BIO

Shelly Stanley enjoys teaching and has taught at DT through the co op and DT since 2021. Being a self proclaimed renaissance woman, Shelly has tried to vary her skills and abilities. She has enjoyed music from a very young age and many of her favorite teachers and most impactful adults were musicians in her life. Shelly was trained in piano from the age of 8, competing nationally yearly and performing multiple times a year. Shelly started receiving vocal training at age 15 and sang in the elite choir at her high school, Emory and Henry College, MTSU and then as an adult in church praise teams. Shelly has taught private piano lessons as well as music classes at Discipleship Tutorial's Co-op. She currently plays keyboard and sings each Sunday on her church's praise team.

Shelly was taught sewing through a class at a community center and has since completed more than 20 quilts as well as numerous costumes and clothing items.

History has always been a passion of Shelly’s and she was thrilled to teach a Tennessee history class to the 5-6th grade co op. The class was so loved that she decided to offer it to DT middle school students.

Costuming

16 WEEK CLASS (Spring)

 

Tutor Name:  Shelly Stanley

Course Name:  Costuming

Required Text:  None

Supply Fee: $105

Additional Materials Required:  

Students will need to have a basic sewing machine for this class.

Minimum Number of Students:  8

Maximum Number of Students:  12

Course Description/Outline/Objectives: 
This class will take the basics learned in sewing and apply it to the art of costuming. We will study how to repurpose discarded clothing items ("goodwill finds") for theater or personal use, how costuming is different than traditional garment making, taking measurements and using patterns to create costumes for real people. We will create a few projects but will work closely with the music theater class to complete some special costumes for the spring play.

Expected Weekly Time Commitment for Homework:  1-2 hours

Grade Level:  5th-12th grades

More Courses
  by Shelly Stanley

  • Music Theory

  • Sewing

  • Costuming