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During my visit to Country in the Park, I tried to engage and connect with the place. i did not want to just see it,or just to hear it, i wanted to listen to it and be in the moment using all of my senses. The weather was a bit cloudy and a little bit windy. i smelt the fresh wind as if it was coming from the ocean. i took a deep breath in, to be in the present. First, i was seeing and hearing. but after slowly slowly I tried to focus on the moment. . i touched the soil, poked the leaves, touched the bark, just like a child was curious to absorb nature just like Parallax. I found an eucalyptus tree, full of energy, that seemed to dance with the wind. right next to that tree, I found a snake-like Octopus agave, sitting quietly and enjoying the moment. For me, it seemed like a giant python sitting down quietly, curled up, and watching the dance or movement of the trees. in my mind, I named them Harmony and Echo. All those things I could to relate with parallax.

i named the Eucalyptus tree Harmony because it was moving harmoniously with the wind. Compared to Harmony Echo was quiet but still observing and absorbing nature. though in my last scene in my story telling they both sang and danced.

Harmony the tree dancing confidently along with the wind. Echo (agave plant) was quietly observing and watching and absorbing the moment of enjoyment. I felt like Echo was completely in her moment, there was no rush, no busyness of life, just enjoying the moment..(Ungunmerr,2017) Suddenly I smelt a sharp smell of petrol filling the air and the noise of the car. I felt so annoyed as if I had broken all of my connection with them. it pulled me back to my reality. All my moments and pieces with nature got disturbed. I felt Echo and Harmony felt the same way as mine. I felt like something artificial and forced things to disturb and interrupt nature.

The sharp smell of petrol and the loud noise of the horn helped me to understand and realize, how deeply i was connected to nature, to the place, I was not just looking I was aware of every single detail. I was not just hearing, I was deeply listening. I became part of the process I was truly engaged in nature, . i heard a bird chirping, from a distance, rustling leaves, and branches cracked under my feet. it seemed the nature, the trees, the chirping birds, the rustling leaves, everything everyone was telling the story. i can relate to auditory(Gano and Krull, 2020)i visualize inside me,

I spent the next few days thinking about this meaningful experience. I felt so enthusiastic and motivated to craft a story. I can relate this thing to Dadirri, the deep listening practice of Aboriginal culture.(Ungunmerr,2017)

All those things inspired me to create The story "Moment with Echo and Harmony". This is not a story about nature, it is a story about my feelings during the country visit. It is all about being present, using all the senses, and all the imagination that supported me to write this story. For my background music, I chose Kenny G's "Moment". because i found the melodious soothing saxophone music is very much able to connect my emotions with that place.

When I started to create my creative response through the video, something changed inside me. personally, I'm a very quiet, introverted, kind of person. during this time, as I sang, and danced, I felt confident and free. I felt as if the universe had given me all the power to express my feelings. there is no limit, only joyful moments. i related this thing to what Victor Wooten once said about music and expression, how we do not need to be perfect, we need to just enjoy in the moment to express our feelings and foster our creativity.(Wooten, 2012) i the same way. my dance was inspired by the visit to the park. i moved my hands and body to symbolize the movement of the tree.

my singing came from my emotions. i felt like singing during my storytelling. the thing i created, came from my meaningful experiences during my country visit.

I want to bring this experience to my practice with my children. I will let them explore, and use their senses. i will give them opportunities for deep listening.

through these kind of expeience , children foster various imagination skills. they learn to interpret all the things in many different ways. just like how I saw a tree as a dancer or a octopus agave as a snake. it helps them to connect with the place., developing their problem-solving and imagination skills. this kind of Children are very creative. (Wilson,2007)

Conclusion; I want to hold and keep this feeling forever. i want to continuously use all my senses through deep listening to explore the world surrounding me. I

According to Wilson(2012)when we are curious and creative through our imagination, we just hear, we listen, we just don't see , we experience and connect with the nature

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Echo is a snake, sitting down quietly, enjoying the moment, while watching her friend Dancing. Harmony was dancing slowly to the soft music of Kenny G" The Moment "Suddenly a sharp smell of petrol and a loud noise of the horn filled the air, and both friends felt disgusted and disconnected. Harmony stopped dancing and Echo said" Disgusting sound and noise. Harmony sighed" Our world and nature getting polluted", how can we save our world and nature? Echo smiled softly and replied" Don't worry Harmony, take a deep breath, , music can change the world", then together they started to sing and dance. they believe they can change the world through music.

i used two tones of my voice - one as Harmony and one as Echo.

lyrics

save the world

saaaave the world

how can we save the world

music can save the world

laaaa laaaa lalaaaaaaaaa

luuuulauu laaallaaaa

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while capturing the video, there was slow wind and an absence of loud noise from the horn.

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Gandini, L. (2012). The atelier: A conversation with Vea Vecchi. C. Edwards, L. Gandini, & G. Forman (Eds.), The hundred languages of children: The Reggio Emilia experience in transformation (3rd ed., pp. 303–316). ABC-CLIO, LLC. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/reader.action?docID=820317&ppg=330

ISBN: 9780313359620

Gano, D., & Krull, S. (2020, July). Natural Sensory Learning. Www.communityplaythings.com. https://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/natural-sensory-learning

Meyers,A.B,And Berk,L.E.(2014).The SAGE handbook of play and learning in early child hood .SAGE Reference.https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473907850

Ungunmerr,M.R.(2017, Nov 29)DADIRRI(Official Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Video)::[video].youtube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tow2tR_ezL8

Wooten, V.(2013,May 30).Victor Wooten: Music as a Language[Video].YouTube. https://youtu.be/2zvjW9arAZ0

Wilson, R(2007). Nature and young children. Encouraging creative play and learning in natural environments. Routledge.

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in my creative response, I moved my hands, which symbolize the movement of the eucalyptus tree. I was showing my joy through it. It was helping my expression without telling me anything.

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Though it is a very funny song, it came from my heart. it is a pure expression, pure joy, and feelings that I could cherish forever. I used some meaningless words, ( laaa luuu), i felt like sometimes we don't need any grammatically correct, simple sounds able to make us happy. I believe music can save the world, so I wrote that song. I used two tones of voice while singing, one is for echo, another for Harmony. these are the things relatable to auditory.

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I used different languages in my drama, like moving my hands, symbolizing a dancing tree, my hands are not moving very fast, symbolizing the calmness of nature, and the slow wind. I used some facial expressions, while I was singing, my expression was a happy face, and when I was touching the branch my body expression was calm, when I smelled the petrol or found the loud noise of the car, my expression was disgusted. that is how I used the gestures in my critical response. I used my voice gently and softly, while i was telling the story as well, also used a loud voice when I felt disgusted.