Educational art initiative
Music in Pictures is open to all students in grade K-12 in the Walton County school system–both public and private. The goals are:
- To provide an opportunity for listening to and visually interpreting classical music
- To include a lifelong appreciation for symphonic music
- To enhance learning that occurs in the classroom
Over 1,000 students from 11 Walton County schools listened to and visually interpreted works by 20th Century American Composer, Aaron Copland.
Copland, one of the most respected American classical composers of the twentieth century. He has been called the “Dean of American Music”. By incorporating popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk into his compositions, he created pieces both exceptional and innovative. He was a spokesman for the advancement of indigenous American music and thus helped to liberate classical American music from European influences.
Participating schools:
- Compass Rose Academy
- Emerald Coast Middle School
- Freeport Middle School
- Maude Saunders Elementary School
- Mossy Head School
- Ohana Institute
- Seaside Neighborhood School
- South Walton Montessori
- TESLA Technical Engineering Science Learning Academy
- Van E. Butler Elementary
- West DeFuniak Elementary
212 paintings are exhibited
- February 2012 – The Hidden Lantern Gallery, Amavida, Summer Kitchen, and Cowgirl Kitchen in Rosemary Beach, Wells Fargo branches (Carillon Beach, Redfish Village, Sandestin)
- March 2012 – Sacred Heart Hospital, Miramar Beach
- April 2012 – Coastal Library and Cultural Arts Alliance, Santa Rosa Beach
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo, St. Joe Community Foundation, Robert and Daryl Davis, Bill and Winky Dowdle