March is Music in Our Schools Month and Women’s History Month and the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) is offering educational outreach programs that focus on Music Education and Women History from the Victorian Era through today.
These programs help enhance and expand the classroom experience by bringing history to life.
Expert musicians are available to present programs about the history of American music, with presentations that include: John Philip Sousa, Music of the Victorian Era, Fantastic Music (music with macabre and spiritual themes), Music of the (World) War (II) Years Down Memory Lane (music of the ’50s and ’60s) and Evolution of the Blues.
Every year, MAC also invites area schools to participate in music education opportunities in conjunction with the annual Cape May Music Festival.
It’s a chance for students to experience live performance and to work closely with a professional musician free of charge.
Teacher resource materials on chamber music and the orchestra are also available.
Women’s History Month programs include: Victorian Women I: Life in the Cocoon, Victorian Women II: Shedding the Cocoon, and the ’50s Woman: What a Difference a Century Makes.
Students learn of the forces, movements and individuals involved in the evolution of Victorian women and their lifestyles, plus the contributions they made.
The ’50s Woman contrasts the lifestyle, social roles, and everyday life of women as they evolved over 100 years from the Victorian era to modern times. Topics also covered include occupations, dress and everyday life.
Classroom and assembly programs are offered to Cape May County, Cumberland County an Atlantic County schools free of charge. They are presented by MAC Museum Educators, who are experienced interpreters specially trained to work with students.
MAC’s programs are coordinated with many of New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Standards, particularly in the areas of Social Studies, Language Arts, and Visual and Performing arts.
Programs include field trips, classroom and assembly programs, and distance learning. For more information, or to schedule a program, contact Dr. Robert E. Heinly, MAC’s Museum Education Coordinator at 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278, Ext. 134 or at rheinly@capemaymac.org.
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