Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
625 students at the Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis and Minnesota International Chinese School in Edina will benefit from one or all of the following outcomes: 1) acquiring a broad knowledge of Chinese music and culture, 2) on-hands experience performing Chinese music, and 3) the experience of working as a team. 300 adult audience members will hear traditional Chinese music played by student community members. Teachers students, families, and community members will evaluate the residency activities via evaluation sheets and post-residency evaluation meetings. The students will describe, interpret, and evaluate their own experience through written and verbal evaluations at the end of the residencies, as will the partner teaches, staff, and school directors.
Our project served exactly the communities we proposed - the students, teachers and parents of Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis, and Minnesota International Chinese School in Edina, and surrounding communities. Though 100% of the students were Chinese-Minnesotans, the concerts culminating the residencies drew a mix of races and ages, including a mix of Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Caucasian individuals ranging in age from 4-83. All sessions and the 2 final concerts were held in fully-accessible street-level venues with handicapped-accessible parking, entry doors, seating, and rest rooms. The concerts were free and open to the public, and promoted throughout the schools' networks. Our overall ratings were superb (5 =excellent, 1 = poor): 1) Artist teaching skills – 5. 2) Comprehension of what was taught - 4.75. 3) Increased appreciation of Chinese culture. – 5. 4) Quality of residency – 5. 1) Number of students – 625. 2) Racial mix - 100% Chinese. 3) Number wishing to play their instruments post-residency - 97%. 4) Number returning to ensemble - 100%. 5) Practice hours - 4.5 hours/week average.
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