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“Dance saved my life”: 3 Steps to Building Resilience and Dedication with Art
The benefits of art education go beyond learning how to create art. CAP Teaching Artist Fellow in Dance Jackie Peterson shares her 3 steps to fully immersing yourself in an art form.
4 Rules of Improv: Building Cooperation and Community in a Theatre Classroom
These 4 Rules of Improv provide a powerful framework for fostering cooperative learning environments where every student can thrive. Mastering these skills can transform not just our classrooms, but our students’ lives beyond our walls.
Planned Giving: How to Leave a Lasting Legacy that Supports CAP into the Future
August is Make-a-Will Month, a reminder to set aside time to think about the future, how you can protect the ones you love and...
They call me the music teacher, but I just “Shake it Off”: Comparing music education and music therapy
When they see me coming, they often call out, “Here comes the music teacher!” Many don’t know the differences between music education and music therapy. Let’s explore them using one of Taylor Swift’s biggest hits.
CAP Student Showcases 2025: Celebrating a Year of Artistic Growth & Community
The 2025 slate of CAP Showcases—held in venues large and small—were some of our biggest and best ever! “If you messed up, then keep on going, no matter what. And if anything happens, you gotta continue.”
What is Art Counseling?
“For my students, it’s about emotional regulation and being able to manage themselves at school, at home and when they’re with their friends,” says LaRhonda Britton-James, LMHC, CAP’s Clinical Creative Art Counselor. “When they gain the ability talk it out, they come up with their own solutions.”
Theatre-inspired tips for reading aloud to children
What’s your child’s favorite book? Act it out! When children are invited to bring the stories they hear to life, they build language skills, deeper comprehension and a joyful connection to learning.
Two decades of resonance: The origins of “A Cathedral In My Heart”
Often referred to as the “CAP song,” Frances Key’s piece “A Cathedral in my Heart” has been sung by students every year at Showcase since 2005. We spoke with her about the song’s 20-year legacy.
“A Clear Message”: Spring for the Arts raises a record-breaking $837,100
The event, held on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Epping Forest Yacht & Country Club, was a powerful infusion of support for CAP’s REIMAGINE Campaign: Empowering Children Through the Arts, aiming to broaden and deepen the organization’s impact across Northeast Florida.
Helping Kids Learn Instruments: Advice from a Strings Teaching Pro
How do you help a student learn to play an instrument that you don’t know how to play? CAP Teaching Artist Fellow in Strings Joshua Stone knows the answer.
CAPSO Takes Top Honors at Music in the Parks
The Cathedral Arts Project String Orchestra (CAPSO), led by Teaching Artist Fellow Joshua Stone, took home top awards at Music in the Parks, held on March 14-15, 2025 at Universal Studios Orlando.
How after-school viola lessons kept this at-risk student in school
Lillian Blanco wasn’t on a path to finish high school. But today she’s a thriving college student — all because of CAP after-school viola lessons. On April 4, Lillian will perform with the CAP String Orchestra and speak about the impact arts education has had on her life at the 20th annual Spring for the Arts.