The Magic of Music!
posted on Mar 04 2024
BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN ALL CAMPERS THROUGH THE MAGIC OF MUSIC!
ACA TRI STATE CONFERENCE
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 3:15 - 4:15 pm, Room 312
mainstages Director of Performances, Sara Hymes , and Program Manager, Samantha Beneventano , lead a relevant session about how to utilize music to playfully inspire confidence and strengthen communication.
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ABOUT THIS SESSION
Join Mainstages for an interactive session where you will learn how to playfully inspire confidence and strengthen communication through musical activities! This session offers creative and therapeutic tips and tools that will help keep campers engaged while strengthening your community. From creating soundscapes to exploring how layering music shifts and affects our perspective, these fun musical activities will leave you feeling more upbeat and inspired to enhance your campers' experiences.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Participants will learn about the therapeutic benefits of music and movement as it pertains to their campers' wellbeing.
- Participants will learn movement and music-related games and activities that are adaptable to any space and any level of ability.
- Participants will learn how to strengthen their community by crafting their own unique campfire songs - with or without instrumentation.
posted on Mar 04 2024
Sara brings almost 15 years of experience as a theatre creator, collaborator, and educator to her work as Director of Performances. After earning a BFA in Musical Theatre, a Certificate of Advanced Theatre Training with the Moscow Arts Theatre School, and an MFA in Acting, Sara has been performing in professional regional and New York City theatres, national commercials, and as a long-time ensemble member with Brooklyn's Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre. She has developed and facilitated virtual and in-person professional leadership programming, and has taught and directed young actors in camps and educational programs at American Shakespeare Center, Mary Baldwin University, and Elm Shakespeare Company. Sara truly believes in the power of live performance to develop and promote empathy, imagination, and community.