Participation Type
Paper
Presentation #1 Title
Connecting Past With Present Through Children's Music
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Throughout history, children have grown up listening to and performing music, from folk music on the front porch to radio and live performances. Songs pass from generation to generation and everyone has songs they remember from their youth. This presentation will report on an inter-generational project currently underway at the Haldeman Community Center in Rowan County Kentucky. Children participating in the center’s after school program are being exposed to the musical experiences of seniors in their area through story telling, guest performances, and learning songs. The children then share the music they are listening to with the seniors. In this way music serves to create dialogue, appreciation, and understanding between the generations.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Elizabeth Dotson is a senior at Morehead State University majoring in Music Education and Art Education. After graduation she plans to pursue graduate study in Education Psychology and teach music and art at the elementary school level. She currently teaches music at the Haldeman Community Center after school program as an Undergraduate Research Fellow.
Connecting Past With Present Through Children's Music
Throughout history, children have grown up listening to and performing music, from folk music on the front porch to radio and live performances. Songs pass from generation to generation and everyone has songs they remember from their youth. This presentation will report on an inter-generational project currently underway at the Haldeman Community Center in Rowan County Kentucky. Children participating in the center’s after school program are being exposed to the musical experiences of seniors in their area through story telling, guest performances, and learning songs. The children then share the music they are listening to with the seniors. In this way music serves to create dialogue, appreciation, and understanding between the generations.
