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In A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink describes a seismic shift from the
Information Age, where left brain thinking dominated our economy and
society to the Conceptual Age, where developing right brain aptitudes are
necessary for success. Pink explains, The right-brain qualities of
inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness, and meaningincreasingly will
determine who flourishes and who flounders. (Pink, 2006) Pink suggests
complimenting left-brain reasoning with six essential right-brain aptitudes:
Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play, and Meaning. The 21st Century art
curriculum addresses learners of the Conceptual Age with lessons designed
to sharpen these senses.
Symphony in the Contemporary Visual Arts Curriculum:
Daniel Pink most eloquently describes Symphony as, the ability to
put together the pieces. It is the capacity to synthesize rather than analyze;
to see relationships between seemingly unrelated fields; to detect broad
patterns rather than to deliver specific answers; and to invent something
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