DESCRIPTION:

Get into the swing of things and make some art in the process! Build your own pendulums and use these simple machines to create a unique piece of art. Learn techniques for making your device and experiment with different forces and motions to discover many designs. Enjoy art, geometry and engineering fun in this workshop!

Recommended for ages 6 to 10

LEARN ABOUT

• Engineering of simple machines

• Forces and physics

• Art

WORKSHOP FORMAT: 1 hour live online via zoom

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Jackie Traish is a 2020 graduate from the Mannes School of Music (MM and PDPL in Orchestral Studies) and a 2014 graduate from East Carolina University (BM in Music Performance and BS in Science Education). She currently lives in New York City as a freelance musician, teaching artist, and arts administrator. She has performed with the Mannes Orchestra and the Mannes American Composers Ensemble in venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and New York City Center, and has performed with world-renowned programs and ensembles including the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Her years of experience as an educator ranges across all ages and levels, in both music and science, through her work in different educational organizations and public schools across NYC and North Carolina.

MATERIAL NEEDED: String or yarn, a container (plastic bottle, paper cup, etc), recycled material to make a stand with (straws, cardboard, boxes, pencil, sticks, dowels, etc), paint, paper

PRICE: $20/session OR $75 for 5 sessions (you’ll save $5/session with purchase of a package)