"Music in Pictures" offers classical music + art exploration for area students

[Teresa]

Music in Pictures
Walton County students are invited to explore classicial music and art...

“Music in Pictures” is an educational art project and juried art competition presented by the Rosemary Beach Foundation. “Music in Pictures” is open to all students in grade K-12 in the Walton County school system--both public and private.

The program begins in September 2011. Educators will receive CDs of symphonic music selected by members of the Florida State University music faculty and Sinfonia Gulf Coast. Students will first learn about the composer, listen to the music and then create a picture of their interpretation of the musical selection while the music is being played.

Our goals are:

• To provide an opportunity for listening to and visually interpreting classical music
• To encourage a lifelong appreciation of symphonic music by young people
• To enhance learning that occurs in the classroom

“Arts education gives students a tangible way to experience the purpose of all learning: not simply to receive and store information and skills, but to be enabled to synthesize those gifts in a new and creative way that continues the process of cultural growth”, Dr. Benjamin Sung, Assistant Professor of Violin, Florida State University.

The art will be submitted to Rosemary Beach Foundation in late November 2011. A panel of judges will select finalists based upon the interpretation of the music. Winners will be announced in January 2012 and their art will be displayed in Rosemary Beach in February 2012. Five finalists will be awarded a cash prize at the “Classical Connections” (a partnership with Sinfonia Gulf Coast) at the February 17 & 18, 2012, performance by Amernet String Quartet, in the Rosemary Beach Town Hall.

“Listening to all kinds of music is an essential part of the art program at Butler Elementary. Music inspires, opens doorways for imagination, soothes the soul, and makes you want to sing and dance. All of those things occur regularly in the art room. Music, like the visual arts is a universal language",
Constance Rogers, Art Specialist, Van R. Butler Elementary, said.

For rules, guidelines, and sponsorship information, please contact Malayne DeMars, Executive Director, The Rosemary Beach Foundation, 850-231-7382, malayne.demars@gmail.com.

The Rosemary Beach Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization under IRS ID#20-3764896.

Music in Pictures is open to all Walton County students K-12.

 

[Carol G]

I am so excited about this!

 

[Teresa]

I am so excited about this!

it's a good thing you are excited about this Miss Montessori Art Teacher! Isn't it a fantastic opportunity for kids?

 

[Teresa]

Rosemary Beach Foundation is seeking sponsorship for "Music in Pictures" to help fun a series of activities leading up to the the art competition, Classical Connections peformance and awards, and art exhibits in locations around Walton County in March.

Sponsorship dollars will provide: cash prizes for winners, underwrite the costs for supplies, student artwork exhibition and reception, concert tickets for student winners and their families and teacher, school coordination and contest implementation, etc.

Please contact Malayne DeMars, Executive Director, The Rosemary Beach Foundation, 850-231-7382, malayne.demars@gmail.com.

The Rosemary Beach Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization under IRS ID#20-3764896.

 

[Carol G]

Isn't it a fantastic opportunity for kids?

It really is! Plus it encompasses two of my personal passions - classical music and art... and I've always been fascinated by the idea of what inspires an artist to create. So many wonderful works of art have been inspired by great music, and there are even several pieces of music that were inspired by art. I am really looking forward to being a part of the project, and seeing what all of these talented young artists will create.