20 Time Update
This week I started off by reading some articles about the benefits of art in school (here's one of the article: How California Schools Are Using Art to Boost Achievement). They mention some great benefits such as cognitive function and motor skills in another article. But the question that still stuck with me was these articles seem to focus on the younger generation, what about benefits of the arts in teenagers and adults? I hope to further uncover this answer as my project continues. I will also post the links to these articles on my Facebook page as I find answers to my own questions.
There haven't really been any setbacks besides filming, but it turned out to be okay since I also got to come up with some more choreography for the piece I hoped to film before I leave on spring break. The piece right now is about 45 seconds long and I'm wondering whether if I should extend it to a minute as it will take a while to come up with those last 15 seconds. My next step right now is to either film what I have or to finish out the phrase and go to a minute, which might not be ideal. I guess we'll see...
Hi Amanda I really enjoyed reading the link above. I think the reason why most articles are about the younger generation and less about the adults is because adults have a harder time learning motor skills and increasing their cognitive function than little kids.
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I think it would be really interesting to see your take on what art might do to improve cognitive function in adults. Maybe you could find some articles specifically on how art affects adults, or perform some experiments yourself on the adults around you. I would be interested in seeing how the arts might improve productivity and other things like that in the real world and not just in schools. I can't wait to see what awesome choreography you will come up with!
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