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Musical Sprouts
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25.01.2022 SONG TIME! Step In These Shoes is all about practising #empathy. Inspired by this week's activity that explores the stigma surrounding virus contraction, this song helps children understand the difference between instinctive reactions, and supportive ones by encouraging a different perspective. To sign up for the free Creative Solutions Cheat Sheet PDF, where all our activities are summarised in one spot, visit http://www.musicalsprouts.com.au/csc-free-PDF
24.01.2022 My birthday is Christmas day, and this pic sums up how I felt every Christmas eve until I hit adulthood (actually, have I hit adulthood?) #merrychristmaseveryone #musicalsprouts #nosleep #jesusandme
22.01.2022 Let's face it, kids can be brutal to each other sometimes. If you are the parent of a child who contracted the virus, you might be looking for ways to help them explain what happened to their friends. Sharni talks about the real responses from kids she encountered when delivering her #empathybuildingactivity (see Monday's post) and how to turn kids around to be supportive instead of accusatory. Topic: My child caught the virus and now he feels excluded... For more Creative Solutions activitues and songs, visit the Musical Sprouts youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist
20.01.2022 Psychodrama is a hard one to explain. It’s a scary sounding word - that’s why we made this video, to show its process and why it works, and why I believe in it. I began studying Psychology at #Swinburne and 1 year into my degree, my dad was killed in a car accident. I lost my way, barely passing uni, completely disengaged and questioning my purpose. But my lecturer, @simonebuzwell showed some interest in me and why I had failed to hand in a major assignment. I thought it was... a poor excuse to say my dad died, I should have been able to ‘get on with things’ so I'd never mentioned it. Thankfully she disagreed and took me under her wing, turning me from an almost dropout to a high distinction student because she was attentive, cared and gave her time. I stayed to complete my degree, and as a result experienced the power of psychodrama in my final year. I knew that I would come back to it when the time was right but first I had to follow my passion for performing. Life was short. Along with my singing teacher @lizpascoe at #WAAPA, there were a couple of guest lecturers who helped me recognise and value the type of performer I wanted to be. The late playwright @nickenright’s words still ring true start where you are right now, in this moment,and @christabodonya, a movement specialist who used mask work Don’t act, just be! These phrases influenced my performing career but it wasn’t until I became a mum and Psychodrama popped back into my head, I realised how important these phrases would be for me in my journey as a psychodramatist. My mentor and supervisor @suedaniel firmly planted the importance of being in the moment with yourself and your clients no matter how uncomfortable that moment might feel. We are enough, and all we can do is be where we are right now, so don’t act - just be. Because I was raising 3 kids while training I had to put this philosophy into practice daily and embrace the messiness of life, because that is where the best ideas and answers lie. It has been quite the journey to get to this point and I am really happy and proud to be where I am now, bringing my love of performing and psychodrama together. And working with another person who inspires me everyday, Bridget A'Beckett #dontactjustbe #thisisme #sharnipsychodramatist #whatispsychodrama #mind #action #authenticself #raisingkids #journeyoflife #musicalsprouts #creativesolutionschallenge #macedonranges #womeninbusiness #beinginthemoment
18.01.2022 Music has always been a part of our family, and the kids spontaneously put this beatboxing moment together to celebrate the end of remote learning on Friday night. To be honest, activities like this have been integral to our family getting through homeschooling, keeping us connected, finding the joy, and embracing the positive of learning from home our way. WE MADE IT!!!!! I could swear here I'm so relieved but I won't We hopped into our home studio (ie, the spare bedr...oom/office/recording studio to record it properly, so once I have edited it, I will pop it up. So much fun! SP #remotelearning #doneanddusted #sorelieved #makingmusic #beatboxing #thepowerofmusic #findingjoy #informallearning #learningourway #creativityisintelligencehavingfun #fridaynight
18.01.2022 Everyone needs a little leg up sometimes. May not come in the form of a proud Samoan man named Mick, but for me it did. Introducing our new Musical Sprout, Russell. Russell Sprout, King of the Vegie Patch, Guardian of the Beets. He was very handy to have on set as you can see, but just wait until you hear him sing.....
18.01.2022 Surge capacity. I've found the term that describes what I've been surviving on. Ironic that the day I find the term is the day it no longer applies to me. I've been moving so hard and fast, finding solace and purpose in my Musical Sprouts work. But today it feels hopeless, I feel unmotivated, antisocial and depleted. The concept of writing a song feels unreachable. Beautiful Sharni Page-Cameron - Psychodramatist sent me this article this morning and it's exactly what I needed. Hope it helps anyone else feeling this way today. https://elemental.medium.com/your-surge-capacity-is-deplete
17.01.2022 Friends have been commenting on how much Sharni and I seem to be achieving at the moment. Let me put it frankly. Without my work, I'd be rocking in a corner - which my kids would think is just me being an awesome mum and providing them with a rocking horse on which to pounce. I co-parent little people. I get nothing done when they're here, then I fill the vortex they leave behind with a to-do-list of wonderful creative projects and ball-breaking conundrums of how to link this... icon to this automated email which will ping somebody's inbox (or spam) with a goodie-bag full of creative material I've sweated over. Life is a ricochet from one extreme to the other. I love work. I hate parenting. I hate work. I love parenting. One week I'm nailing this consistency thing - kids are in a routine, Sharni and I are posting songs, activities, bloopers. We're on fire! Then we're not. The routine disintegrates. Oobtube (as the kids call it) is the new babysitter and my to do list looks menacing, not exciting. Today I'm sitting between them. I want to relax, but I want to bust through the list. I want to call friends. But I also want to remain silent. Sitting in the in-between is uncomfortable, but if I sit here for long enough.... Thanks @might_could for image
17.01.2022 Think I'll wear purple today for our Drama Victoria Conference presentation. -BA #zoomrehearsal
14.01.2022 A friend told me that when Maggie Dent, parenting expert, was single-handedly raising three boys, she drew the line at folding laundry - that was just one step too far. So her boys learnt to fossick in a pile behind a permanently closed door. I think this is my favourite parenting advice to date. Thanks Maggie!
13.01.2022 We've been invited to speak at the Drama Victoria Conference 2020! It's a bit of a proud moment over here in Sproutsville, to be invited to rub shoulders with reps from MTC, Arena Theatre, Malthouse, Deakin Uni and Regional Arts Vic. Being a creative in lockdown can be lonely and occasionally disheartening, but when your frantic attempts at staying relevant - your pivotting, twisting, adapting and scrambling - is acknowledged and appreciated, well it's as good a reason to par...ty as any! So we're putting on our Zoom hats, lowering our voices to their professional timbre and telling our story in pictures, videos and little wisdoms we've collected in the hope that someone can learn from the mistakes we've made. If you are a drama teacher or interested in the future of arts in education, click the link below to register. Jump in because registrations close on Tues 8 Sept at 12pm.
13.01.2022 SHOWTIME! Live theatre, here we come. Bringing our show A Day In The Life Of You to Geelong for the GPAC Summer Sessions on Sat 13 Feb 10:30am & 1pm. For ages 2 - 6. Tix available at https://geelongartscentre.org.au//the-muscial-sprouts-pre/
09.01.2022 A quick piece of exciting news to share with you all. Our beautiful "On an Adventure" coronavirus (who is actually my son, Felix), is about to appear at the Toronto International film festival tonight, in his role as Rueben Bloom in the feature film Penguin Bloom. It is the film's International premiere. It will have its Australian release on Jan 1st 2021. No more virus costumes for him...at least for now anyway! It is a beautiful Australian true story about the Bloom family. Another proud Sproutsville moment over here. SP
08.01.2022 As someone who has notoriously high expectations on what I can achieve in my daily life, both for myself and my family, I have battled with my desire to "do lockdown perfectly." I shift from being the supportive teacher, experimental chef, prolific ideas conjurer and writer, enthusiastic gardener, nurturing homemaker, optimistic partner and positive spirited life affirmer, to exhausted and fatigued EVERYTHING. Yup, even lockdown isn't immune to my expectations and goals of a...chievement. In fact, this article hit me quite hard because as a mum, therapist and creative person, "I should have written this. Why is my brain not functioning in a way that can provide a poignant, reflective and gentle perspective such as this for others? What is wrong with me?" The critical judge in me, stated very clearly that I am not achieving enough during this lockdown. And that is why I love this article so much from Kristen Howerton, as it is the perfect reminder of how parenting, working and living through this unique period in time can bring with it smalls joys and possibilities within the rubble of disappointment, frustration and anxiety, if we can allow ourselves a moment of respite and perspective. We don't have to be falsely positive (that is not helpful at all), but rather acknowledge and hold the very real feelings of loss, disappointment and frustration without assuming them to be more than that. How we frame it for ourselves, is how we can be there as parent for our children. building resilient and emotionally connected human beings. Of course knowing and doing are two very different things, but letting go of some of the guilt is very healthy first step and telling my critical judge to go for a walk or have a cup of tea and leave me alone is another!!! SP #parentingduringlockdown #shiftingexpectations #possibilities #buildingresilince #homeschooling #allthefeelings #smalljoys #
07.01.2022 This violin has been with me since I was 15. It's travelled with me everywhere - from boarding school, to uni days, stashed under my bed neglected and forgotten until the day before a big audition for Cabaret the Musical, where it suddenly got practised on a million times. Then it became a stage violin where it had to perform with me in suspenders and high heels for a year, travelling across Australia. Then it toured up the East Coast on a singer/songwriter tour with Mark Wi...lkinson and melted in its case from the extreme heat, falling apart when its case was opened. I felt really guilty that day. It's been left on trains, dropped on stages, lugged in carry-on, played at the Australian Open, busked with, played terribly, played well, and it's still here in my cupboard, falling on top of me each time I open the door. What a trusty life companion. #musicisforlife #musicalsprouts
