Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
The Gradwell House is known for its accessibility and affordability to upcoming and indie artists who are looking to find their place in the music scene. The studio has had several well-known local bands and high-profile artists come through over the years, and they participate in large-scale projects like music accompaniment for the Super...
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To begin our journey today, we boarded the bus to the Hamilton train station. There, we boarded the NJTransit train to head to Penn Station in New York. When we got to Penn Station, we had lunch at the Moynihan Train Hall. There were over a dozen food vendors in the food court; our...
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Today, we had the exciting opportunity to visit Proof Productions, where we explored the intricate process of bringing stage designs to life. We learned about the many steps involved in production and the wide range of jobs required to complete a project, from painters and builders to engineers and designers. It was incredible to...
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Today, the students in Arts & Entertainment took a trip to the Wells Fargo Center. Upon arrival, we were greeted by three staff members who gave us a behind-the-scenes tour of the venue. We learned some history about the Flyers, the 76ers, and the Wells Fargo Center as a whole. The full tour included...
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For the first day of the local Arts & Entertainment program, we took a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Upon arrival, we split up into several groups to check out the exhibits. Some folks looked at photography and European and Asian art from years ago to modern ages. One of the pieces...
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Today in Arts and Entertainment, we went to Gradwell House Recording Studio in Haddon Heights, NJ. We took a tour of the facility, and while it is small, they have a lot of possibilities in every room. All of the rooms are connected and you can record from almost anywhere in the building. The...
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On Wednesday, the Arts and Entertainment group watched the national touring production of Disney’s Frozen, presented at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Before that, though, there was work to do. We spent roughly three hours on campus doing service projects in the auditorium. People worked on cleaning out various parts of the auditorium, including painting the...
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Today our IL group toured the Cunningham Piano Company restoration facility. We arrived at school at 8:30 and boarded our bus at 9:30 a.m. It took us about 30 minutes to get to the factory, and once we got there, we were welcomed by Rich Galassini, one of the co-owners of Cunningham Piano and...
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This morning, we left school at around 9:30 a.m. for a 30-minute bus ride to the Wells Fargo Center. When we arrived we were greeted by our two tour guides. They led us to our first stop on the tour, which was the “hat trick” spot, where we learned what a hat trick was...
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Today, the Arts and Entertainment Intensive Learning went to the Brandywine Museum of Art located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. It was an hour bus ride, and we arrived there around 10:00 a.m. We walked around for a couple hours and saw an assortment of different pieces by members of the Wyeth family and many...
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Today at 9:00 am, we boarded the bus for our trip to the Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia. The museum has recently opened an exhibit to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company, and for our last trip of the week, we decided to visit. The exhibit displayed various different interactive videos...
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Our fourth day of Intensive Learning started out with some on-campus service opportunities. This included cleaning up in the auditorium, painting sets, inventory of our prop collection, and organizing the lighting booth. It was a gratifying experience to see our auditorium renewed. Everyone worked for a while before we stopped for lunch; some groups...
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On March 28th, the Arts and Entertainment Intensive Learning went to the Cunningham Piano Factory. The factory is located in Germantown and just across the street from Germantown Friends. Cunningham Piano Factory is the only piano factory within hundreds of miles. We learned a lot about the history of the factory, the restoration process...
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Today in Arts and Entertainment, we teamed up with Mr. Howard’s Songwriting Seminar and took a tour of Gradwell House Studios in Haddon Heights. We learned about how different microphones are used for a variety of recording situations and how microphones are positioned for different instruments. We also talked about rooms with controlled sound...
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Our first day of Arts and Entertainment took us to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. After an overview of the trips ahead for next week, we left school at 10:15 am and arrived at the museum shortly after. We checked in and quickly split into groups to explore all the different exhibits! The museum...
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