[Perform-Talk] Braille Beats Fine Arts Program

[Amy Sabo]

hello Kiley,
thanks for posting this announcement to this list. I also if you don't
mind I would like to also forward this onto the nfb of mi email list
as well too since this is in the mi area if you don't mind at all?
also, as a mater of fact I use to live in mi myself many years ago...

thanks again and, I will talk to you soon!



hugs,
amy

On 3/24/19, Kaiti Shelton via Perform-talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,fellow performers,
>
> The Braille Beats Fine Arts Program, a 9 day residential fine arts
> intensive for blind students aged 8 through 18, will be hosting it's 15th
> intensive this summer at the Lions Bear Lake Camp in Lapeer, MI. This
> unique program seeks to give blind students, who are too often excluded or
> left behind in fine arts classes and programs, the skills they need to more
> fully participate in the arts. Music classes include: braille music; music
> theory and ear training; improvisation; and ensembles including a SATB
> choir, a piano ensemble, and a new ukulele ensemble starting for the first
> time this year. A tactile art class shows students, some of whom have never
> been properly accommodated in visual arts classes, that art can be
> enjoyable and accessible after all. Yoga and a One Touch Self-Defense
> course promote confidence and the ability to move gracefully and safely
> throughout the world. In addition to all courses, a talent show and other
> special events add to the fun, and the program culminates with a recital.
>
> Lessons in independence, daily living skills, organization, and more are
> woven into the fabric of the program, and modeled by the blind faculty and
> staff members. Last year 5/8 of the music department faculty members were
> blind, and all had degrees in music, our artist in residence was a blind
> sculpter who also taught our One Touch course, and our cabin monitors in
> both the boys and girls cabins were also blind.
>
> We are in most need of cabin monitors for this year. The ideal cabin
> monitor should possess excellent organizational skills, good communication
> skills, patience and understanding when working with children (including
> those with a wide range of blindness skills or additional disabilities),
> and a positive attitude about blindness. While proficiency on a musical
> instrument is not essential, it would be a plus. The monitor should also
> recognize the importance of the skills being taught in the program such as
> braille music literacy and music theory, even if they have not studied them
> personally.
>
> All faculty and staff positions at Braille Beats are filled by volunteers,
> but lodging, meals, and travel expenses including airfare are covered by
> the program. Dates for the 2019 program are June 15th through the 23rd, and
> staff typically arrange to arrive the day before to settle in before
> students arrive.
>
> If interested in being a cabin monitor for this year, please either get in
> touch with me or email braillebeats at gmail.com. My contact details are
> below.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kaiti Shelton, Braille Beats Music Department Faculty Member
>
>
> --
> Kaiti Shelton, MT-BC
> Music Therapist-Board Certified
> Also at kaiti.shelton at gmail.com
> (513)285-2072null
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