ARTIST RESIDENCY: MUSIC

MUSICTECH
Helen A. Carnevale,
Percussion, Composition

751 Conestoga Road
Rosemont, PA 19010
610/527-2756

The combination of acoustic instruments is the unique trademark of MUSICTech. Students and teachers "risk take" with musical concepts and composition.

Activities with MUSICTech are based on a body of music and computer language vocabulary including: introductions to percussion instruments; improvisational and new/experimental music concepts; as well as hands-on sessions with the equipment, supplied by the artist, to reinforce the learning process.

The computer system allows for investigation of the composition process, culminating in a student-generated piece of music, possibly enhanced by a theatre, dance, or narration component.

Suitable for grades K-12

Education/Experience: Carnevale: Master of Music in performance, University of the Arts; training in Kindermusik; many artist residencies; experience with special populations. Carroll: Graduate of Curtis Institute of Music; affiliation with Pennsylvania Ballet, Opera Company of Philadelphia.

Special Training: Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education, Delaware Wolf Trap Artist

Availability: Ten weeks per year

Education Resource Artist Helen Carnevale integrates many content areas in teaching about rhythms, styles of music, and cultures from which various percussion instruments are derived. Resource to subject areas: Math, Science, English, Arts

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