Cleveland Institute of Music
On November 18th, Jess Dengler took two of her Spanish classes to the Cleveland Institute of Music to learn about the history of the flamenco art form and the influence of flamenco on other art forms. The students prepared for the videoconference by viewing a DVD sent to us from the CIM where they became familiar and practiced the hand clapping patterns called palmas. The students then were able to perform palmas with the presenter, Nadia Tarnawsky. Flamenco is a Spanish musical art form created by the gypsies in the 14th century. The most important element of Flamenco is the singing known as “Cante” which was shown through the drama and emotion of the singers. This was a great experience for many of the students, especially since it was there first exposure to videoconferencing.
