Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Play

The joy and delight that accompany play, discovery, and friendship are the developmental fuel of childhood, which allows humans to develop as creative, social and cooperative beings.

Collaboration

Ensemble art forms require a balance of individual expression within a social context that requires and fosters a variety of personal and social skills. Cooperative learning, active and tolerant listening, sharing responsibilities, valuing individual contributions, giving and receiving constructive criticism, managing disagreements, being flexible, and making necessary compromises are necessary to accomplish common goals.

Empathy

Empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s position and to intuit what that person is feeling. Empathy builds self-awareness, allows us to work together, and provides the scaffolding for our morality.

Artistry

More than the mere accumulation of knowledge, skills and experience, artistry is attained when people become sufficiently grounded in, proficient at, and knowledgeable about the key components of their discipline that they can bring their own unique perspective and interpretation to bear on their practice. It requires goal setting, initiative, self-responsibility, and time management. Artistry is an emergent capability that allows practitioners to integrate mastery and originality as they work.