Grade level: 10-12 CCHS/9-12 HHS
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
This course meets the state graduation requirement for visual and performing arts. This survey course includes the standards contained in the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Visual and Performing Arts. The KAS for Visual and Performing Arts incorporates the five arts disciplines of dance, media art, music, theatre, and visual art. Within these five arts disciplines, students should engage with the four Artistic Processes of Creating, Performing/Presenting/Producing, Responding, and Connecting. Students will achieve and move beyond the grounding in the arts achieved at the middle school level toward proficiency in the arts. Emphasis for these students should be placed on exposing students to a variety of arts through active experiences and developing further understanding and appreciation of the historical and cultural significance of the arts. A higher emphasis on the process of responding to the arts is a natural outcome of this more general approach to art education; however, engagement in the creative aspects of the arts remains critical in the general education of all students and promotes deep understanding and appreciation of the arts.
Course descriptions found at https://kecs.education.ky.gov/public/coursesearch