Creative Expression: Teaching music with joy

For two years in my undergraduate, I worked with percussionist and interdisciplinary artist​ Jennie Dorris as a Teaching Assistant for her unique program, Creative Expression, at Carnegie Mellon University's Music Preparatory School.

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In Creative Expression, young musicians work together to create their own pieces of music. Each semester, they collaborate with a different community partner. Recent collaborators include Marita Garrett, mayor of Wilkinsburg; Syrian writer and refugee Osama Alomar; and seniors experiencing Alzheimer's. 

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In addition to the opportunity to collaborate closely, Creative Expression allows young musicians to find joy in music-making, to discover and express their own musical ideas.

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Interested in starting Creative Expression at your school or organization? Send me a message at theresa.s.abalos@gmail.com.