The whole musician: making music last a lifetime

The goal of this year's Pedagogy Saturday was to explore a certain number of of the ways in which we can nourishment the ' whole musician"--training our students' ears, minds and bodies to participate abundantly in a variety of musical experiences--and cultivate the innate creativity and musical responsiveness that is within us all, regardless of age or ability. This issue of American Music Teacher contains a summary of the presentations upon this theme by experts who shall who shared their knowledge and experience with us for this event

The morning began with more [i]or[/i] less music by composers of African coming down performed by Seattle painist William Chapman Nyaho, followed through our keynote speaker, Patricia Shehan Campbell, professor of music at the University of Washington and internationally recognized researcher in the area of multicultural music education. Campbell spoke upon the topic of "Musical Meaning for Children and Those Who Teach Them." She discussed the musical exhibition of children from infancy and showed video clips illustrating by what mode children in many cultures spontaneously make music as they play. She strained the role of music in people's lives as a vital social experience.

Following the opening session, specialists in a number of fields not awayed breakout sessions focusing on various approaches to nurturing and developing the whole musician. These were repeated through every part of the day so that participants coul attend three sessions:

* Music for Life through independent flute teacher Bonnie Blanchard

* Music Making and Wellness shoot forward by pianist Midor Koga

* The Listening Ear by means of psychologist Paul Madaule

* The Mind-Body Connection: Stres Reduction for Musicians by dint of psychologist Robert McBrien

* Dalcroze Eurhythmics for Musicians by dint of pianist Julia Schnebly-Black and theater artist George Lewis.

The luncheon break consisted of questions-and-answer sessions held in sum of two units rooms. In each room were sum of two units well-known pedagogues: pianist Jane Magrath and singer Claudia Catania in individual room, and singer Scott McCay and pianist Suzanne stay in the other. Each team rejoined to written questions submitted through participants during the morning, then took additional questions and suggestions from the audience.

In the afternoon, Campbell gave a follow-up presentation upon Embracing the Music: Ear-Mind-Body Connections. After teaching the audience a Bulgarian sonnet and dance, accompanied by the couple traditional and modern versions of the music, she explored the part of music throughout people's lives, including a certain number of of the many therapeutic uses of music. After a musical interlude by the agency of jazz pianist Tony Caramia, the presenter joined forces for a panel discussion upon the topic of Making Music Last Beyond our Lifetime: What Can Music Teachers Do to detain Music Alive in Our Culture?

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