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FINE ARTS
The Arts are the Heart of Morristown School's Curriculum
Featured at the 2003 Art Show was
 "The Bench" created by students with the help of artist, Juanita "MS Nita" Hull-Carlson.
John Gallagher of the world renowned Gallagher family of wood carvers and painters, has been on hand in the past demonstrating his craft. We hope he will be back this year. The Gallagher family was featured in the June 1998 issue of Arizona Highways and have been seen in the Arizona Short Story portion of the Channel 15 news.
The Morristown PTSA will stage its 23rd Annual Pancake Breakfast in conjunction with the Art Show, as well as their Ninth Annual Silent Auction. Proceeds assist the school with its Artist in Residence program.
 Grant received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts for 2009-2010!!! This year's resident is Juanita Hull-Carlson.
She is a teacher and artist who has taught and created in Europe and the United States. She has completed a number of residences since going on the ACA Roster in 1999. Click on The Bench and it will take you to her web site for much more information.
 Young Rembrandts CONTINUES Young Rembrandts is a franchised art program that is a bit different. In the same way one teaches math, science and reading, they teach core drawing skills. Their program dispels the myth that art is a talent a child has or does not have. They view drawing, the fundamental skills of all visual arts, as a teachable skill that any child can and should learn. This elementary age curriculum is designed to teach basic to advanced drawing skills, art techniques and vocabulary. Young Rembrandts offers drawing classes for children ages 6 to 12. As students are introduced to a new subject matter each week, they learn a variety of art concepts including portraiture, perspective, still life and more. Participating in Young Rembrandts provides children with a comprehensive art literacy that serves them well, not just at the drawing table, but in school and on to adulthood. This is a nationwide program and Morristown School was fortunate enough to have a Master Arts teacher who is part of the Young Rembrandts program living approximately a mile from the school. Colleen Ellis continues this very successful program. This program is made possible by a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant. A Dance Class is still going strong at Morristown School. Thanks to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant students are learning to dance while meeting the State required Dance Standards. The instructor for this class is Tamara Mariner. Mariner has taught dance for ten years and has her own dance company. She began her teaching career as a kindergarten teacher but found her first and true love is dancing. She has been dancing her whole life. Mariner states she really enjoys the Morristown children with their positive, enthusiastic attitudes toward the lessons. Wickenburg Children's cultural Organization sponsored a concert by the Arizona State University Orchestra
Chamber Music West sponsored the Ying String Quartet this year, a world class ensemble.This is the fourth year Chamber Music West has partnered with Wickenburg Children's cultural Organization to bring world class music to our local schools. Click on their name and find out more about this group.
2007-2008 Artist in Residence Experience In 2007-08 students had an incredible experience with Muralist, Theresa Shastakovich. This wonderful mural is now hanging in the Main lobby of the school
WICKENBURG CHILDREN'S CULTURAL ORGANIZATION'S A. WALLACE DENNY STING PROGRAM HAD PUBLIC PERFORMANCE Students in the Violin program sponsored by the WCO with Arizona Community Foundation funds from the A. Wallace Denny trust displayed what they have learned this semester on Monday, May 19 2008. Under the direction of instructor Chrystal Smothers from Phoenix Conservatory of Music, a partner with WCO in this project, students demonstrated skills learned. This program continues thanks to a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant World Class Quartet came to Morristown...
 Chamber Music West, formerly the Sun City Chamber Music Society, brought The St.Lawrence String Quartet (photo by: anthony parmelee)to Morristown School on March 10, 2008 thanks to funding by Mrs. Eleanor B. Tabscott, through the efforts of the Wickenburg Cultural Organization. Straight from the SLSQ website: "Having walked on stage together over 1600 times in the past sixteen years the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) has established itself among the world-class chamber ensembles of its generation. In 1992, they won both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Young Concert Artists Auditions, launching them on a performing career that has brought them across North and South America, Europe and Asia. The long awaited initial recording of the St. Lawrence Quartet, Schumann's First and Third Quartets, was released in May 1999 to great critical acclaim. The CD received the coveted German critics award, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, as well as Canada's annual Juno Award. BBC Music Magazine gave the recording its "highest rating," calling it the benchmark recording of the works. In October of 2001, EMI released their recording of string quartets of Tchaikovsky. In 2002 their recording Yiddishbbuk featuring the chamber music of the celebrated Argentinean-American composer Osvaldo Golijov received two Grammy nominations. Their most recent recording, Awakening, celebrates the string quartets of Christos Hatzis."
THANKS TO Wickenburg Children's cultural Organization FOR BRINGING DAVID BRUMMITT OF THE BRUMMITT/TAYLOR MUSIC LISTENING PROGRAM this Fall. David Brummitt visited with teachers at the school and provided a free updated training on the program at the Little Red School House in Wickenburg.
Friends of Music, Wickenburg Brought Todd Green to Morristown School Friday, January 20, 2006 Todd Green performed for Morristown students. He is a uniquely talented multi-insturmentalist who performs nationally in the fine arts and college markets. His all original music is a blend of classical and improved music from around the world. If you click on his name you can find out much more about him.
Morristown School was part of the Small Schools' Consortium for an Arts Initiative that trains teachers to integrate the arts into other academic subject areas.
Research shows this practice can increase learning abilities as well as test scores.
Dr. Carroll Rinehart worked with students in Opera residencies as part of this grant in 2005-2006. Click on his name and you will go to Tucson School District's site. Scroll down the page for honors paid to him as well as his work integrating arts into the curriculum and visa versa through the OMA project (Opening Minds Through the Arts).
At the end of the residency student created operas were performed by students for the public. Students were part of the entire process from writing the opera, casting, set development, performing and more.
Susan Bendix worked with students in medium of dance. And, Dr. Don Doyle worked with students in the area of storytelling. The school hopes for an addition of a storytelling component to the 20th Annual Art Show.
Thanks to the office of the County School Superintendent for applying for and managing this grant for the Small Schools Consortium
Young, professional Opera Singers used the "Soup" theme to show all of the "ingredients" that go into an Opera. Many well known opera pieces were used to convey the message.
The Del E. Webb Center works with Morristown School
Thanks to the "Wickenburg Cultural Organization" the Phoenix Symphony String Section performed right here in Morristown School on Wednesday, December 18 2002. To our knowledge, this is the first time a group of this size and reknown has come to our community. Students from Aguila School also attended this performance. All students expressed delight with the program and you could hear their cheers for the performers through out the school.
Phoenix Conservatory of Music Comes to Morristown School
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Students will have the opportunity to work toward attending a summer Music Camp in Wickenburg summer of 2010.
in partnership with the 
STATE ARTS INITIATIVE GRANT FOR SMALL SCHOOLS CONSORTIUM
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