Meeting For The First Time

Hello everyone! Kyra here! So I probably should have posted about this quite some time ago, but I'm just getting around to it now. Better late than never, right? So two weeks ago, I got the pleasure of meeting both Daphne Budge, and Brittany May. As you know, Daphne's class is the one I will be making visits to and so we will be collaborating on our lesson plans. Brittany is my faculty mentor, and she has graciously made herself available to answer any of my questions and help brainstorm for possible lesson plans. Together, we basically make up the dream team!

       Here we are! We make up a good-looking trio, right?

I was so excited to meet both of them, and let me tell you, they both exceeded my expectations! They were both so kind, as well as professional and imaginative. I am so lucky to be working with them this year. During our meeting I found out one very important fact that I was not aware of before. The class I'm going to be visiting is a French immersion class! What does that mean, do you ask? Basically, it means that no English is spoken in the classroom. Ever. Now I don't speak French, so you can imagine that this was a surprise, but the wonderful thing about music is that it is spoken in every language. French, German, Latin, English, they all speak the same musical language and so I know that I am going to be just fine! I should be going out for my first visit in the next week or so, so stay tuned for that!


Thanks for reading!

-Kyra

About Me, About the Arts Bridge, About Beginnings

Hello!

 I'm Kyra and I'm very excited to be starting my experience with the Arts Bridge here at Brigham Young University! Here are a few important things about me: I am currently working towards my degree in vocal studies at Brigham Young University, I am married to the most wonderful man I have ever met, and I am originally from Colorado. I absolutely love music and art, as well as the occasional dance in the rain. I feel very passionately about both the consumption and the creation of delicious food, and I believe in the virtue of teaching and the impact that teachers have in the lives of their students. Last, but certainly not least, I believe in a God who knows us and loves us.

Now the most important topic: the Arts Bridge Program! The Arts Bridge here at Brigham Young University was created to bring more music, dance, and art into schools ranging from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Most children this age are not being given opportunities in school to explore the arts like they should be, and that's what we are here to change. Each Art Scholar like myself will be working with a teacher from the area to integrate the arts into the regular school curriculum. Together, we can immerse children in the arts and get their creative side working right along with their academic side. Throughout the coming semester, I will be working in Provo with Daphne Budge and her 3rd grade class. Even though I haven't met any of them yet, I have a great feeling about our experience together and I think it's going to be an incredible semester for all of us.

I hope you'll join Daphne and I this year by reading this blog as our story unfolds!

Always,

-Kyra