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Show 3 In Sound Of Color Class NEIGHBORS Thursday, February 5, 1987 - Youngst ers Learning How To Paint On Their Own approach to painting. She found that the music provided the necessary catalyst to move them irom me structured thought to creative work. In her search for techniques to "When the music plays they move move her students away form with the best of the music and this in stilted or symetric visualizing loosens them up and we can get and patterns, she learned of shapes structure," she explained. the theories concerning opposite brain "Sound of Color" is the functioning of the right-lef- t said. she Carole of trademark hemispheres, copyrighted Helt. Logic, verbal skills, analystical The technique was developed from thinking, calculating and memorizMrs. Helt's desire to release her art ing are provided by the left brain students from their tense, inhibited hemisphere according to the theory. ter than adults, because adults are more critical about their work than the kids. Children find it easier and they are uninhibited." by Sherma Lind Yeates Green Sheet Staff Writer thought a personal style and a to train the child in the use of the so hemisphere. balance style and a balance is called created. In Sound of Color classes, "This is accomplished by the in- Mrs. Helt feels she is helping each of structors utilizing an avenue her students achieve this balance." already established in the child; the She adds "the classical music has ability to comprehend musical harstructured rhythm and note patterns mony. Since most children have which are left brain characteristics already experienced and utilized the as are color, line and form in art. right hemisphere to enjoy music it is But both are still creative functions, an easy step to move the child into attributes of the right brain." The other relational patterns and combination provides the counter- development in color and line relabalance that Mrs. Helt needed for tionships by first accessing the right her students to relax and paint free- hemisphere with music," he noted. ly. Marilee Zdenek of the L.A. Times "Classical music provides sweep- Syndicate says, "a muscle can ing, powerful falls and rises in the atrophy from lack of use and then music which guide the brush grow strong again through exercise. strokes. The students are also learn- The right hemisphere of the brain can regain its strength by doing ing about a second art and their music," she some highly specialized mental exercises which increase powers of imsaid. "Eye-han- d coordination and agination and reveal insights about divergent thinking are improved personality, desires and needs." Albert Einstein observed, "When I through the classes and each student examine the and myself and my methods of develops ability to paint from his or her thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant awakened creativity." Mrs. Helt says her reward comes more to me than my talent for ab"from the simple fact that my sorbing positive knowledge." students are visually literate and see Dreams are part of childhood and the world in color, line and form. they show in the eyes, hands and picThere is a balance of right and left tures of children, said Mrs. Helt. Those interested in the cassses waiting to be painted in their minds." or for inmay call Kenneth C. Rodgers, Ph.D., Salt formation. Sound of Color classes Lake said, "I find myself intrigued are taught at 8676 So. 1300 East, Sanby the Sound of Color program. It dy. has been my experience that some one mode of people thinking (the left hemisphere or right hemisphere) as opposed to the other. This, naturally is going to establish a thinking bias that is limiting to the individual. While one could err in overlearning either the artictic-relationor the with our present educational system, it is less likely that the developing child will have a full opportunity to develop the artistic-relationside. This is why the Sound of Color program has caught 571-870- 8 my attention. This program appears artistic Creativity, skills, ability to read, view of three dimensional features and emotions are determined by the right brain hemisphere. "Looking at these facts, one ime, SANDY. Hands moved in rhythm to the music and holiday ducks appeared as the children in Carole Helt's Sound of color art class workmediately sees that the left ed diligently on their projects. hemisphere functions are stressed in school and society. Many of us as "Painting is the best thing about adults have lost our spontaneity and the class," one of the student's said, "and I like Mrs. Helt." daydreaming has certainly gone on its way," says Mrs. Helt. For some of the students the water color classes are the highlight of the "Development of the right brain in conjunction with the left brain week. begins uninhibited movement of The children do not have to do all the projects Mrs. Helt offers. They "rr Erf rnvrmmmmm t may choose with the help of their I 1 ? A f parents. "We teach the children how to develop different colors. Children do not automatically know about the. elements of mixing," said Mrs. Helt. "Since we worked on pilgrims the students now know how., to mix .a flesh color." Mrs. Helt teaches the students about the wide variety of colors in our world and even the color wheel which is so common in most art classes, but she does not like it. "I think color theory should be interesting and fun and then the chilren will remember and utilize it; they will experience color," she plains. Mrs. Helt likes to build upon the color wheel until color lives for the children and they are comfortable in using it. "Never say art, or water color or oils are difficult!" she suggests, that might turn off a child, and it scares some adults away from art totally. "Water color is a lot of mixing and blending and basic structure and values," she said. The children in the Sound of Color classes seen to think it is all normal and natural to be doing it at 5 or 7 years of age. They do not realize that the art form they are working with is not taught to some others until they are in high school or college. "Don't tell the kids it is difficult because it isn't. They jump right in and try. The boys and girls are uninhibited and they do well with it BRUSHING UP . . . Whitney Robbins, a student in painting to music. Th classes are held at 8676 So. from the first lessons. Don't worry if Carol Helt's Sound of Color art classes, works on a 1300 East in Sandy, a picture is not perfect," the teacher warm-u- p exercise. Students are instructed in art by suggests. Mrs. Helt told of the impact a teacher had on a child when the teacher riped up a child's paper because she didn't like it. "That killed the ability of the child to try and colors all future attempt," she remarked. Most of the pictures that the children do in the Sound of Color class look professional and quite polished; parents always seem satisfied when they meet their children, who proudly show their n pictures after class. , l4irt,?'JJlt-saY- S "the: important thing Is fhaftBe students learn how to paint on their own." Sound of Color is not an arts and crafts class and each class produces a finished project such as the pictures of the pilgrim boy and girl which took two sessions to complete. A project is most often completed in rJ I f one session and is ready for framing. There is a creative design period and the students study color, composition, theory, technique and design. Learning why something is done is important. Sound of color serves students in the age range from 5 to 13 and the students of all age levels work together in the same class. "Kids have the ability to work with water colors. The schools do not FAMILIAR SIGHT . . As motorists head historical landmark which now serves as a store, have any similar type of art instrucwestward from the Jordan River on 7800 South, Restoration efforts were made after structure fell tion because of budget cuts," exthe Old this of view Gardner into disrepair. a Mill, they get plains Mrs. Helt. "Generally, society thinks you have to be older than five, but you don't." Continued from page 1 The five year olds work along-sid- e keep going strong into the future. of the older students and do very deterioration, Nancy said she was "Nothing is as important as your well, she adds. ready to give up. She credits her health," she says. She does not race "Kids actually sometimes do bet- - family and Chris with the will to up and down the mill stairs with the customers, although she insists that her employees stay with the visitors '" r kf lliMiiimnrt mr iiiri.nn in order to provide enthusiastic service. "If you can work for me, you can work anywhere," she tells them. Several of her employees happen to be her children. A son Mike manages the furniture refinishing. "-- -- 486-826- 5 2 over-emphasi- INCOME TAXES al $2j logic-ration- AND UP S Ail TO A V B AHCIDl FOR VOUQ DRA n J S TDD.IL APRIL 15 ' tKur-- lift time pressures. 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