than 10 minutes.  

https://youtu.be/xN4r8NdLFew

BONUS:  You can EARN one VanBuck for each time you watch the video. You can earn up to $10. 

Please don’t feel like you have to be glued to the screen, you can listen to it while you do other things.  I just want you to get REALLY familiar with the story. 

(I’ll be out of town this week so keep track of how many times you watch the overview and I will get you your $$$ when I return.)

2. Do a character study. THE ASSIGNMENT: Write a one page paper OR Draw a picture, OR something else. Be creative!

Have some fun and create a back story for your character.  Think of what they would wear, their age, their job, etc.

Here is a video to give you some ideas, use some or all of the things you learn in the video,

https://youtu.be/ZOcZ-aT07Cw

Don’t feel pressure to do EVERYTHING from the video, but see if there are a few ideas that sound fun and work on those. 

THAT’S  ALL!  Have fun! 

~Traci