LITA Creativity

Creativity is ingrained in everyone of us from the time we start to crawl and we develop this creativity depending on how receptive our parents and other influential people are to invest in it. Live in the Arts(LITA) is an after school program that will help nurture this creativity by mentoring kids 5th through 7th grade with broad lessons in art and music. There is always a story to be heard, and numerous people, not just kids, go through life without an ear to listen and understand. Along with mentoring the children in art and music, LITA will have a time set aside for everyone to share their story; and talk about it. This program will provide a safe avenue for kids to express themselves through the arts as well as provide a medium to tell their story. …show more content…
Whether it be our struggles, a lesson learned on the playground, or just a complaint about the cards life dealt. Every story is unique, and each one has significance. By giving children a voice to speak their story, whether that me their dreams, or a struggle, LITA is their megaphone and soapbox to shout it to the world. Music lessons will vary with the available volunteers, most will contain guitar and piano lessons, other instruments such as bass, drums, wind instruments will be provide if volunteers can teach them. Basic theory will be taught, like notation on a staff, notes, chords, and scales. For art there will be a workshop where the kids can create their masterpiece through any of the provided mediums: paint, pencil, or pastel. They will also receive lessons on art history, and