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From the Governor 4 Faculty Dear Friends: 7 Workshop Sessions On behalf of the great State of Tennessee, I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to the participants and guests of the 2012 Tennessee Arts Academy. 11 Interludes This time offers you the opportunity to meet with friends and colleagues while making new 17 Musings acquaintances. I hope you share your ideas and learn new ones as you listen to speakers, participate in sessions, and interact with others in the field. If you have the chance, I hope you will take time to 18 Performances enjoy Nashville and all it has to offer. Again, welcome to Tennessee. Crissy and I send our best wishes. 20 Special Events Warmest regards, 22 Academy Awards 23 TAA HISTORY Bill Haslam 24 Administrative Council and Staff 26 Advertisers From the Tennessee Department of Education Welcome to the 2012 Tennessee Arts Academy. You are about to have an exciting and enriching professional development experience. You will meet new colleagues, benefit from the expertise of a gifted faculty, and renew your excitement for the arts as part of an integrated approach to education. We know that the arts have a vital role to play in students’ lives, and I hope all of you will leave refreshed and excited about unlocking the potential in all your students.

Kevin Huffman Commissioner

From Belmont University It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Belmont University. We are honored to host the Tennessee Arts Academy on our campus, and I trust that our facilities will provide for enriching learning experiences for each of you. The Tennessee Arts Academy is an excellent venue for teachers of the arts to share the best practices and receive instruction from gifted faculty within a collegial community. I am confident that your students’ learning will be enhanced by the valuable techniques that you obtain as a participant. Again, thank you for allowing Belmont to host the Arts Academy. Sincerely,

Robert C. Fisher President FACULTY FACULTY

Janet Barrett Burke has used applied and interactive theatre program in the Tullahoma City School system Mary Frances Hand Beuys. In 1974, Leo created the Eulenspiegel Kerri Lynn Nichols Music: Upper Middle/Secondary for the purposes of conflict resolution and for twenty-two years. Coleman has served as School Administration Puppet Theatre in West Liberty, Iowa, where she Music: Elementary/Lower Middle Janet Barrett is an social change and to address such issues as the president of the Middle Tennessee School As a doctoral student is the lead puppeteer and managing director. Kerri Lynn Nichols has been associate professor at the diversity, discrimination, and bullying. She is a Band and Orchestra Association, the Tennessee at Trevecca Nazarene Eulenspiegel has performed at numerous a student and teacher of Bienen School of Music, professional director, actor, singer, and vocal and Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, the University in Nashville, festivals, both internationally and in twenty- music and dance for most Northwestern University, dialect coach, and is a faculty member at Kent Tennessee Music Education Association, and is Mary Frances Hand wrote eight states. Leo makes dolls, creates block of her life. A prolific and where her research interests State University. beginning his second term as president of the a dissertation about prints, and writes about the art of puppetry and award-winning composer, include curriculum Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation Board. the effects of the arts touring in the rural Midwest. author, and recording artist, studies, interdisciplinary Suzanne Burton Coleman has presented clinics and sessions on on math and language she presents courses across approaches in music Music: Elementary/Lower Middle various aspects of music education at many state arts achievement. That Talleri McRae the country and abroad in education, and professional development in music Suzanne Burton is and national conferences. research and previous arts experiences led her to Theatre: Elementary/Lower Middle music, movement, and brain-based education. teacher education. She is a co-author of several associate professor of develop the curriculum and design for Thurman Talleri McRae is an Her eclectic work includes in-services for school books, including Sound Ways of Knowing: Music music education, director Dru Davison Francis Arts Academy in Smyrna, Tennessee, education associate at Stage districts and associations and choreography for in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum; Looking In of graduate studies, Arts Assessment where she served as an administrator for nine One Family Theatre in dance companies. Nichols is an accomplished On Music Teaching; and Constructing a Personal and coordinator of Dru Davison is the years. After serving in Rutherford County Louisville, Kentucky. During vocal performer and currently directs the Olympia Orientation to Music Teaching, and is also the music education at the chair of arts education Schools for twenty-two years as a teacher and the last ten years she has Peace Choir, which she founded. She is passionate editor of Music Education at a Crossroads: University of Delaware. for Memphis City administrator, she joined the faculty at Trevecca collaborated with theatre about creating inclusive learning structures that Realizing the Goal of Music Education for All. She She specializes in early Schools and has a wide Nazarene University as an associate professor artists and educators in meet the needs of all types of learners by using teaches courses in secondary music education, childhood and K–12 general music. Her research range of experience as in the education program. Hand has served as Alaska, California, Illinois, powerful yet simple principles. An imaginative, curriculum development, qualitative research interests are music acquisition, the development both a performer and post-baccalaureate coordinator, undergraduate Kentucky, and Texas and has worked for About playful, and inspiring teacher, she nurtures methods, and interdisciplinary perspectives on of music literacy, and effective professional educator. Prior to his field placement coordinator, and student teacher Face Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, and Next students of all ages to connect with music from music education. development. Burton is on the editorial board work in educational seminar professor at the university. One of the Theatre in Chicago. During her graduate studies, the inside-out. of Visions of Research in Music Education, is administration, Davison taught instrumental strategies she introduces to pre-service teachers Talleri researched perceptions of theatre and Richard Bjella widely published in professional journals, and music and early childhood music in Arkansas, in urban schools is the integration of the arts disability while working with young people, and Robert Post Music: Upper Middle/Secondary has contributed book chapters to Applications of Tennessee, and Texas. Davison has presented throughout the curriculum. offered professional development workshops to Theatre: Upper Middle/Secondary Richard Bjella has been a Music Learning Theory and Collaborative Action professional development workshops for many teachers and administrators in south Texas and For the past twenty-seven full professor and director of for Change: Selected Proceedings of the 2007 state and national conferences. His workshop Jacqueline Kelly-McHale rural Alaska. She is proud to wear many hats, years, Robert Post has choral studies at Texas Tech Symposium on Music Teacher Education. and research interests include teacher evaluation Music: Elementary/Lower Middle including actor, storyteller, and teaching artist, and performed in almost University since 2009. His and student assessment, improvisation, project- Chicago-based Jacqueline is excited to be part of Tennessee Arts Academy every conceivable setting, highly acclaimed University Nancy Cason based learning, curriculum development, Kelly-McHale is an for the first time. including dinner theatres, Choir made its Carnegie Hall Arts Assessment and leadership training. Davison is an active experienced music factories, festivals, homeless debut performance in May Nashville-based Nancy adjudicator, clinician, freelance musician, and a educator with Kodály, Bruce Miller shelters, prisons, river 2010 to rave reviews and Cason is an independent member of the National Council of Supervisors Orff, and Dalcroze Theatre: Upper Middle/Secondary boats, and schools; on was selected to perform for the 2012 Texas Music arts education consultant. of Music Education and the Tennessee Council of training. Her background Bruce Miller is a full street corners and TV commercials; and with Educators Association convention in San Antonio, For the past fifteen Visual and Performing Arts Supervisors. includes ten years of professor and the director symphony orchestras. Since 1973, he has created Texas. Bjella has conducted choirs in Asia and years, she has taught art teaching elementary of acting programs at more than thirty works, for which he has received Europe and has served as guest conductor for more education and art history Linda Arms Gilbert and middle school general music and choir in the University of Miami numerous awards and fellowships. Post has toured than 350 festivals and workshops in twenty-eight at Belmont University School Administration public and parochial schools. Kelly-McHale where he teaches acting his one-man performance throughout the United states. Bjella will be conducting the High School and Middle Tennessee Linda Arms Gilbert is the holds a doctorate in music education from and script analysis. He States, Canada, Japan, the Mediterranean, Mexico, Choir for the National Organization of American State University. She has also held education director of Murfreesboro Northwestern University and is currently an is the author of The and Russia. He serves as an adjunct professor in Kodaly Educators in Phoenix, Arizona, this year and and curatorial positions at the Frist Center for City Schools and a native assistant professor and the coordinator of music Scene Study Book, Acting the theatre department at Ohio State University, presenting workshops and conducting in Colorado, the Visual Arts. Cason earned a Ph.D. from the of Rutherford County. education at DePaul University. Her areas of Solo, and Actor’s Alchemy as well as Head-first where he co-directed Vaudeville, an evening of Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. University of North Texas, where she served as Prior to her directorship, research include culturally responsive practice Acting and The Actor as Storyteller. His articles original works by MFA students. Post’s one-man project coordinator for the North Texas Institute she was a tenured in elementary music classrooms, multicultural regularly appear in Dramatics Magazine and show was presented by Broadway’s internationally Katherine Burke for Educators on the Visual Arts. During her associate professor in the music education, and studies in the philosophy Teaching Theatre. He is the 2002 recipient of acclaimed New Victory Theater to rave reviews Theatre: Upper Middle/Secondary public school career, she taught visual art educational leadership of music education. the University of Miami Excellence in Teaching and sold-out houses. Katherine Burke is a at elementary, middle, and high schools in department at Middle Tennessee State University Award. Miller has conducted acting workshops Mr. Post’s faculty position has been generously theatre practitioner and Alabama and Texas, and supervised K–12 art (MTSU) from 2004 through 2010. While Monica Leo nationally and internationally, including a sponsored by SunTrust Bank. educator who currently programs for the Mobile County Public Schools. there, she received the MTSU Foundation’s Theatre: Elementary/Lower Middle series for the Educational Theatre Association’s serves as a medical Outstanding Teacher and Public Service Awards Monica Leo is a first- professional development program and has Linda Peterson humanities consultant for Stephen Coleman as well as the Tennessee Board of Regents’ generation American, born received the association’s Founders Award for Visual Art: Upper Middle/Secondary the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Arts Assessment State Public Service Award. Additional honors to German refugees. When lifetime achievement in educational theatre. include being named Tennessee Teacher of the Linda Peterson has worked College of Medicine, Stephen Coleman is she was a child, her parents as an art conservator, where she designs and associate professor of Year when she was a music teacher at Black purchased a set of hand Fox Elementary. As director of Murfreesboro calligrapher, graphic implements arts and humanities curricula music and director of puppets from a German designer, sculptor, teacher, for medical school students. She is the board instrumental ensembles City Schools, she has implemented professional craftswoman, and Leo was learning communities, expanded community and watercolorist. As an secretary of Pedagogy and Theatre of the at Cumberland University. hooked. She studied at instructor, she enjoyed Oppressed, Inc., an organization dedicated to Prior to this appointment, partnerships, and changed the district’s focus to the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf, Germany, meeting the needs of the whole child. teaching at Indiana the ideals and practices of Augusto Boal and he and his wife Marion with internationally renowned artist Josef University at Columbus for Paulo Freire. Nationally and internationally, co-directed the band 4 5 FACULTY CORE WORKSHOP SESSIONS MUSIC twelve years. Her educational and art training company member of Seattle Children’s Theatre Elizabeth Harris Willett Elementary Music for maintaining teacher care will be presented, rehearsals? Whose opinions are valued the most? includes classes at the Philadelphia College and two years with Stage One: The Louisville Visual Art: Elementary/Lower Middle including BrainDance variations. Dress for Around whom do you structure your strategies of Art, Arrowmont School of the Arts, and Children’s Theatre. She is a published playwright Participants will attend each of the following simple movement. for daily rehearsals? All of these questions must Elizabeth Harris Willett three classes every day. Bloomington Limestone Symposium, along and has created an adaptation of the book The has enjoyed teaching art be answered in order to reach students with with many workshops. She is a member of Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. for more than twenty years. different curiosities and skills. In this session, the American Institute of Conservation, Society During the fall of 2012, she will be on sabbatical She has taught students Making Music for All Students: SECONDary Music out-of-the-box ideas will be explored with the of Guilders, and Plein Air Painters of Indiana, from ASU and developing an adaptation of the from early childhood and Culturally Responsive Elementary Participants will attend two of the following goal of helping participants create student- as well as a signature member of the Watercolor children’s novel Blue Willow by Doris Gates. elementary grades to the General Music classes each day. centered rehearsals. Kinesthetic approaches will Society of Indiana. Peterson has received high school and college Instructor: Jacqueline Kelly-McHale numerous awards in painting and sculpture. Esther Swink be used to facilitate learning, and suggestions levels. She is currently These sessions will address the growing number Connections, Creativity, and will be included for improving the conducting She exhibits her work in Austria and across the School Administration teaching high school art in Fort Worth, Texas. of English Language Learners (ELL) in the Expressiveness through Music process and developing repertoire. United States. Peterson believes that art is the key Esther Swink has served Willett has served as the president of the Texas elementary music classroom and address the Instructor: Janet Barrett to a better planet and a complete necessity. as dean of the School of Art Education Association and the elementary Education at Trevecca division director for the National Art Education importance of understanding best practices in Students are brimming with ideas, but Conducting: Expressive Gestures Kevin L. Sedatole Nazarene University in Association. She has also worked as a business ELL classrooms. Participants will explore ways sometimes their ideas bubble just under Based on the Laban Method Music: Upper Middle/Secondary Nashville since 2003. Prior development manager for Crayola, LLC, and is a of using culturally responsive material in their the surface, out of sight. In this workshop, Instructor: Kevin Sedatole Kevin Sedatole serves to her work at Trevecca, co-author of the Crayola Dream-Maker Series. classrooms, including games, songs, dances, and participants will explore imaginative strategies The Laban method is a language and method as director of bands, Swink served as teacher She was the education director for Imagination stories, with particular attention paid to their for encouraging their students’ expressive for interpreting, describing, visualizing, and professor of music, and and administrator with the Celebration, a non-profit organization dedicated applications in Kodály- and Orff-based settings. responses to music, creative solutions to notating all types of human movement. Created chair of the conducting Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, where she to expanding art experiences for students in Long-term lesson planning that focuses on a musical problems, and in-depth understanding area at the Michigan State worked as a first grade teacher and as a library kindergarten through twelfth grade. by Roduof Laban, the approach draws on holistic approach to teaching diverse student of the connections between music and other his theories of effort and shape to describe, University College of media specialist at all levels before moving into populations will also be addressed. Music. Sedatole also serves the position of Director of Library, Media, and David Williams subjects in their curricula. Participants will interpret, and document movement. Used as administrator of the Technology Services for the entire district. At Visual Art: Elementary/Lower Middle examine examples of units and projects that as a tool by actors, dancers, and musicians, Inspiring Musical Artistry in foster strong relationships between music and entire band program, which is composed of Trevecca, she has implemented a master’s degree David Williams received it is one of the most widely used systems of more than seven hundred students. He has program in library and information science and General Music personal experience, diverse subject matters, human movement analysis. These sessions will his bachelor of fine arts Instructor: Suzanne Burton conducted performances for the College Band also teaches in the doctoral program. During degree from Northern and contemporary society. A comprehensive demonstrate how Laban principles can be used Directors National Association, American her tenure as dean at Trevecca, the School of Arizona University in 1992 This series will focus on audiation-based approach to music learning and teaching, with to convey intended musical content. Attention Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Education has experienced significant growth in and his master of fine arts approaches that are designed to bring out the some strategic interdisciplinary methods, will be will also be given to selecting quality repertoire Association, as well as performances in Carnegie programming, enrollment, and partnerships. degree from the University musician inherent in every child. Participants illustrated for secondary choral, instrumental, and analyzing scores. Hall. He has conducted across Europe and the of Massachusetts at will learn sequential, developmental, and and general music teachers. United States. Recently, under Sedatole’s Sheri Treadwell Amherst in 1996. Williams direction, the Michigan State University Wind Visual Art: Upper Middle/Secondary practical ways of musically engaging their is presently a professor of printmaking at students in activities that include singing, The Three I’s that Don’t Include Me Symphony gave featured performances at the Sheri Treadwell has Northern Arizona University. His prints have Midwest International Band and Orchestra moving, playing instruments, creating, Instructor: Richard Bjella spent her life exploring been included in numerous international and improvising, and developing music literacy. All Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, and at the national many mediums and national exhibitions where he has received The three “I’s” are involvement, investment techniques will focus on the goal of creating a convention of the College Band Directors’ enjoying a variety of several awards including the Legion of Paper (through inside-out rehearsing), and National Association in Austin, Texas. outcomes. About the turn Award, Boston Printmakers, and First Place at classroom climate that inspires musical artistry. independence. These three lead to the fourth: Performances conducted by Sedatole have won of the millennium, her Waterworks in 2002. His work is also included in integrity. Who or what is at the center of your accolades from many prominent composers attention turned toward permanent public and private collections across Music Moves the Mind including John Corigliano, Michael Colgrass, the malleable quality the country. Instructor: Kerri Lynn Nichols Donald Grantham, David Maslanka, John of clay and its sculptural potential. She has Influenced by the Orff-Schulwerk approach, Mackey, and Jonathan Newman. now enjoyed creating figures for more than Julie Williams these sessions will playfully guide participants ten years. In addition to other teachers and Visual Art: Elementary/Lower Middle Pamela Sterling mentors, she has apprenticed with renowned in the exploration of using music and movement Theatre: Elementary/Lower Middle Julie Williams is a as powerful tools for teaching and learning. wood-firing ceramicist Peter Rose. Her work printmaker from Flagstaff, Pamela Sterling is an has been exhibited at shows and galleries and is Rhythm, song, and movement games enhance Arizona. She has a cognitive, social-emotional, and motor growth; associate professor at in many private collections across the country. bachelor of fine arts degree while play, improvisation, skill building, and Arizona State University She currently conducts classes, retreats, and from Northern Arizona in Phoenix where she workshops at her studio in Northern California. University and specializes practice promote creativity and critical thinking teaches graduate courses in color reduction skills. Participants will learn how to revitalize in creative drama and woodcuts and handmade music pedagogy, motivate students, rejuvenate improvisation with youth, books and cards. She has been in numerous mind and body, and cultivate joy through theatre for social change, juried art shows and exhibitions. Williams has the collaborative process. The lesson plan and play writing. A member of the Actor’s received several awards for her work including format models an inclusive, brain-compatible Equity Association, Pamela has performed Top Five of Show, People of Print, and Best of approach. Practical suggestions and strategies professionally for several national repertory Show at the Tempe Festival of the Arts. Her work theatres, including three years as a founding is also included in permanent public and private collections across the country.

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listening skills. The workshop will also introduce Actions Speak Louder than Words: A Elementary participants to play-building strategies that can Primer on Action-Based Acting be developed to create curriculum-based drama Instructor: Bruce Miller Visual Art lessons or short scenes that may either be shared This session will provide a hands-on primer for Participants will attend each workshop for within the classroom environment or presented two consecutive days and a summary session action-based acting, from analysis to synthesis. to audiences of all ages. for both workshops on Friday morning. Participants will receive training in teaching physical action, finding and playing objectives, Connections in Art making moments, and listening and reacting. Instructor: Elizabeth Willett SECONDARy Theatre Instruction will also include how to break down scripts as well as how to build exciting, clear, and This interactive workshop will provide Participants will attend each of the following opportunities for participants to explore the three classes every day. believable scenes. rich connections that visual art can bring to curriculum content through hands-on art Forum Theatre: Acting on Back to the Future: Creating a production. With a focus on children’s literature, Elementary Theatre Challenging Issues Variety/Vaudeville Show activities are designed to reinforce curriculum Participants will attend each of the following Instructor: Katherine Burke Instructor: Robert Post content while building aesthetic knowledge. three classes every day. This session will be a fun, fast-paced exploration Participants will immerse themselves in Participants will return to their classrooms with into the creation, development, and staging the techniques of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of a toolbox of lessons, resources, and strategies Puppetry in the Classroom of a variety/vaudeville show. Participants will the Oppressed by engaging in games and that can be used across the curriculum and at Instructor: Monica Leo learn to cultivate the diversity of their students’ exercises that build group cohesion, enhance any learning level. This workshop draws on Monica Leo’s collaboration, and activate the imagination. talents by creating original sketches using extensive experience as a teaching artist to Groups will develop Forum Theatre plays, classic vaudeville, dance, music, routines, songs, Bookbinding Basics and stand-up comedy. By the end of the week, share techniques for making and using both which they will perform at the end of the week. Instructors: David and Julie Williams shadow and hand puppets. She will demonstrate Participants will also learn and practice Jokering participants will have gathered all the essential Creating handmade books is a way of classroom-tested and cost-effective projects (facilitation) techniques. Teachers will leave this ingredients to create a show in which Ed Sullivan making beautiful and functional works of that can be incorporated into school curricula. training with concrete plans to use Theatre for meets Saturday Night Live. art. This workshop will cover the basic skills Participants will write a collaborative story to Social Change in schools to address challenging of bookbinding. There will be discussion facilitate teaching dramatic structure to children. issues such as bullying, peer pressure, and regarding the tools, equipment, papers, and They will also create puppets out of readily substance use. accessible materials and conclude by performing different materials that can be used for making the play they have written. handmade books. Various binding techniques will be demonstrated, including Coptic stitching, Including Students of All Abilities: pamphlet stitching, stab binding, and a variety of Learning Together Through Drama folding methods. and Theatre Instructor: Talleri McRae Drama and theatre are engaging and essential SECONDary content areas within any arts program. They Visual Art also offer powerful opportunities for presenting Participants will attend each workshop for other subjects across the curriculum in unique two consecutive days and a summary session ways. Using highly participatory creative drama for both workshops on Friday morning. techniques, active discussion starters, and Wild and Crazy Figurative Sculpture clay will be transformed into stylized but very community-building structures, this course Mixed-media Blitz Instructor: Sheri Treadwell life-like renditions of the human head and explores ways that drama can encourage shoulders. This class will take participants Instructor: Linda Peterson This class will focus on techniques students inclusion among students with and without through the construction of these figures. Class This class will combine watercolor, calligraphy, can use to create figurative busts that represent disabilities and support a positive learning demonstrations will provide insight into the encaustic, and mixed media. Students will fantastic expressions of themselves. As workshop environment for all. finishing options that are possible after the explore the building blocks of watercolor, free- participants create these fun, alter-ego self- initial firing of the objects has taken place. Life is an Improvisation! form calligraphy, encaustic painting, and more. portraits, the instructor will share with them Instructor: Pamela Sterling Students will complete a sample project of each methods of easily constructing figurative demonstration. As time permits, individual clay characters, starting with a basic coiling Improvisation is the ability to be flexible and projects will be completed using one or more of technique. Using a minimum of tools, raw to think on your feet—an invaluable skill the ideas shown. Students will be encouraged to for any educator, group facilitator, or artist. continue working after scheduled class hours. This interactive course will use improvisation techniques to develop character, creativity, and

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K–12 of the roles each of these areas plays in the total the education program at Trevecca Nazarene Interludes provide all Academy participants with process. Information will be shared regarding as inspiration, participants will explore other education of a student. On Tuesday, University; and Esther Swink, dean of the School the opportunity to receive cross-disciplinary approval by the local education authority and ways of making connections between colors and Administration Director: three outstanding educators—Linda Arms of Education at Trevecca Nazarene University training. Multiple workshops in each content Department of Education. sounds. Linda Hall Anderson Gilbert, director of Murfreesboro City Schools; —will reflect on their own experiences in area are open to everyone. All participants are Guest Instructors: Linda Arms Gilbert, Mary Francis Hand, associate professor in arts education and school administration. expected to attend one 45-minute interlude Nashville Symphony Mary Francis Hand, Esther Swink Administration participants will receive session each afternoon. The interludes will be MUSIC RELATED Classroom Crossover specialized instruction with several of the held from 2:25 to 3:10 p.m. each day, Monday Instructor: Blair Bodine Linda Hall Anderson will serve as the facilitator discipline-specific faculty members as well as through Thursday. Session details and the day INTERLUDES (Wednesday) or days each interlude will take place are listed for the administration component of the the opportunity for one-on-one sessions with In this workshop, participants will learn in the program book under the course title. Entering the Interpretive Zone Tennessee Arts Academy. Anderson will also the daily musings speakers. A special visit to about the Nashville Symphony’s free student Biographical information on the instructors Instructor: Janet Barrett offer her own unique perspectives and insights the Frist Center for the Visual Arts is included educational resources. Classroom, online, and may be found either in the faculty section of the (Tuesday and Thursday) on arts administration and share strategies and as part of the course of study. Please refer to concert hall opportunities will be shared, along program book or in the descriptions below. techniques for maximizing the benefits of arts the other content areas for further information In schools, the visual, musical, and literary arts with the schedule, themes, and curricula tie-ins programs in K–12 schools. Administrators will about faculty and sessions offered. are often taught separately, but when mixed for the Young People’s Concert. together, they create new, imaginative spaces participate in a number of sessions in areas Blair Bodine is the director of education and in which students are invited to find their own specific to their own needs, including current GENERAL INTEREST community engagement at the Nashville meanings and form their own interpretations. trends and issues. Additionally, the group will Symphony. She came to Nashville from INTERLUDES This session explores abstract expressionism attend sessions in music, theatre, and visual art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she worked in visual art, music, and poetry. What do these to enhance their knowledge and understanding for a music education non-profit called The Tennessee Pilot for Fine Arts vibrant images, sounds, and texts mean? What LiveConnections.org, which offers free, interactive Instructors: Dru Davison and happens when you combine them in artful music programming in partnership with the Stephen Coleman ways? Participants should come prepared Philadelphia Orchestra. (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, to wake up their senses as they explore how Thursday) these three different art forms influence Warming Up with Music In partnership with the Tennessee Department each other, and influence their own dynamic Instructor: Suzanne Burton of Education, the Tennessee First to the Top responses in turn. Art, music, and theatre (Wednesday) Fine Arts Growth Measures Committee, and participants are encouraged to attend this highly ASSESSMENT CORE WORKSHOP SESSIONS Memphis City Schools, a system was developed interdisciplinary session. Audiation is the foundation for minds-on music and implemented using student growth in learning. Participants will learn how to involve the arts as a key variable. Dru Davison and Coloring with Sound students in activities that will musically prime Stephen Coleman will provide an overview of Instructor: Janet Barrett bodies, minds, and voices for learning. Instructor: Dru Davison information about the ways artifacts are information regarding teacher-constructed (Wednesday) student growth artifacts in the areas of Perform, A Band and Choral Director’s collected using purposeful sampling and The distinct sounds of instruments and voices Create, Respond, and Connect. Additional Tennessee is leading the nation in the the way these artifacts are then evaluated are often described as musical “colors,” but are Introduction to the Guitar information will be shared that will demonstrate development of an innovative system for by a peer review process. Other topics to be there other ways to think about color in music? Instructor: Chip Henderson the way artifacts are collected using purposeful (Monday) assessing student growth in the fine arts. discussed include Tennessee Department In this interlude, and using children’s literature sampling and then evaluated by a peer review Participants in the Tennessee Arts Academy of Education and Tennessee State Board of This workshop will cover how to start and Fine Arts Assessment sessions will receive in- Education approval status, the local education maintain a guitar curriculum that targets late depth training on various components of a new authority application process, and the process elementary through high school students. Topics and exciting assessment process piloted this for nominating and training peer review to be discussed include instrument selection, past school year by the Memphis City Schools candidates. Additionally, Nancy Cason will available method books for class and individual system. In the current state evaluation system, share observations about effective assessment use, finding supplemental music for concerts most Tennessee fine arts teachers are required strategies. and recitals, and assisting students who are to use school-wide scores to assess student Fine arts assessment participants will looking for instructors outside the classroom. growth, which represents thirty-five percent of attend all interludes, performances, musings, Chip Henderson is a professional guitarist and a teacher’s overall evaluation. This new system and special events. There will also be an educator who teaches in the commercial guitar will give arts teachers a valuable alternative for opportunity to attend classes in all three Arts program at Belmont University. In addition to his this portion of their assessment. Academy disciplines including music, theatre, teaching and performance schedule, Henderson is Instructor Dru Davison will share and visual art. Special break-out sessions will a freelance arranger for Hal Leonard Publishing information with participants regarding be included in the course of study. Participants and a regular contributor to the magazine Just teacher-constructed student growth artifacts will leave with the necessary tools to implement Jazz Guitar. Visit www.chiphendersonmusic.com in the areas of Perform, Create, Respond, teacher-training sessions at the local level. for more information. and Connect. He will distribute additional

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Crank Up Your Classroom With Everyone is Invited QuaverMusic.com! Instructor: Claire Stockman Graham Hepburn (Monday) (Monday) Music can be a powerful vehicle for helping Ignite the imaginations of your students with a children with exceptionalities learn to self- high-energy mix of creativity and twenty-first regulate and interact with typically developing century technology! Learn techniques that peers. This interlude will explore tips and bring general music concepts to life for today’s strategies that you can use to support students kids. The session includes improvisation and with special needs as they take part in the interactive white board activities, video, online music-ing in your classroom. classrooms, and Quaver’s Kids’ Virtual World. Claire Stockman is a teacher of general music in Graham Hepburn has a passion for igniting a the Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, love of music in the hearts and minds of children. Tennessee, where she teaches pre-K to fifth- He has served as an elementary music teacher in grade students. Her students include exceptional Illinois and in his home country of England. He learners, whom she teaches in both inclusive and is an accomplished musician and is the heart and self-contained settings. energetic force behind the Quaver character. Other Factors: What Do They Want? Every Child a Writer and a Composer Instructors: Angela Tipps and Instructor: Jacqueline Kelly-McHale Connie Marley (Wednesday) (Monday) “Every child a writer,” the mantra of the Writers incorporates aspects of the math and science This session will give participants the resources Workshop model, holds tremendous potential curriculum. An African story will become a to select appropriate music for adjudication when altered to fit music composition in the vehicle for singing, instrument playing, and festivals in middle school and high school elementary general music setting. Just as a child creative movement. Come and play with us! choral programs. Adjudicator expectations and will be educational and entertaining and will begins to play with language by telling stories, preferences will be discussed, and repertoire THEATRE RELATED Theatre Curriculum Caring and Susan Ramsay’s biography may be found in the leave participants chomping at the bit to perform a child can play with sounds and compose lists will be available. Come join the discussion, Sharing: Kindergarten through staff section of the program book. INTERLUDES their own puppet shows. pieces of music. This session seeks to provide and learn how to make your choirs succeed at Sixth Grade Instructor: Tina Crawford an example of how teachers can use the writing Beauty in Music festivals. Devising Theatre process as a springboard to collaboration and (Thursday) Play the Prologue: Romeo and Juliet Instructor: Kevin Sedatole Angela Tipps is an assistant professor at Middle Instructor: Katherine Burke Instructor: Dan McCleary musical exploration. Elementary and lower middle school (Monday and Wednesday) Tennessee State University. In addition to (Monday) (Thursday) conducting the MTSU Women’s Chorale, she participants are encouraged to share their What is beauty in music? How do we continue to Using exercises, movement games, and Rhythm Play: Teacher’s Way coordinates the university’s music appreciation favorite classroom activities, teaching tips, and This session will demonstrate ways of helping add depth to our musicianship? In this session, storytelling, participants will devise miniature Instructor: Kerri Lynn Nichols courses. She has adjudicated for both the Middle theatre lesson plans with other teachers from students enthusiastically meet Romeo and participants will discuss and define different plays for performance. The techniques (Wednesday) Tennessee Vocal Association and the East across the state. Theatre facilitator Tina Crawford Juliet with their hearts wide open. Tennessee aspects of beauty in music and ways music participants learn in this interlude are ones they Shakespeare Company founder and producing This fun, energizing session of simple, ready-to- Tennessee Vocal Association. will lead the session. educators can find musical depth by using their will be able to use in their own classrooms to artistic director Dan McCleary will lead use techniques will explore rhythm as a common Imogene “Tina” Crawford’s teaching career has own life experiences. Connie Marley’s biography may be found in the devise full-length original performances that participants through the opening of Romeo and element of everyday life and the fine arts. spanned almost three decades. She currently staff section of the program book. encourage dialogue or enhance blocking for Juliet, empowering them to engage their own Rhythmic sound and movement help students teaches creative writing and drama at Rozelle theatre of all kinds—from Greek tragedies to students with an unforgettable approach. improve their attention, expression, focus, and postmodern works. Creative and Performing Arts Elementary School recall while developing better peer relations and in Memphis. Dan McCleary is the founder and producing artistic director of Tennessee Shakespeare collaborative abilities. Learn how to use rhythm Laban Effort Actions Company, located in Memphis, Tennessee. as a tool to turn energy drains into energy gains. Instructor: Katherine Burke Puppet Potpourri Tennessee Shakespeare Company is the Mid- Dress for simple movement. (Wednesday) Instructor: Monica Leo (Monday and Wednesday) South’s professional, classical theatre and Learn how to quickly develop and enhance education organization. In addition to performing No Musical Talent? No Problem! Puppeteer Monica Leo will demonstrate several character and action using the elements of time, the plays of William Shakespeare in indoor Instructor: Susan Ramsay styles of puppets with short, entertaining space, and weight. In this interlude, participants and outdoor settings, the organization provides (Tuesday and Thursday) vignettes and give participants some ideas for will learn a rapid-fire way to help their students year-round educational and training programs to This session has been designed for the creating puppet shows of their own. Audience make clear and bold acting choices. Participants schools and individuals throughout the region. enjoyment and enrichment of non-music should come to this workshop with a brief piece members will be selected to work some of the majors. Participants will play a traditional of memorized text (a few lines from an article, puppets or help with sound effects. This session singing game and enjoy a listening lesson that monologue, poem, or speech.)

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of that organization’s Ruby Krider Teacher of The Psychology of Color and Line What’s next? How is our World of Robert Indiana, Pop Art, and Letter and working with art educators in the Clarksville- the Year Award. Ms. Parker currently teaches at Instructor: Anne Willingham Arts Education Changing? TEAM, Sculptures Montgomery County School System, through the Rossview High School in Clarksville. (Tuesday) TAP, TPA, or … Instructor: Daryle Grenead Tennessee Art Education Association and the Tennessee Arts Academy, and in the Christian Participants will explore several questions: What Instructor: Flowerree Galetovic (Monday) So You Always Wanted to Juggle? County Schools. meanings do colors convey? Is there a universal (Monday) Robert Indiana helped introduce us to Pop Instructor: Robert Post language of line? How do color and line affect As arts educators, what is our stake in Art and the power of words as a visual subject (Monday and Wednesday) Freebies: Using Free Materials and our emotions? Tennessee’s First to the Top initiatives? It is matter. Learn how to use Indiana’s iconic LOVE Supplies in the Art Classroom Robert Post guarantees that if you can catch, important that we think about this question painting and 3-D word sculptures to teach your Instructor: Christine S. Harness you can juggle. Anyone who has failed to learn The Design Process and remain aware of choices, changes, and students how to make memorable artworks that (Wednesday) has not been given the “secret ingredient” for Instructor: Anne Willingham opportunities as they arise. Come to this will be proud keepsakes for years to come. This learning this wonderful skill. Now’s your chance. (Thursday) interlude, and learn of significant innovations interlude will share a successful sculpture lesson Participants will learn about obtaining free Participants will learn how the seven steps of currently taking place in our in which participants create a dimensional supplies for their classrooms. This is a great Using Drama for Conflict Resolution the design process can be applied to theatrical state and nation. letter sculpture of their name or a word from session for those on limited, tight, or absent Instructor: Pamela Sterling budgets, as well as educators who are new design and how they are also used in other Flowerree Galetovic is currently taking an cardboard, poster board, and paper-mache. The (Monday and Wednesday) to the profession. Participants will discover creative activities. integral part in the Teacher Performance sculptures become blank canvases; once painted, the numerous sources available for both free Using community-building exercises and Assessments Benchmarking Committee, the they are transformed into impressive works that Anne Willingham is director of educational supplies and discarded materials. Lesson plans improvisational structures, this interactive Fine Arts Growth Measures Committee, and the reveal each creator’s unique aesthetic style. outreach at Bradfield Stage Lighting and the will be provided. workshop will introduce some basic exercises for resident lighting designer for the Nashville Tennessee Department of Education Board of Daryle Grenead is an elementary visual art building a safe environment in which to explore Shakespeare Festival. She has more than seventeen Examiners. Galetovic teaches art at Bearden specialist at South Christian Elementary in Christine Harness was an art educator in the and practice conflict resolution skills. years of experience in technical theatre and High School in Knoxville, and was honored with Christian County, Kentucky. He has more than Knox County Schools for more than thirty years education. the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 by the thirty-six years of experience teaching visual art before retiring from teaching in 2004. She has A Story, A Story! Insider Tips to Getting Your Play Tennessee Arts Academy. been a presenter at the National Art Education Instructor: Talleri McRae Published: All the Write Moves Theatre Connections Association convention and a past board member of the Tennessee Art Education Association. In (Monday and Wednesday) Instructor: Nancy Vorhis Theatre Core Faculty 1995, she was named Tennessee Middle School Art (Tuesday) (Tuesday and Thursday) Stories are the thread connecting the fabric of Teacher of the Year. our experiences. In this fast-paced, interactive Have you written a play or musical? Had it Theatre instructors will be in their classrooms workshop, participants will gather multiple performed? If so, it might be time to get it to answer specific questions about their sessions published! In this workshop, participants will Object-based Teaching with activities and strategies for sharing story threads and to provide one-on-one time with participants Interactive Curriculum Connections among any group of people—including young learn about the qualities of a good drama who desire additional information about theatre- publisher; the importance of following Instructors: Anne Henderson, people, adults, strangers, and old friends. Come related issues or arts education concerns. Karen Kwarciak, and Andrea Steele ready to play! submission guidelines and writing good cover letters; and how to work with an editor, obtain (Monday and Wednesday) Finding the Story and Playing It copyrights, and promote your work. Join museum educators from Nashville for an Instructor: Bruce Miller Nancy Vorhis is president of Eldridge Publishing VISUAL ART-RELATED in-depth exploration of selected works from (Monday and Wednesday) Co., Inc., which has been publishing plays and INTERLUDES their collections and exhibitions. Workshop musicals for community theatres, schools, and leaders will share inter-disciplinary curriculum The session will explore exercises teachers can connections and interactive lessons. use to help young actors discover the story they churches since 1906. Eldridge now represents Assessment Tools for the Elementary are actually telling. more than one thousand titles and hundreds of Art Classroom Instructors: playwrights. The company is also the industry Instructor: Tina Atkinson Anne Henderson, Director of Theatre Curriculum Caring and leader in digital downloads. (Tuesday and Thursday) Education and Outreach, Frist Center Sharing: Seventh through Twelfth In this session, participants will learn about for the Visual Arts, Nashville Types of Theatrical Lighting Fixtures Grade multiple teaching perspectives and lessons Anne Henderson oversees the education Instructor: Pollyanna Parker Instructor: Anne Willingham revolving around the Pop Art movement. The (Monday) department and education programs for (Tuesday) activities will showcase enduring themes such adults, youth and families, and teachers, at Upper middle school and high school This workshop will offer an overview of the three as identity, transformation, and community, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, which participants are encouraged to share their types of conventional theatrical fixtures—how while demonstrating the way these themes includes developing exhibition materials, film favorite classroom activities, teaching tips, and they differ from each other and how they work. can be used to help students make personal series, lectures, outreach programs, tours, and theatre lesson plans with other teachers from The workshop will include hands-on instruction connections with art. workshops. Henderson also oversees the Frist across the state. Theatre facilitator Pollyanna on focusing techniques. Tina Atkinson is an enthusiastic, creative, and Center’s interactive education space, Martin Parker will lead the session. organized art educator with a love of learning. She ArtQuest Gallery. Pollyanna Parker is a recent inductee into the designs and implements learning experiences that Tennessee High School Speech and Drama allow students to make connections, find meaning, League’s Hall of Fame and is a past recipient and foster life-long learning by studying and creating visual art. She has presented at numerous state and National Art Education Association conferences.

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Karen Kwarciak, School and Outreach and communication skills are abilities learned Enriching Minds and concerts and video productions. Graham’s another longtime passion—filmmaking. Russell Coordinator, Cheekwood Botanical every day through the arts. But how do we Sculpting Creativity recordings have been recognized for both their continued his studies at Columbia University Garden & Museum of Art inform others about this fact? Learn how to Instructor: Kim Shamblin artistic and sonic excellence, as well as one having under the tutelage of Academy Award winning Karen Kwarciak joined Cheekwood’s education craft advocacy messages that are concise and (Wednesday) won a Grammy. director Milos Forman. While a student, he was convincing. We will discuss the most compelling invited to attend the famed Sundance Institute and public programs department in 2010 as Participants in this session will learn how to research into the value of creativity and how Film Workshop to work alongside Academy school and outreach coordinator. In this position, introduce their students to the art of sculptural Harold Gregor different research studies may resonate with Award winner Robert Redford. It was there that she oversees all school and teacher programming; relief. They will view the process for creating and Tuesday • July 10 • 1:10 PM including school tours, professional development, different audiences. Russell began to develop what would become using a mold to create a sand casting relief in Visual artist Harold outreach, and the Mid-TN Scholastic Art Awards. his first film,End of the Line (1988). Since that pewter. This lesson can be completed very easily Gregor, who gained Prior to her time at Cheekwood, Kwarciak worked What Does Critical Thinking Mean, time, he has developed a number of projects with students as early as the fifth grade. national recognition in education at the Morris Museum in New Jersey and Why is it a 21st-century Skill? for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Kim Shamblin is completing her sixteenth year in the 1970s for his and was a kindergarten through eighth grade art Instructor: Barb Reinke Entertainment, as well as Tri-Star Pictures. In as an art educator for Shelby County Schools. photorealist paintings teacher in Arizona. (Wednesday) the mid-1990s, Russell produced a number of In 2009, Shamblin was awarded funds from the “Musings” is a time of thoughtful inspiration of farm structures documentary series and specials for NBC, CBS, Critical thinking is one of the four C’s that was and introspection built into the heart of Shelby County Education Foundation for the and sweeping rural PBS, The Learning Channel, and the Discovery Andrea Steele, Educator for Teacher identified by the Partnership for 21st Century the busy Academy schedule each day. All lesson she will share with interlude participants. horizons, is unique in Channel. Russell’s latest film project isWhole and School Programs, Frist Center for Skills as being vital for children to master before participants assemble to think about the A copy of the grant will be available during the the way he captures Lotta Sole, which will be released in 2012. the Visual Arts role of the arts in education and in life. At entering today’s global economy. Attendees will session. the vast expansiveness each Musings session, an individual who is Andrea Steele has been in her current position explore what critical thinking is and learn ways of the Midwestern landscape. Along with his significantly involved in the arts acts as a at the Frist Center for more than ten years. Steele to explain it to parents and colleagues. They will Stone Carving 101: How to realist panoramas, Gregor is also known for Richard Sherman engage in a quick hands-on creative exercise that muse and leads the group in examining the Thursday • July 12 • 1:10 PM is responsible for organizing teacher workshops, Introduce Stone Carving to Students his colorful “flatscape” paintings that combine they can share with other educators or parents richness and depth that the arts add to the connecting school tours to the state and local Instructors: Lisa Ruttan Wolff and an aerial perspective with distinctive color Richard M. Sherman to re-enforce how the arts build critical thinking lives of all people. curricula, developing exhibition-related studio Kathy Slocum choices. In recent years he has begun exploring and his brother, skills. An example of a model school will be activities for kindergarten through eighth grade (Tuesday and Thursday) color abstraction in his “trail paintings” and Robert Sherman, students, developing studio activities, and analyzed and discussed, and information on Colonel Lowell E. Graham “vibrascapes.” The rich, romanticized hues and were the foremost This session will provide insight into to the world coordinating various education projects. accessing a free video training program will be Monday • July 9 • 1:10 PM lifelike colors of Gregor’s paintings draw viewers composer-lyricists in of stone carving and provide an appreciation shared. into the unnoticed beauty of their everyday family entertainment. for the art form that participants can then pass Colorado native Lowell Champion Creatively Alive Children Barb Reinke currently holds the position of surroundings. Among his many distinctions, Throughout their on to their students. As a completely subtractive E. Graham is chair of Overview: Advocating for central regional education marketing manager for he is the recipient of a 1993–94 National legendary career, art form, the process of carving offers a novel, the music department Crayola. Reinke has been involved in advocating Endowment of the Arts grant and a NEA they wrote more film Arts-infused Education creative challenge for artists. This interlude will and director of Instructor: Barb Reinke for arts-infused learning in childhood education Midwest Fellowship. In 1993 he was awarded songs than any other provide you with the basic knowledge of how orchestra activities (Monday) at all grade levels. She travels extensively the Illinois Academy of Fine Arts Lifetime team in cinematic history. For generations, to carve soapstone with your students. You will at the University of throughout the Midwest and meets with arts Achievement Award. His work is represented the Shermans have created the soundtracks In this session, participants will be introduced learn about the supplies and tools you need to Texas, El Paso, where organizations, school district administrators, in important public and private collections of everyone’s childhood, including the most to Champion Creatively Alive Children, the complete a sculpture, what concepts the students he is the recipient of and policy makers to promote the importance throughout the United States and Europe, and translated and performed song on earth, “It’s a free flexible training program that Crayola will learn through this project, and what makes a the Abraham Chavez of learning with and through the arts and his painting Illinois Landscape No. 120 hangs Small World (After All).” The brothers’ prolific provides for educators. Arts advocates know good stone sculpture. Professorship in Music. in the private dining room of the White House’s career spanned six decades. Among their that creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, how creative experiences allow teachers to His distinguished conducting career includes authentically assess the abilities of their students. Lisa Ruttan Wolff has been a stone artist since national and international performances with Oval Office at the request of President Obama. achievements are: two Academy Awards for the 1991. Her work can be found in galleries and various ensembles, including such esteemed Gregor is a distinguished professor emeritus at score of Walt Disney’s masterpiece Mary Poppins private collections across the country. Kathy groups as the Virginia Symphony, the Mormon Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. and the song “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” nine Oscar Slocum was a production potter for twenty-six Tabernacle Choir, and Banda Sinfonica do nominations (including “Chitty Chitty Bang years before taking up stone carving in 1999. Wolff Estado de Sao Paulo. Graham has served as Bang” and “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”), three and Slocum have taught stone carving workshops the commander and conductor of the United Jay Russell Grammy Awards, twenty-four gold and platinum to adults and young people for ten years. States Air Force’s premier musical organization Wednesday • July 11 • 1:10 PM albums, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Washington, D.C., and while serving as a Hollywood filmmaker induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Visual Art Studio Connections United States Air Force colonel, he became Jay Russell has an honorary doctorates from their alma mater, Bard Visual Art Core Faculty the senior ranking musician in the United impressive track record College, and a National Medal of Arts, the highest (Tuesday and Thursday) States Department of Defense. His numerous of telling compelling honor an American-born artist can receive, Visual art participants may choose this time honors include membership in the American stories that resonate which was awarded to them in 2008 at the White to continue working in the studio, dialoguing Bandmasters Association in 1995; induction emotionally with his House. Robert Sherman passed away earlier this with their instructors, or networking with fellow into the University of Northern Colorado School audiences. He is best year. Richard continues composing every day. teachers about art-related issues and education of Music Hall of Honor in 1996; and receipt of known for directing In 2010, a collection of his solo instrumentals concerns. the Catholic University of America’s Alumni critically acclaimed, was released on the Solid Air CD Forgotten Achievement Award in the field of Music in 1998. audience-pleasing Dreams, and one of his songs was featured in the Graham has initiated many media projects for films includingMy Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting, blockbuster filmIron Man 2. American Public Radio and other broadcasting Ladder 49, and The Water Horse. Russell got Mr. Sherman’s Musing has been generously organizations, as well as televised and webcast his start at Memphis State University, where sponsored by Thane and Pat Smith. he found his passion for music supplanted by

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Conrad Tao An accomplished composer sparked Post’s childhood desire to Sunday • July 8 • 4:30 PM and award-winning violinist, go into show business: the sight of his Massey Performing Arts Center Tao currently attends the Italian grandmother, Assunta DiMenna, Columbia University-Juilliard spontaneously dancing and singing at Hailed by renowned music critic Harris School joint degree program every type of family occasion (including Goldsmith in Musical America as “the most and studies piano with funerals) and the classic vaudeville, juggling exciting prodigy to ever come my way,” 17-year- Professors Yoheved Kaplinsky and specialty acts featured on the Ed Sullivan old Chinese-American pianist Conrad Tao and Choong Mo Kang and show. Post has created more than thirty works was already playing children’s songs on the composition with Professor for which he has received numerous awards piano when he was only18 months old. Born in Christopher Theofanidis of and fellowships from such organizations as the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Urbana, Illinois, he gave his first piano recital Yale University. In 2011, he York State Council for the Arts, and the Ohio at age four, and at age eight, made his concerto received two major national Arts Council. PBS produced a documentation debut performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A honors: he was named a US Presidential Scholar major, K. 414. Tao is currently a Gilmore Young 129th Army Band of his stage performance that was shown in the Arts by the White House Commission Monday • July 9 • 11:30 AM internationally, winning the Central Education Artist, an honor awarded every two years to on Presidential Scholars and the Department single out the most promising players of the Massey Performing Arts Center Network Award for Best Performance Program. of Education and was also awarded a gold Post has toured his one-man performance to new generation of pianists in the United States. The 129th Army Band of the Tennessee Army medal of music by the National Foundation for Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Mediterranean, In December 2011, he was the only classical National Guard has a long and distinguished Advancement in the Arts YoungArts program. Russia, Turkey, and forty-six American states. musician to make Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, history serving Tennessee and the United which highlights the “youngest stars in the Mr. Tao’s performance has been generously States in peacetime as well as during armed music business.” His first album, composed sponsored by Kem and Marilyn Hinton in conflict. The group traces its lineage back Richard Sherman of solo repertoire including three of his own memory of T. Earl and Nora Hinton. to the earliest units of the Tennessee Militia Wednesday • July 11 • 8:30 PM compositions, was released in February 2012. that protected the early colonial settlements Curb Event Center and routed the British at the Battle of Kings Richard M. Sherman and his brother, Robert Mountain on October 7, 1780. The band was Sherman, were the foremost composer- called to active duty during Operation Desert lyricists in family entertainment. Storm. They have performed for presidents, Throughout their legendary career, world fairs, and overseas in countries including they wrote more film songs than any Colombia and Turkey. The 129th Army Band other team in cinematic history. For generations, the Shermans has been the official band for the Tennessee Nashville Singers have created the soundtracks inaugural since Governor Gordon Browning and Thursday • July 12 • 11:30 AM of everyone’s childhood, represented Tennessee in the 1992 Presidential Massey Performing Arts Center Inaugural Parade in Washington, DC. The including the most translated band is headquartered at Houston Barracks in and performed song on In November 2008, Nashville Singers was Nashville, Tennessee, and is led by Chief Warrant earth, “It’s a Small World (After founded by a handful of men who had the Awards, twenty-four gold and platinum albums, desire to join their voices together and make Officer Billy Stepp and Commander First All).” The brothers’ prolific career spanned six a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, induction a commitment to excellence in choral and Sergeant Richard Griffin. decades. Among their achievements are: two Academy Awards for the score of Walt Disney’s into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, honorary vocal performance. The group’s mission is to masterpiece Mary Poppins and the song doctorates from their alma mater, Bard College, entertain, educate, unite, and uplift audiences Post Comedy Theatre “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” nine Oscar nominations and a National Medal of Arts, the highest honor and members through music that has become Robert Post (including “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and an American-born artist can receive, which was known for its innovation, diversity, and artistic Wednesday • July 11 • 11:30 AM “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”), three Grammy awarded to them in 2008 at the White House. excellence. The singers are all volunteers Massey Performing Arts Center Robert Sherman passed away earlier this year. who range in age from teenagers to retirees. Richard continues composing every day. In They travel from across middle Tennessee to Robert Post’s original show, Post Comedy Theatre, 2010, a collection of his solo instrumentals participate in chorus activities. In just over was presented by Broadway’s New Victory was released on the Solid Air CD Forgotten three years, Nashville Singers has established a Theater to rave reviews and sold-out houses. Dreams, and one of his songs was featured in the large repertoire, released their first recording, Since then, Post has performed in almost every blockbuster filmIron Man 2. completed forty performances for twenty-three conceivable venue including concert halls, dinner organizations across the state, and produced theaters, factories, festivals, homeless shelters, Mr. Sherman’s appearance has been generously two successful concert series events, which prisons, street corners, TV commercial sets, and sponsored by Cavit Cheshier, Solie Fott, Bobby attracted more than six hundred attendees symphony orchestra halls. Two major influences Jean Frost, Delores Kinsolving, Jean Litterer, Michael Meise, Linda DeMarco Miller, Tommie from eight states. They have developed a Pardue, Diana K. Poe, Fran Rogers, Thane and reputation for producing imaginative programs Pat Smith, and Jane Walters. that include many genres, such as popular music, Americana, swing, gospel, sacred, Broadway and movie hits, and a large selection of Christmas holiday favorites.

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Sunday Evening Opening Connections: Alumni Day and Celebration & Reception Tennessee Ice Cream Social Sunday • July 8 • 6:30–8:00 PM Art Education Thursday • July 12 • 5:00 PM Following the Tennessee Arts Academy Association All TAA Alumni Association members are opening session and meetings on Sunday invited to the Academy to attend the day’s afternoon, participants are treated to an Member Exhibition activities. At 5:00 p.m. the Tennessee Arts elegant buffet reception in the Neely Dining June 22–August 29, 2012 Academy Foundation sponsors its annual Ice Hall complemented by multiple entertainment Leu Center for the Visual Arts Cream Social. Alumni Association members and options inside and out. Our artists for this event Lobby Gallery all participants who donate to the Tennessee include the 129th Army Jazz Band Combo (in the The Tennessee Arts Academy is Arts Academy Silent Auction receive a special MBC courtyard); David Arnold, caricature artist very proud to exhibit the work of invitation to attend this yummy event in the (in the Belmont Mansion gazebo); the Michael practicing artists-teachers alongside Black and White Room adjacent to Neely Dining Alvey Trio (in Neely Dining Hall); and Robert the exemplary work created by their Hall in the Massey Business Center. Nick Palmer Thompson, guitarist (in the MPAC lobby). students. Connections: Tennessee on guitar and vocalist Lindsay George will offer Art Education Association Member entertainment for the occasion. Exhibition is a juried show featuring High Tea in the Mansion the work of kindergarten through Monday • July 9 • 5:00 PM higher education art educators from Barry Buxkamper. The Attack of Her Majesty’s Ship Beagle, 1860 to 2008. Courtesy of Cumberland Gallery. Finale Participants are invited on Monday afternoon across Tennessee. Friday • July 13 • 11:30 AM at 5:00 p.m. for a tour of the historic Belmont navigates various themes, including human Tennessee’s Best of Tennessee’s Best of the Best Student The Academy activities conclude with the Mansion. The event features Susan Ramsay interactions with nature, aging, current events, Art Exhibition and Connections: Academy Finale Luncheon in the Maddox Grand playing hammered dulcimer. Light refreshments and social debate. The exhibition features a the Best Student Art Tennessee Art Education Association Belinda Patterson. Broken Wings of Promise. Clay. Atrium in the Curb Event Center at 11:30 a.m. will be served. survey of Buxkamper’s work from the last seven Exhibition Member Exhibition are co-sponsored by the on Friday. This event brings together the diverse years and includes acrylic paintings on cut June 22–August 29, 2012 Tennessee Art Education Association with experiences of the Academy week and reinforces unmounted canvas, watercolor paintings, and Leu Center for the Visual Arts additional funding provided by SunTrust Bank Bravo! The Tennessee the importance of arts education in classrooms TENNESSEE ARTS small sculptural works. Buxkamper has taught in Gallery 121 and ORNL Federal Credit Union. Arts Academy Awards across America. Accordionist Jeff Lisenby will ACADEMY EXHIBITIONS the Department of Art at Middle Tennessee State The Tennessee Arts Academy is pleased to offer Banquet perform during the meal. Each year after the University for the past twenty-two years, while a student art exhibit as part of its summer Student and Teacher luncheon the Academy honors one Tennessean AND EVENTS maintaining an active schedule of personal work Wednesday • July 11 • 7:00 PM enrichment experience. Tennessee’s Best of the Artist Recognition for achievement in the arts. The 2012 honoree is and exhibitions throughout that time. His works Best Student Art Exhibition is a collection of the On Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., participants will Richard Mitchell, lifelong teacher, administrator, Opening Receptions and are included in the collections of the McDonald’s best pieces in various media by student artists Ceremony gather for the Academy Bravo Awards Banquet and musician. Mr. Mitchell will receive the Joe W. Art Crawl for Featured Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, and the from the three grand divisions of the state. Many Tuesday • July 10 • 5:45 PM in the Maddox Grand Atrium in the Curb Event Giles Lifetime Achievement Award Following the Tennessee State Museum and the Bridgestone of the students whose work will be featured have Leu Center for the Visual Arts Center. This night is designed to honor and presentation, the Academy Chorale, conducted Exhibitions Collection in Nashville. won college scholarships for their achievements reward the hard work and artistic talents of all by Richard Bjella and composed of Academy Tuesday • July 10 • 5:30–8:00 PM Inside Out/Outside In is co-sponsored by the and have had their work exhibited in museums Artist Talk with of the Academy participants. The banquet will participants, is featured in performance. As the Leu Art Gallery (Lila D. Bunch Library) Belmont University Department of Art. throughout the state of Tennessee. Barry Buxkamper include an elegant full-course dinner. Music Academy ends its yearly session, Joe Giles, TAA and Leu Center for the Visual Arts will be provided by Jeff Lisenby on piano. Founder and Dean Emeritus, will offer his yearly Tuesday • July 10 • 6:45 PM After dinner, the Tennessee Arts Academy Reception music provided by Caroline Scism, Leu Art Gallery “Thoughts for the Journey.” Joe’s message is meant harp and Todd London, vibraphone Distinguished Service Award will be presented to to clearly inspire and challenge each person in Richard Sherman, Academy and Grammy award attendance to live their calling to the fullest. winning writer and composer. The evening will Inside Out/Outside In Visitors’ Day conclude with a special performance featuring by Barry Buxkamper Wednesday • July 11 Mr. Sherman. June 4–August 3, 2012 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Mr. Sherman’s appearance throughout the Leu Art Gallery Wednesday is the official Visitors’ Day, when Academy week has been generously sponsored Nashville-based artist and educator Barry arts education supporters from the Tennessee by Cavit Cheshier, Solie Fott, Bobby Jean Frost, Buxkamper uses masterful technique to weave Department of Education, arts agencies, colleges Delores Kinsolving, Jean Litterer, Michael Meise, narrative and art historical references into and universities, and local school systems are Linda DeMarco Miller, Tommie Pardue, Diana his paintings. With poignant humor, his work invited to be guests of the Academy. Some visitors K. Poe, Fran Rogers, Thane and Pat Smith, and may wish to participate in the classes, and all are Jane Walters. invited to sit in on any of the day’s activities.

Kaley Davault (12th grade, Station Camp High School, instructor Blake Long). The World through a Child’s Eyes. Mixed media.

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Richard M. Sherman Richard Mitchell Distinguished Service Award Joe W. Giles Lifetime Bravo Awards Banquet Achievement Award TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY July 11 • 7:00 PM Finale Luncheon Richard M. Sherman and his brother, Robert July 13 • 11:30 AM Outstanding Service to the Arts Sherman, were the foremost composer-lyricists in Richard Mitchell is currently serving his family entertainment. Throughout their legendary fourteenth year as music supervisor for the Knox and to the Teachers of Tennessee career, they wrote more film songs than any County School District in Knoxville, Tennessee. other team in cinematic history. For generations, Before his current administrative position, he With the release of “A Nation at Risk” its central location, its aesthetic beauty, and the Shermans have created the soundtracks of served as a middle school choral director for in April 1983, Americans faced a decade of its personnel, who were interested in working everyone’s childhood, including the most translated and performed song on twenty-two years. During his classroom tenure, he was twice selected increasing interest in education reform. In with the state to develop the new entity, the earth, “It’s a Small World (After All).” The brothers’ prolific career spanned as South-Doyle Middle School’s Teacher of the Year and was named to Tennessee that emphasis took the form of Tennessee Arts Academy. Cynthia Curtis, then six decades. Among their achievements are: two Academy Awards for the the Knoxville Leadership Education Class of 1995–96. For twenty-nine Governor Lamar Alexander’s Better Schools professor of music education at Belmont and score of Walt Disney’s masterpiece Mary Poppins and the song “Chim Chim years Mitchell has also served as a church music director and pianist. Program, through which new tax dollars and now the dean of the College of Visual and Cher-ee,” nine Oscar nominations (including “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and He is currently on the vocal admissions board for the School of Music at expanded state programs were instituted. Performing Arts, was selected as the Academy’s “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”), three Grammy Awards, twenty-four gold and the University of Tennessee and has adjudicated many state and regional For the first time, the Tennessee first dean. platinum albums, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, induction into the choral festivals. Mitchell is an active member of American Choral Directors’ Department of Education began to play an active The rest, as they say, is history. The Songwriters Hall of Fame, honorary doctorates from their alma mater, Bard Association, Tennessee Council of Supervisors of Visual and Performing role in promoting the importance of the arts as Academy began with workshops in music College, and a National Medal of Arts, the highest honor an American-born Arts, National Council of Supervisors of Music Education, and the an integral part of the education of all students. and art and in 1988 was expanded to include artist can receive, which was awarded to them in 2008 at the White House. Tennessee Music Education Association, which presented him with its 2009 When a panel of prominent arts educators was theatre. Several years later, the Academy Robert Sherman passed away earlier this year. Richard continues composing Outstanding Administrator Award. convened to establish priorities, they included added classes in school administration to its every day. In 2010, a collection of his solo instrumentals was released on the importance of creating ways to train teachers curriculum. The 2012 Academy will include, the Solid Air CD Forgotten Dreams, and one of his songs was featured in the in the effective use of new state curriculum for the first time, a separate track focusing on blockbuster filmIron Man 2. frameworks in the arts. During the summers of 1985 and 1986, arts evaluation. The first musers were invited pilot programs were introduced in all three Mr. Sherman’s appearance has been generously sponsored by Cavit Cheshier, In 1984 Joe Giles was appointed to the to the Academy in the early 1990s. Many grand divisions of the state. Teachers flocked Solie Fott, Bobby Jean Frost, Delores Kinsolving, Jean Litterer, Michael Meise, newly created position of Director of Arts innovative ideas and events were incorporated to the free weeklong events in which nationally Linda DeMarco Miller, Tommie Pardue, Diana K. Poe, Fran Rogers, Thane Education for the state of Tennessee. Using into the daily schedule, including the Academy known arts educators came to Tennessee and, and Pat Smith, and Jane Walters. the style of ancient Greek learning centers as Chorale, the TAA guest, teacher and student art his model, Giles conceived of the idea of using using the new arts frameworks as their guide, exhibitions, and Academy Awards, all of which the funds appropriated by the state to create provided stimulating and intensive training for are now program mainstays. In the late 1990s, The Joe W. Giles Lifetime Achievement Award is conferred upon a Tennessee teacher whose life’s work is widely acknowledged to have positively influenced the role of the a unique, modern-day “Academy” that would teachers of art and music. the Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation was arts in education, thereby benefiting the students of Tennessee’s schools. help raise teaching standards among the arts From the beginning, a conscious created to help financially support TAA. Arts The Lorin Hollander Award is given to a Tennessean whose influence has benefited arts education in general and/or the Tennessee Arts Academy in particular. This award is educators across Tennessee. decision was made that the Tennessee Arts Academy America was established in 2002, named in honor of internationally renowned concert pianist Lorin Hollander, a special friend of the Academy. Academy would be the top-of-the-line giving arts teachers from outside Tennessee the The Distinguished Service Award is presented to an American whose work stands as a monument to the importance of the arts in the lives of all people. program in professional development for opportunity to become full participants in the teachers of the arts. Each year the faculty, Academy experience. The Spirit of Tennessee Award recognizes an individual or group whose work exemplifies the highest standards of artistic endeavor and brings positive recognition to the performers, and speakers have been chosen After twenty-six years and much scrutiny place of the arts in the lives of Tennesseans. by applying stringent standards of personal and refining, the Academy continues as the The Partner in the Arts Award honors an individual or business whose generosity and support have contributed in sustained and significant ways to the success of the and professional excellence, thereby ensuring longest running, premier summer program Tennessee Arts Academy’s mission. that Tennessee’s teachers will not only acquire in America for teacher training in music, the knowledge, but will be inspired and renewed in visual arts, and theatre. Since its inception, the Joe W. Giles Lifetime 2006 Michael Combs, Knoxville Distinguished Service Award Spirit of Tennessee Award Achievement Award 2006 Jean R. Thomas, Chattanooga 1994 Charles Strouse, Broadway composer 2000 Wilma Dykeman, writer their efforts to fulfill the mission of educating Academy has trained more than five thousand 1995 Joseph Edward Hodges, Crossville 2006 Mitchell Van Metre, Knoxville 1995 Charles Fowler, arts educator, writer 2001 Jim Crabtree, theatre director the complete child. teachers and administrators. As of today, the 1996 Freda Kenner, Bells 2007 David Logan, Johnson City and advocate and writer After two years of remarkable success and cumulative first-year student impact following 1996 Sue Blass, Jackson 2010 James R. Holcomb, Memphis 1996 Jerome Lawrence, playwright 2002 Alice Swanson, arts education in order to maximize the use of state funding, Academy attendance exceeds two million 1997 Elizabeth Rike, Knoxville 2011 Floweree Galetovic, Knoxville 1997 Lorin Hollander, concert pianist administrator and advocate it was decided to institutionalize the summer students. More significantly, the lasting benefit 1997 Celia Bachelder, Kingsport 2011 Joe W. Giles, Nashville and philosopher 2003 George Mabry, choral conductor program. The campus of Belmont University of the Academy will endure and multiply for 1998 James Charles Mills, Johnson City 2000 Scott Ellis, Broadway theatre director 2006 Dolph Smith, visual artist was chosen as a permanent home because of years to come. 1998 Gene Crain, Memphis Lorin Hollander Award 2000 Mary Costa, opera singer 2009 George S. Clinton, Hollywood film 1999 Patricia Brown, Knoxville 1994 Cavit Cheshier, education executive 2001 Sheldon Harnick, Broadway composer composer 2000 Robert Pletcher, Nashville 1995 Steven Cohen, state senator 2001 Tina Packer, Shakespeare actor and director 2009 Jackie Nichols, theatre administrator 2000 Kathy Hawk, Kingsport 1996 Nellie McNeil, teacher and advocate 2003 Bob McGrath, singer and host of 2009 Michael Stern, symphony conductor 2001 Tommie Pardue, Memphis 1997 Tom L. Naylor, music educator Sesame Street 2010 Cherry Jones, Broadway actress 2001 Tully Daniel, Memphis and administrator 2005 John Simon, author and arts critic (awarded posthumously) 1998 T. Earl Hinton, music educator 2005 Dean Pitchford, songwriter, lyricist, Partner in the Arts Award 2004 Marilyn DuBrisk, Greeneville 1999 Jane Walters, educator and arts advocate screenwriter, and director 2008 Steve Spiegel, president of 2004 Bobby Jean Frost, Nashville 2000 Martha McCrory, music educator 2006 Andre Thomas, choral conductor Theatrical Rights Worldwide 2005 Nancy Boone-Allsbrook, 2001 Solie Fott, music educator 2007 Joe Dipietro, Broadway playwright Murfreesboro 2008 Jeanette Crosswhite, arts education and lyricist 2005 Sally Crain Jager, Cookeville administrator 2008 Henry Krieger, Broadway composer 2011 Marvin Hamlisch, composer and pianist 22 23 ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL AND STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL AND STAFF

Madeline Bridges the school’s theatre, the Poplar Pike Playhouse. Jim Dodson Susan Ramsay Joe W. Giles TAA OFFICE STAFF Project Director Bluestein also serves as executive producer Visual Art Director Production Director Dean Emeritus/Awards Coordinator Madeline Bridges is for the school’s three-million-dollar, Emmy Since 1987, Jim Dodson Before her retirement in Joe Giles is founder of the Associate Dean for Award-winning television studio. He is a past has been an art teacher May of 2008, Susan Ramsay Tennessee Arts Academy Academic Studies, School winner of the American Theatre Association’s in the Oak Ridge school was a music specialist and former director of Music at Belmont John C. Barner Award and has served as an arts system. In 1998, he at Franklin Elementary of the Arts Education University, where she advisory panelist for numerous organizations, was recognized as the School in the Franklin Program of the Tennessee teaches in the area of including the National Endowment for the Arts Tennessee Art Educator Special Schools District Department of Education. music education. Her and the Tennessee Arts Commission. Bluestein of the Year, which was and was named Teacher He received his bachelor’s degrees include a B.M. spent several years as director of shows at followed by an even of the Year for that system. and master’s degrees in piano performance from Shorter College in Opryland, USA, and most recently wrote and greater honor—being named National Middle She has received National Board Certification in in music education from Austin Peay State directed the national touring production of Melody Hart Joyce Carr Rome, Georgia; an M. Mus. Ed. from George School Art Educator of the Year—in 1999. Music and holds degrees from Peabody College University and has done additional study Office Coordinator Office Assistant Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt Beale Street Saturday Night starring blues More recently, he has led efforts to establish and Middle Tennessee State University. Ramsay at Peabody College, Middle Tennessee State University; and an Ed.D. in Music Education legend Joyce Cobb. student art exhibitions in East, Middle, and is past president of the Middle Tennessee Orff- University, and Fisk University. Giles is past from the University of Alabama. Bridges has West Tennessee at high-profile venues, such as Schulwerk Association and the Middle Tennessee president of the Southern Division of the Music taught music and music education in classrooms Connie Marley the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Renaissance Elementary Music Educators Association and has Educators National Conference (MENC) and TAA SUPPORT STAFF from kindergarten through the graduate level Music Director Center in Dickson, and West Tennessee Regional served as regional representative on the National of the National Council of State Supervisors and frequently serves as a guest conductor and Connie Marley currently Art Center in Humboldt. Dodson secured more Board of Trustees for AOSA. She has presented of Music. He taught music in Metropolitan Nancy Cason clinician throughout the United States in the teaches at Freedom than $5 million in scholarship awards for the at Orff and Kodály national conferences and for Nashville Public Schools for twenty-two years, Art Exhibition Coordinator areas of early childhood, elementary, middle Middle School in students whose work was represented at these MENC. She serves as an adjunct professor at has taken choral groups on concert tours in Elaine Bailey-Fryd school, and choral music education. She is past Franklin, having formerly exhibits. Among his many achievements, he has several colleges and universities and maintains an Europe, and has received gold and silver medals Events Coordinator president of both the Tennessee Music Educators taught in Georgia, also been selected to participate in the Knoxville active schedule of performances as a storyteller in international music festivals. Association and the Board of Directors of Texas, and Metropolitan Leadership Education, Oak Ridge Leadership, and as a musician. Pollyanna Parker Choristers Guild International. Nashville Public Schools. and East Tennessee Leadership programs. Communications Coordinator Her choirs at Freedom Currently, Dodson is a board member of the Tim Doty E. Frank Bluestein have consistently won superior ratings at local Tennessee Art Education Association and the Equipment Coordinator Managing Director and state choral festivals. Her students are incoming executive director for the Arts Council well represented each year in various honor of Oak Ridge; he is past president for both of Andrea Hittle E. Frank Bluestein is Transportation Coordinator the 1996–1997 Disney choirs at the local, regional, and national these Tennessee-based organizations. National Performing levels. She is a past president of the Middle David Bridges Arts Teacher of the Year Tennessee Vocal Association and has served Linda Hall Anderson Transportation Assistant and the 1994 Tennessee the organization in several other capacities. School Administration Director Marley is an active member of the Tennessee Charles Businaro Teacher of the Year. USA Linda Hall Anderson Visual Enhancement Coordinator Today named Bluestein Music Educators Association (TMEA), has served as a teacher, as one of the top forty the Music Educators National Conference administrator, and art Carol Poston teachers in the United States in 1998. He serves (MENC), and the American Choral Directors activist in Nashville for Accompanist Association (ACDA). as chairman of Germantown High School’s Fine the past twenty-six years. Michael Krouskop Arts Department and is founder and director of Her teaching experiences TAA Photographer span all grade levels and both public and private schools. While serving as the Art Coordinator for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, she created curricula, developed relationships with community arts venues, and sought resources in support of Metro’s visual art specialists. Anderson has received the Outstanding Teacher of Humanities award from Humanities Tennessee and the Art Advocacy Award from the Tennessee Art Educators Association. She retired from Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and now serves an adjunct instructor for Belmont University.

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Dr. Cavit Cheshier Ms. Tommie Pardue Giancarlo Guerrero Steve Spiegel Ms. Carol Crittenden Ms. Diana K. Poe Marvin Hamlisch Susan Stauter Activities Eligible for Scholarship: Mr. Dalen Farmer Ms. Fran Rogers Cherry Jones Michael Stern Dr. Solie Fott Mr. James Rout, III David Leong Charlie Strouse If a student doesn’t want to be on stage, a wealth of other activities are available. Positions Ms. Bobby Jean Frost Mrs. Patricia Smith Judith Lovin include, but are not limited to: Character Portrayal, Historical Research/Writing, Costume Ms. Flowerree Galetovic Mr. Thane Smith Design, Garment Construction (Sewing), Prop & Set Design, Tech/Grips. Dr. Morel Enoch Harvey Dr. Jane Walters Kem Hinton, FAIA Mr. Talmage Watts Bethel University Majors and Financial Aid: Students may choose any major offered at Bethel as a part of the LEGACY Scholarship TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY 2011–2012 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Program. Other financial aid (academic, civic, government and external scholarships) The TAA Alumni Association is open to all graduates and supporters of the Tennessee Arts Academy and includes a variety of member benefits. are put into place and the LEGACY scholarship is utilized to complete the financial aid Valedictorian Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude package. It is renewable annually. Gerald Jerome Souther Lori Bayless Crystal Amirkhanian Maria Anderson Sheena Parker Joshua Bolling Linda Hall Anderson Tina Atkinson Linda Jean Powell Meet the Instructors: Salutatorian Madeline Bridges Sharon Bohner Byers Greg Billings Andrew Proctor Prior to the beginning of the fall term at Bethel, Richard and Joy Buck Patricia Cass Carol T. Chambers Becky Reeves LEGACY scholarship recipients will assemble Joe W. Giles Cavit Cheshier Esther Clark Kay Galloway Pat Ryan for an intensive orientation with four character Marion Coleman Marcina Clark Nicole Greuel Tamara Salter portrayers all of whom work with The Colonial Stephen Coleman JJ Ebelhar Jo Ann Hood Nan Satterfield Williamsburg Foundation. At the end of K. Gail Merritt Congdon Dianne T. Evans Shannon Housely Kimberly Shamblin the week members will have gained a basic Regina Crawley Susan C. Groppe Marci Hull Anne Snider Dian Eddleman Nancy Jolley Barry Joyce Ken Snyder understanding of the program and how they fit. Charlotte O. Estabrook Sandra Juarez Gina Grimes Kelley Sheila Stubbs Melissa Flanagan Janet Laws Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Peggie Terrell (L-R: Sheila Arnold, Ron Adkisson, Deborah Flynt Phillip Maybee Eva Mae Kite Jean R. Thomas Darci Tucker, Cheryl Adkisson) Bobby Jean Frost Brad Mitchell Mary Ann Kolpack Kathy Thompson Barbara P. Gibson Suzanne Mortimer Lauren Malecha Lise Triggs John R. 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For further information on Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation sponsor, contribution, and membership opportunities, please e-mail us at [email protected], call the TAA office at 615-460-5451, or visit the TAA website at www.tennesseeartsacademy.org. Tax-deductible gifts may be sent to: Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation c/o Belmont University • 1900 Belmont Boulevard • Nashville, Tennessee 37212 On-line gifts can be made at http://www.tennesseeartsacademy.org/support-taa/taa_foundation.aspx