Fine Arts   Department   

Courses

Art 1A

Prerequisites: None

Special Aspects: Students will e required to supply a sketch pad,
pencils, pens, etc. Some of the materials will be supplied by the
class.

Abstracts: Will provide the student with basic understanding of
line, value, shape, design, perspective, center of interest, line of motion and color. The class will primarily be dedicated to
sketching and the use of dry media. Art history will be taught.

Art 1B

Prerequisites: Art 1A

Special Aspects: School will supply the use of acrylic with a $15
art fee. Students may bring their own acrylics or oils and
eliminate the art fee. Students will be required to bring their own brushes and material to paint on.

Abstracts: Art 1B will give the student an opportunity to use acrylic or oil paints. Students will obtain a basic working idea of color and the mixing of colors to produce a finished product. Art history will be taught.

Art 2A

Prerequisites: Art 1B, Special permission

Special Aspects: Students need to supply their own paints, brushes, etc.  School will supply acrylic paints with a $15 art fee; however, students at this point need their own acrylic or oil paints.

Abstracts: Photo-realism will be taught to the students.

Art 2B

Prerequisites: Art, 2A, Special permission

Special Aspects: Students need to supply their own paints, brushes, etc. School will supply acrylic paints with a $15 art fee. If the student had Art 2A the previous semester and has some of his paints mixed then only a $5 art fee will be charged.

Art 3A and 3B

Prerequisites: Art 2A & B, Special permission

Special Aspects: The individual cost of the class may vary according to work done.

Abstracts: Art 3 gives the student an opportunity to improve his or her art skill on an individual basis. Each student is responsible for each project, which may vary in length of time depending on the difficulty of the project. Two or more projects will be produced each semester.

High School Band A and B

Prerequisites: Sufficient prior experience on an applicable musical instrument or by audition.

Special Aspects: Two semesters must be taken to obtain credit unless special permission of the instructor is obtained.

Abstracts: To provide the opportunity for continued development of musical talents. This class will expose students to a wide variety of music; popular, sacred and classical. Students will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities: pep band, concerts, music festivals, music clinic, assemblies, and All-State Groups. These activities provide the student with knowledge and skills to compete for scholarships. These classes may be taken more than once.

High School Choir A and B

Prerequisites: None

Special Aspects: Should have some vocal music talent. Two continuous semesters recommended.

Abstracts: Choir is designed to be a training class as well as a performing group. Fundamentals of reading music is taught along with voice development. Members will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities: concerts, assemblies, clinics, music festivals and All-State Groups. The choir may also participate in the school musical. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of music. These courses may be taken more than once.

Advanced Music

Prerequisites: Previous study of music for at least 2 years in high school or special permission.

Abstracts: This course studies advanced music concepts such as music composition and arrangement as well as the development of more advanced musical competence. This course may be taken more than once for credit.

Select Choir

Prerequisites: Approval of Instructor

Special Aspects: Vocal musical talent required.

Abstracts: Select choir is oriented toward performance proficiency, and many of the aspects considered developmental in Choir A, B and C are expected to be present in Select Choir. This course may be taken more than once for credit.

Music Appreciation

Prerequisites: None

Special Aspects: This class can count as an Academic Humanities.

Abstracts: This class studies the historical and fundamental aspects of music as well as the various forms and styles of music, including classical music. The student will listen to, analyze and critique the various types of music.

Introduction to Theater

Prerequisites: None

Special Aspects: This course may count as an Academic Humanities.

Abstracts: This course studies the history of theater, the theater as an expression of art form, and introduces theatrical production as an art form. Some dramatic production may be done within the class, but this is not the primary focus of the course.

Drama

Prerequisites: None

Abstract: This course emphasizes dramatic production, including plays and musicals. To take the class one does not have to be in a dramatic production and to be in a dramatic production one does not have to take this course. This course does not count as an Academic Humanities. This course may be taken more than once for credit.