Fine Arts

Introduction of musical techniques and instruments are taught in this course.  This will include care of an instrument, correct posture, breath control, tone production, intonation, articulation, musical terminology, and fingerings.  Students study simple music and are given the opportunity to play and listen to different types of musical compositions.  

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The Band 1 course is designed for students who have fulfilled the requirements of Beginning Band or its equivalent.  Continued development of skills and understanding is maintained through studying of complex exercises and performing appropriate music literature.  Students develop listening skills to increase understanding of tonality, style, dynamic nuances, and interpretation of various styles of music (including contemporary, avant-garde, and ethnic music).  Performances for school and public are an integral part of the program.  Original band literature, arrangements, and orchestral transcription from Grades I to IV are included for study and performance.  

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The Band 2 course is designed for students who have fulfilled the requirements of Band 1 or its equivalent.  Development of appropriate and higher level musicianship qualities are emphasized and taught.  Band literature (Grades I to V) from various classifications is studied for performance.  The course will provide opportunities for school and community performances. 

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The Band 3 course is designed for students who have fulfilled the requirements of Band 2 or its equivalent.  Development of appropriate and higher level musicianship qualities is emphasized and taught.  Band literature (Grades I to V) from various classifications is studied for performance.  The course will include discussion on performance preparation, music styles, and careers in music.  The course will provide opportunities for school and community performances.  

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The Band 4 course is designed for students who have fulfilled the requirements of Band 3. Development of appropriate and higher level musicianship qualities is emphasized and taught. Band literature from Grades I to VI is studied for performance. The course will include discussion on performance anxiety, auditioning for solos, and aesthetics.  The course will provide opportunities for school and community performances.  

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Chorus 1 is designed for students to develop performance skills, knowledge, and understanding of vocal music.  Musical arrangements from a variety of styles and periods are sung in unison and two-part harmony.  Solo and ensemble singing are performed.  

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The Chorus 2 course is designed for students who have completed Chorus 1 or its equivalent. Music of various styles, periods, and cultures will be performed and studied.  Students listen to recordings, live performers, and choral groups to increase understanding of musical concepts.  Students match pitches, take rhythmic dictation, and demonstrate the use of notational symbols. Solo, two-part, three-part and four-part harmonies are introduced.  

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Chorus 3 is designed for students who have fulfilled the requirements of Chorus 2 or its equivalent.  Advanced musical skills and techniques involving diction, dynamic nuances, and changes in mood are emphasized.  Musical arrangements in unison, two-part, three-part and four-part harmonies are sung.  Students are able to perform Grades I to V choral literature.  

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Ukulele 1 is an introductory course designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop skills in ukulele playing.  Students will be involved with performing, listening to, and evaluating ukulele music. The instructor may select additional national music standards appropriate for the course and may integrate other Fine Arts standards. 

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This course is a continuation of the Ukulele 1 course or its equivalent.  Students develop intermediate skills in ukulele playing, such as picking melodies and solo work.  Students will be involved with performing, listening to, and evaluating ukulele music. The instructor may select additional national music standards appropriate for the course and may integrate other Fine Arts standards. 

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This course is a continuation of the Ukulele 2 course or its equivalent.  Students develop appropriate higher-level skills in ukulele playing, with a focus on analyzing and improvising music.  Performing as a soloist and in groups for the school community is an important part of the course. The instructor may select additional national music standards appropriate for the course and may integrate other Fine Arts standards. 

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This course helps students to explore a variety of media and techniques for personal expression and provides further opportunities for them to apply the elements and principles of design in imaginative solutions to visual problems.  Art forms of historical periods and diverse cultures are also studied as contextual and introductions to art processes. 

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This course follows General Art 1 and provides further opportunity to strengthen and refine productive skills and increase knowledge about art, art history, and the visual artifacts of diverse cultures.  Students are encouraged to examine the artworks of others and refine skills in a selected mode of expression.   

1  Credit

This is an advanced course to further expand skills learned in General Art 2.  This course provides students with opportunities to develop a portfolio of works which demonstrate attainment of art production skills, creative potential, aesthetic sensitivity, and understanding of personal expression through the Visual Arts. 

1  Credit

This is an introductory course that introduces clay as a universal medium of expression.  Functional and non-functional pieces from diverse cultures are introduced and analyzed.  Hand building techniques involving pinch, coil, slab, and free form modeling are covered.  Glazes, glazing techniques, and other methods of surface decoration are explored.  

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This intermediate course offers students opportunities to refine methods in clay hand-building techniques, glazing, and surface decoration.  Ceramic pieces from various world cultures are introduced and analyzed.   

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This advanced course offers students opportunities to refine methods in clay hand-building techniques, glazing, and surface decoration.  Ceramic pieces from various world cultures are introduced and analyzed.   

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This is an introduction to drawing and painting in the secondary school.  Experiences include experimentation in dry media such as pencil, pastels, and conte crayon, and wet media such as ink watercolor, tempra, acrylics, and mixed media.  Drawing and painting skills are refined to support personal interpretations and development of artistic style.  Drawings and paintings of various cultures are introduced, aesthetically scanned, and further explored as investigative research. 

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This course is designed to expand on skills, attitudes, and knowledge gained from Drawing and Painting 1.  Experiences may emphasize a particular medium and specialized subject matter.  The examination and study of artworks of various periods and cultures is encouraged.  

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This is an advanced course to further expand skills, attitudes, and knowledge gained from Drawing and Painting 1 and 2.  The emphasis is on developing a student’s individual style of creative expression in one or more modes of expression.  This course is designed to prepare students for continued study in an art school, college, or university. 

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This is an introductory course on photography.  Basic techniques taught are composition, exposure, lighting, camera care and operation, film processing, contact printing, enlarging and print mounting either through traditional photographic techniques or through digital media.  Darkroom safety procedures are introduced. 

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This is an intermediate course covering advanced exposure techniques involving measured and controlled light and time, the use of filters, film development for specific requirements and basic color photography either through traditional photographic techniques or through digital media. Individual projects include experiences in print toning, action photos, architectural compositions, and photos for news coverage. Further darkroom techniques and procedures may be utilized. 

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This is an advanced course that further develops skills and techniques learned in Photography 1 and 2 and offers new ideas and techniques utilized in contemporary photography.  It is designed to emphasize the use of imaging processes as creative and vital forms of visual communication.  Individualized studies will stress experimentation and research in specialized areas of interest, such as multi-media presentations.  Additional experiences will relate photography to imaging processes in video, still and motion pictures, television, and advertising art either through traditional photographic techniques or through digital media.  Development of a portfolio of images is strongly encouraged.:  

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This course provides students with opportunities to explore art and computer technology to develop a unique blend of skills that may be translated to computer.  Students will learn to use various computer software programs, techniques, and strategies along with computer hardware to enhance, modify, or create two- and three- dimensional digital art.  Activities may be applied to visual solutions for advertising, publishing, and animation.  Issues and topics on standards, ethics, and qualifications for computer art will also be addressed. 

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This course provides students with opportunities to explore art and computer technology to develop a unique blend of skills that may be translated to computer.  Students will learn to use various computer software programs, techniques, and strategies along with computer hardware to enhance, modify, or create two- and three- dimensional digital art.  Activities may be applied to visual solutions for advertising, publishing, and animation.  Issues and topics on standards, ethics, and qualifications for computer art will also be addressed.

1  Credit

This course provides students with opportunities to explore art and computer technology to develop a unique blend of skills that may be translated to computer.  Students will learn to use various computer software programs, techniques, and strategies along with computer hardware to enhance, modify, or create two- and three- dimensional digital art.  Activities may be applied to visual solutions for advertising, publishing, and animation.  Issues and topics on standards, ethics, and qualifications for computer art will also be addressed.

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This is an exploratory and introductory course that provides students with the opportunities to use natural and found materials for creative expression.  Students are given opportunities to identify plants and fauna indigenous to Hawaii and describe how they are used in creation of various arts and crafts of Hawaii.  In addition, this course provides students with opportunities to master the fundamental skills and techniques necessary to produce a variety of Hawaiian arts and crafts. 

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