Affiliated with the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network
Artist Biography
Lindsay Clark is a musician and songwriter bringing 10+ years of experience as an educator. Her passion lies in self-expression for healing, having turned to songwriting at young age to process her deep and complex feelings. She is a grant recipient from RACC, Oregon Arts Commission and the Holler Fund and has toured the US and Europe.
She has released mulitple albums of original work, many which have been featured in NPR, Popmatters and other publications. She has taught piano and voice as well as songwriting workshops, including one at the Malmo Music Academy in Sweden in 2019. She is influenced by folk, classical, fingerstyle guitar, Appalachian music and English / Irish folk, which have culminated in a unique voice and sound.
Her teaching philosophy is that music (and the arts) are a language that can be learned by any willing student or person. She focuses on social emotional learning and resiliency for students to meet challenges and explore new skills. She brings passion for the importance of the creative voice for youth, individuals and the collective world.
Teaching Philosophy
Her teaching philosophy includes that music (and the arts) are a language that can be learned by any willing student or person, and that immersion is part of acquiring that language. She focuses on social emotional learning as well as resiliency for students to meet challenges and explore new skills.
She also focuses on self expression and healing as a primary reason for acquiring musical and language skills. She is informed by her experience both as a musician and writer, as well as her experience as an educator in early childhood settings (Reggio Emilia), youth and teen.
Students are encouraged to bring their own feelings, experiences and stories into the classroom, giving purpose and meaning to the music we create together.
Testimonial
I don't have a quote for this specifically, but I do have a lot of parent testimonials from students I have taught. Let me know what might work or I can dig a little for something like this.
