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Each course in Visual & Performing arts addresses the proficiencies required for graduation:
VPA1b. Create: Make/Develop - Create/Develop work with skill and knowledge of the medium.
VPA2b. Present: Prepare - Present/perform work in an appropriate setting.
VPA3a. Respond: Perceive - Determine the essential elements of a work.
VPA4a. Connect: Communicate - Create work that conveys emotion, meaning or ideas.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Fall Semester
Fall Semester
Filmmaking - S1
Filmmaking - S1
Create engaging films using digital filmmaking and animation techniques. Topics include stop motion, screenwriting, storyboards, video editing, short films, and documentaries.
Pottery - S1
Pottery - S1
Work with clay to learn about form, function and modeling. Topics include hand building and wheel techniques; decoration and motif; pattern and texture; and communicating through metaphors.
Ind. Art & Design - S1 (same as Design Tech. class)
Ind. Art & Design - S1 (same as Design Tech. class)
Take what you know and explore new ideas, media, and techniques.
Spring Semester
Spring Semester
2D Art - S2
2D Art - S2
Explore art in two dimensions: drawing, painting, and digital editing. Emphasis is on composition, color, contrast and depth to communicate ideas and emotions.
Jewelry - S2
Jewelry - S2
Explore jewelry techniques to make wearable art objects such as earrings, pendants, and rings. Topics include: wire bending, soldering, texturing and communicating through symbols and meaning.
Filmmaking - S2
Filmmaking - S2
Create engaging films using digital filmmaking and animation techniques. Topics include stop motion, screenwriting, storyboards, video editing, short films, and documentaries.
Ind. Art & Design - S2 (same as Design Tech. class)
Ind. Art & Design - S2 (same as Design Tech. class)
Take what you know and explore new ideas, media, and techniques.
Performing Arts
Performing Arts
Chorus - Offered throughout the school year during specific Flex Blocks
Chorus - Offered throughout the school year during specific Flex Blocks
Students will sing solo or in small ensembles and healthy vocal techniques. Students will explore various musical concepts, preparing music for performance opportunities.
Trimester 1
Trimester 1
Fretboard Fundimentals
Fretboard Fundimentals
Students will explore instruments with strings and frets, such as guitar, ukulele, and bass. They will learn basic skills to play melodies, accompany themselves or others, and learn/review how to read different forms of musical notation.
Keyboard Club
Keyboard Club
Students will be able to develop proficiency on the keyboard, learn to play chords and melodies and interpret different forms of music notation. Students with any level of experience are welcome. Students will learn skills that will help them to play songs in class and songs of a student's choosing.
Brass and Wind
Brass and Wind
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Ensemble Band
Ensemble Band
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Trimester 2
Trimester 2
Music Production & Studio Design
Music Production & Studio Design
Students will explore mixing musical audio and mixing audio for video. Students will also learn how to operate sound equipment
Beats and Strings
Beats and Strings
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Ensemble Band
Ensemble Band
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Trimester 3
Trimester 3
Jazz Band Performance Studio
Jazz Band Performance Studio
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Why This Song Slaps
Why This Song Slaps
Students will be able to explore popular music and trace its origins through time, engaging in dialogue and discussion about aspects related to music in cultural and historical contexts.
Music Theory 101
Music Theory 101
Students who have had extensive study in music throughout their time in school will explore concepts related to the rules and musical ideas that are popular in Western Music.
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