FINE/APPLIED ARTS
3 credits (in any combination) from Foreign Language, Arts or Career Tech Ed
Art 05155 (TBCC ART115) .5Credit/ 3 college credits
Available: Grades 9-12
AL/Elective Credit, graded
Introduces students to a variety of drawing techniques. Students will develop skills in line drawing, shading, human proportion and perspective. This class will also explore historical aspects and aesthetic of art.
Ceramics 05159 .5 Credit
Available: Grades 9-12
AL/Elective Credit, graded
Presents all aspects of introductory clay processes: development of ideas, care and preparation of clay, skills and understanding related to clay, on and off the potter’s wheel, glazes and firing procedures.
Photography 55167 (TBCC ART 140) .5 Credit
Available: Grades 9-12
Al/CP/Elective Credit, graded
Introduces basic photographic techniques, processes and approaches, fundamental principles of camera operation and exposure. The course gives students the opportunity to build a personal portfolio and understand the basics of Adobe Photoshop.
Choir 05110 .5 Credit
Available: Grades 9-12
AL/Elective Credit, graded
Sing, study and perform a variety of music that represent most major western music genre and prominent representatives of other cultures. Concert participation and consistent rehearsal attendance is mandatory.
Band 05102 .5 Credit
Prerequisite: 2 years band experience or consent of instructor
Available: Grades 9-12
AL/Elective Credit, graded
Students will continue to develop their proficiency on their chosen instrument, increase knowledge of music theory, and history. Students are required to practice outside of class and required to participate in all performing events.
Contemporary Instrumental 05105 .5 Credit
Prerequisite: 2 years band experience or consent of instructor
Available: Grades 9-12
AL/Elective Credit, graded
Music Cultures of the World 05117 (TBCC MUS108) .5 credit
Available: Grades 10-12
AL/EL
Provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of music including composition, analysis, arranging and sight reading along with surveys of different musical styles and periods.
Theater Performance 05055 .5 credit
Available: Grades 9-12
AL/EL
An introduction to the nature of theater as a performing art. Students study selected plays from the perspectives of actors and directors. They will perform short pieces individually as well as in small groups. They will also write their own short pieces, and will perform written analysis on the strategies of playwrights to develop the ability to imagine the play in performance and to appreciate the range of theater's possibilities. (Not offered every year)