ART EDUCATION FOR THE BLIND
STANDING TALL
Social, Communication, and Independent Living Skills
through the Arts Curriculum
■ Activity Plan ■
(Song lyrics and audio & bibliography included)
- Activity Plan Overview
- Activity Plan 1: Great relationships start with hello
- Activity Plan 2: Ice Breaker and Small Talk
- Activity Plan 3: A two way street
- Activity Plan 4: From Casual to Formal Conversation
- Activity Plan 5: Handling difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Activity Plan 6: Nonverbal communication and tips for your tics
- Activity Plan 7: Strike a pose! Field trip to the museum
- Activity Plan 8: Making our Self-portrait
- Activity Plan 9: The Art of Dressing
- Activity Plan 10: Making a Fashion Statement
- Activity Plan 11: Personal Narrative: Writing your story
- Activity Plan 12: A Collaborative Song Writing Activity
- Activity Plan 13: Preparing an interview
- Activity Plan 14: Meet a stranger: an exploration of the interview process
- Activity Plan 15: Let's prepare our own Talk Show!
- Final Event
- Glossary
- Songs by Brian Muni
STANDING TALL
© Brian Muni and AEB
You’ve got to
Speak to be heard
Write to be read
Sing to be listened to
You’ve got to
Walk with a hop
Go on don’t stop!
Til you get where you’re going to
With your head held up high
Reach for the sky
And lo and behold!
In no time at all
You’ll be Standing Tall
In no time at all
You’ll be Standing Tall
Now if you open your ears
Listen real hard
You could learn a thing or two
You could go very far
Swing on a star
If that’s what you want to do
If you try your best
You could climb Mt. Everest
Just to take in the view
In no time at all
You’ll be Standing Tall
In no time at all
You’ll be Standing Tall
2-WAY STREET STRAIGHT TO OUR HEARTS
© Brian Muni and AEB
It's a 2-way street
Between us and understanding
A 2-way street
From our heads to our hearts
You’ve got to give to get love
If the love is gonna happen
2-way street
Straight to our hearts
Now I bet sometimes, you think that no one’s listening oh, but don’t your actions Speak louder than words?
If you say what you mean, mean what you say hey, dont play, and you’ll be heard
Cause it's a 2-way street
Between us and understanding...
Now people can seem so cold
Like snowy winter streets with shut-down stores but up the stairs a fire glows and if You make make the climb who knows what you'll find?
All you gotta do is try!
It's a 2-way street
Between us and understanding
A 2-way street
From our heads to our hearts
Gotta give to get love
And the love will surely happen
2-way street
Straight for our hearts
2-way street
Here's where it starts
2-way street....
It’s a 2-way street between us and understanding
WHAT 2 WEAR?
© Brian Muni
What 2 wear?
What to wear?
How to choose?
What to wear?
What’s the weather like? Is it wet or dry?
What’s my mood like? Silly or sly?
Should I be dressy or messy?
Or should I even care?
What 2 wear?
How to choose?
Black or white?
Sneakers or shoes?
If I’m going to the cotillion
Gotta look like a million!
But I don’t know what to wear
Gotta find a mirror
Do something ‘bout this hair!
Now satin may work in Manhattan
But if its Queens it’s gonna be jeans!
Can it be a party without Ed Hardy?
Am I a bore in Christian Dior?
Or just another zombie in Abercrombie?
Gold or silver? Rings or chains?
Need something bold
Let ‘em know my name
I guess it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that bling!
I’m looking for something to wear
I’m peering in the mirror
And liking who’s waiting there!
What 2 wear? What to wear? Ooh
What 2 wear? What to wear?
2 B U
© Brian Muni and AEB
If you worry what I'm thinking
And I worry what you'll say
Me oh my
That's a big sigh
And if i try to impress you
And you try to be "fly"
Me oh my
Don't wanna cry
2 B U is all you need 2 do
2 B U is good enough 4 me
If you open your emotions
If I tell something real
Well, well, well
That could be swell
And if you show me that you’re listening I’ll show you what's inside well, well, well you got me under your spell
2 B U is all you need 2 do
2 B U is good enough 4 me
2 B U what else can we do?
2 B U then we won't have to worry
Will we? I don't think so!
