FINE ARTS
Fine Arts
Miss Angelica Fadrowski - Band, Chorus, Colorguard
Mrs. Deborah Dunn - Art
Music
Course: BAND Level: College Prep/Honors, 1 credit
Length: Full Year Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: Prior experience in band is not required. A desire to learn and availability of an instrument are all that is required.
Course Description: Band is offered for student’s grades 9 – 12 who wish to gain performance experience on band instruments. The band rehearses daily with emphasis on both marching band techniques and concert band literature. Each member is required to attend all outside rehearsals and performances. All students’ sign up for college prep Band but may re-designate to honors Band with the band director’s approval. Students desiring the honors option must audition for the CT Eastern Region Festival and do other various assignments beyond those that are expected at the college prep level.
Course: CHORUS Level: College Prep/Honors, 1 credit
Length: Full Year Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: Chorus is offered to students’ grades 9 – 12 who wish to gain performance experience through voice. The chorus rehearses daily with emphasis on solphege, reading music and signing in groups. Vocal technique will be studied through both popular and classical works. Each member is required to attend all outside rehearsals and performances. All students sign up for college prep chorus, but may re-designate to honors chorus with the bad director’s approval. Students desiring the honors option must audition for the CT Eastern Region Festival and do other various assignments beyond those that are expected at the college prep level.
Course: COLORGUARD Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: By audition only.
Course Description: Students will be instructed in large pole, swing pole, auxiliary equipment, and dance techniques. This marching unit will perform at all home football games, competitions,
and all other public performances with the marching band. Students will rehearse daily with the band. They will be taught the fundamentals of marching and will be expected to memorize the routines for the half-time shows. Colorguard students also have additional rehearsals with their instructor one night a week.
Course: MUSIC THEORY Level: Honors, 1 credit
Length: Full Year Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This class is designed to give students a greater understanding of music functions and general properties. Students will do numerous writing assignments and compositions. Also, they will do many in-class assignments that are designed to give a better understanding on such fundamentals as, key signatures, scales, intervals, quality of intervals and chords, rhythm, tempo, division of the beat, triads, 7th chords, inversions and figured bass, melodic lines, notating chords, harmonic progression and many others.
Course: MUSIC APPRECIATION
Length: Semester Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Prerequisites: None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Description: This class is open to any student in any grade and has no prerequisite. This is a class which will expose students to a variety of different styles and activities. The class is very hands-on and will include travel to performances, composing music, and building musical instruments. Topics covered in this class include but are not limited to: Music in Our Environment, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Classical Music, Instruments of the Orchestra, the Theatre, How Sound Works, Basic Music Literacy, Music and Media, Careers in Music, and World Music. Students who take this class should expect to travel to a variety of music performances, listen to a wide range of musical genres, and to experience music in a new and exciting way!
Course: INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUMENTS
Length: Semester Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Prerequisites: None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Description: This class is open to any student in any grade and has no prerequisite. The focus of the class is to teach students who have little or no experience how to play a band instrument. The class is set up similarly to a 5th grade band program. Students will select the band instrument of their choice and then work individually and in groups to learn that instrument throughout the semester. Students who successfully complete a semester of Intro to Instruments are eligible for membership in the symphonic and marching band the following semester however, this is not mandatory. Students will be provided group lessons, individual practice time, and “mini-band” rehearsal and will be taught all of the basics of the instrument they choose as well as basic music reading. Limited instruments are available for student loan however, a rental program is available. Students are responsible for providing their own instrument supplies (reeds, cork grease, slide oil) as well as purchasing the “Essential Elements 2000” book which will be the primary text used in this class. Students may repeat this class to learn a new instrument or if they require additional remedial help on an instrument they already know.
Course: PIANO
Length: Semester Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Prerequisites: None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Description: Piano is open to any student in any grade and has no prerequisites.
Students will use the “Piano 101” book to learn fundamental music and piano skills. The class
will focus on piano posture, note and rhythmic reading, solo and group performance, and basic
piano technique. Students will also learn basic performance etiquette and will apply these skills
in weekly performances. Students will participate in weekly piano recitals during class
beginning in the second half of the semester. No previous piano or music knowledge is
necessary, as all students will be taken from square one of piano instruction.
Art Courses
Course: DRAWING 1 Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course is an introduction to basic drawing elements and a wide variety of media. Training a student “how to really see” and expression of ideas and feelings through drawings is the main focus of the course. Critiques and slides are included to familiarize the student with art, artists, and the major movements in the history of art.
Course: DRAWING 2 Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: Drawing 1
Course Description: An in-depth training/practice of various media and their combinations will be stressed. Subject matter and concepts will be introduced to enhance growth of personal vision. Developing a student’s individual style will be emphasized. Critiques, slides, videos provide further examination of major artists, art movements, and the role art plays in our culture. Drawing II students will have an opportunity to take this course for advanced credit by completing additional and more challenging course work.
Course: PAINTING Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: Drawing 1
Course Description: This course introduces the student to the materials and methods of painting, the use and the mixing of colors, representation and abstract imagery, principles of composition
and proportion. Acrylic and watercolor painting are stressed. Class critiques, films, and slides supplement the studio work.
Course: PORTFOLIO PREPARATION Level: Honors, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 11, 12
Prerequisites: Any art course
Course Description: This course is designed for the advanced, college bound junior and senior art student who is interested in preparing for and pursuing an art career. Each student will have a specific list of 10 to 12 projects to complete during the term. This course teaches how to market a student portfolio, select, critique work and create the best presentation to meet the needs of the advanced, college bound art major and those going into an art career upon graduation.
Course: POTTERY 1 Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This class will be a studio course that explores basic methods of hand-building clay and the use of the potter’s wheel. Demonstrations will be provided to the students and individual experience will be gained in glazing and firing methods.
Course: POTTERY 2 Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: Pottery 1
Course Description: This class will start by reviewing wedging, hand building, wheel throwing and glazing. Students then write a contract to create 5 or more projects of their choice. This contract allows each student to develop his/her own style and to pursue the area of pottery that interests him or her most. Critiques and demonstrations are also included.
Course: CRAFTS Level: College Prep, ½ credit
Length: Semester Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This class is a studio course which explores the major craft areas of weaving, basic printmaking, and collage. Basket making, simple jewelry, paper mache, and paper making will be highlighted.
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