Visual Soundtracks: Storytelling through Creative Movement
Massry Center at The College of St. Rose, 1002 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Once upon a time a troupe of lively music educators gathered at a workshop to hear stories and to explore the ways in which those stories could be integrated into their teaching. They delighted in the variety of ways folktales, fairy tales, and fables enriched such musical concepts as melody, rhythm, timbre, and movement. By the end of the workshop the teachers not only had activities to take directly back to their students, they also had the inspiration to create new literature-based lessons of their own. And they taught happily ever after. The end.
Jennifer Dennett is an elementary music and movement specialist in Danvers, Massachusetts. She earned a Bachelor of Music in music education from the University of Rhode Island, a Master of Arts in music history from Tufts University, and has completed Level III Orff-Schulwerk teacher training. Jennifer combines music, movement, and storytelling in workshops, which she has presented at state and national music education conferences as well as local Orff chapter workshops.
