Click here to read the paper I wrote over this project. This is basically a manifesto of my beliefs about global aesthetics and the role it plays in the art classroom, as well as a reflection of this very blog and its future purposes, appropriately dubbed "Multication".
Monday, May 7, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Example
This post is an example of how I would use this blog for an example assignment of an online blog gallery.
There are two ways of approaching this: 1) to put up my own gallery in the post itself for the purpose of parents retrieving pictures of their student's work or for students to go online, view the gallery, and complete an assignment or discussion based off of it, and 2) for an assignment to be students creating their own gallery by posting comments with their feedback to an assignment or discussion.
Click More to see examples of posts for each purpose.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Examples: of possible uses for this project in the future.
Below is are three examples of how I would use this blog in my future classrooms.
For the presentation of a lesson, I could either present it in class or include/post a link to a complete online lesson. An idea stolen from a previous teacher is to use Livebinders.com or other, similar websites, to create on online lesson. I would assign the blog as homework or as an activity to do in class.
The students would use the comment section to have open dialogs, class discussions, and to post their own material. The blog could be used to get everyone started brainstorming for a difficult project, to help coordinate a large class project effort, or to even post pictures of projects or class information to involve parents as well.
(These examples were completely made up and are to be used for demonstration purposes only. This blog is a class project.)
For the presentation of a lesson, I could either present it in class or include/post a link to a complete online lesson. An idea stolen from a previous teacher is to use Livebinders.com or other, similar websites, to create on online lesson. I would assign the blog as homework or as an activity to do in class.
The students would use the comment section to have open dialogs, class discussions, and to post their own material. The blog could be used to get everyone started brainstorming for a difficult project, to help coordinate a large class project effort, or to even post pictures of projects or class information to involve parents as well.
(These examples were completely made up and are to be used for demonstration purposes only. This blog is a class project.)
Japanese Taiko!!
Above are a few videos of Japanese Drummers performing Kumidaiko. Kumidako is the ensemble form of performing on Taiko, which are Japanese drums. The word Taiko is often used to describe Kumidaiko in America. In Japan, Kumidaiko is considered an art form.
It is speculated that Taiko has been peformed in Japan for over 2000 years. The drums resemble drums from Korean and Chinese cultures, and the influences behind it include ideas from as far away as India, but for the most part Japan is crdited fro the evolution of Taiko.
Originally, only holy men were allowed to use the Taiko, because the drums were associated with the gods. Currently, Kumi-Daiko, credited to Daihachi Oguchi, is commonly played in an ensemble style, with several different kinds of drums together, as well as other instruments at times. With the help of many people and incidents over history, such as Japanese immigration to America and their WWII internment, Taiko has boomed in North America and has evolved and formed hybrids with other similar arts. Taiko is an important illustration of Japanese culture and aesthetics.
Resources:
http://www.taiko.org/our-mission-san-jose-taiko-performance-arts/
http://www.taiko.com/taiko_resource/history.html
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