As a result of this weeks visual art session, I came to terms with the fact that practising arts in schools is not about getting everything perfect with not a mark out of place, but infact it is about an individuals creativity and effort put into their drawing/painting.
During our session of visual arts we created our own paintbrushes from sticks, feathers, wool, cotton which we used tape to hold together. This showing the importance of stepping away from the normal ordinary paintbrushes where everyone has the exact same but stepping into originality and creativity. Children will enjoy putting effort into something that they made taking great care over the paintbrush and their drawing allowing them to express themselves as a result. However we have to take into consideration that some children can find art an unpleasant subject to do at school and prefer to stick to subjects that require less resources. ‘Some children find art and design lessons frustrating, and would be far happier if there was less mess and greater certainty’ (Kay and Stillman, 2009, p.2).
After making our paintbrushes, we were read out a picture in which we were to try and recreate without seeing the picture. Whilst doing this I was very uncertain I was doing any of it right however I understood that these paintings were to be far from perfect and really enjoyed the session.
Children should be able to express themselves through art and not have the pressure of drawing such a precise detailed drawing and therefore I feel this session would be a great lesson for the children.
The music impute was very engaging and outgoing. During this session we learned how to play the glockenspiel using figurenotes in songs such as jingle bells and twinkle twinkle little star. Previously having a lack of confidence playing this instrument, I would now be willing to teach children how to play and help them with this. I really enjoyed this session of music and cant wait to have more imputes.
References
Key, P, Stillman, J. (2009) Teaching Primary Art and Design. Exeter: Learning Matters