Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Fine Arts and CTE 2011 Instrument Petting Zoo

Collaboration between the Career and Technical Education and Fine Arts Departments today created some wonderful benefits for a wide range of students.




Pre-school aged students and their "high school friends" enrolled in the Parenting in the CTE Department class came to the music suite for an opportunity to listen to and actively explore making music on instruments.











Student musicians in Wind Symphony demonstrated on their instruments, then, an "Instrument Petting Zoo" was set up around the room that provided the pre-school aged children with the opportunity to try-out the instruments.








The pre-school aged students gained a heightened awareness of how to make music on instruments, and, the high school aged students in both CTE and Fine Arts developed their comprehension through teaching fundamentals of instrument performance. Special thanks to Katie Gonzalez from CTE for her role in making this happen for all of the students involved.