Fine Arts

K3-5th Grade

Music education is learning about music symbols, instruments, and rhythms, as well as composing and performing music. Students will learn music using many different instruments, such as handbells and handchimes. 1st-5th graders perform in the Christmas program every year. In the spring, students will learn how this music shaped musical styles for generations to come. Students will also learn about different major classical composers and their contributions to music.

Students will further develop singing skills, including singing in parts and vocal technique. Students have the opportunity to participate in chorus to learn age-appropriate repertoire and performance etiquette.

• Pitch: Develop a sense of pitch within the pentatonic scale through folk, multicultural, and patriotic selections.
• Music symbols: Identify, define, and apply music symbols and vocabulary.
• Composition: Compose and notate short rhythms in common time using different meters, such as 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8.

K3-5th Grade

Elementary art is an introduction to the visual arts. Art history is blended with two-dimensional and three-dimensional student artwork including, drawing, painting, sculpting, and more. This course focuses on the enjoyment of creating individual art.

MS piano class primarily focuses on building skills in scales, theory comprehension, reading notes on the staff and building repertoire by learning new songs with Mrs. Kailee’s guidance.

Steel drums are an extracurricular activity, students are encouraged to learn about the elements of music through this instrument.

6th-8th Grade

Both Music 101 and Music 102 focus on crafting knowledge of music theory. We work on all of the basics of music from building rhythmic skills, deconstructing musical elements into parts and sections, reading and writing sheet music that we then translate on to piano, to even hands-on experience with piano, guitar, and dance.

Music 101 focuses more on the baseline theory of reading music as a foundation to build other instruments and musicality on top of while Music 102 has more hands-on applications with vocal work like pitch and harmony.

6th-8th Grade

Students are taught various methods of drawing, painting and creating with emphasis on the elements of art. A variety of wet and dry media are used. A sketchbook is required for the class in order to keep the students personal artistic expressions. Historical and contemporary artists are studied in the classroom throughout the year. Art techniques that are explored include pencil, paint, charcoal, collage, clay, and other media.

9th-12th Grade

The Drawing I art class for high school concentrates on teaching the basics of drawing. We focus on the elements and principles of art and the fundamentals of drawing. We strive to build up student skills with each lesson focusing on the importance of hand eye coordination and drawing what we see, not what we think we see. Students receive instruction in pencil, charcoal, pen, and color pencil. They explore their creativity and imagination through many different projects and learn about artists past and present.

1st-8th Grade

Kids really enjoy this “armchair sport”. We help them develop a skill and a love for a game that can last a lifetime. The development of the game comes with progression. Students in 1st and 2nd grade will have an emphasis on primarily instructional. Students in 3rd-5th grade will improve on instructional skills along with adding on a level of competition. The students in Middle School will be in a competitive environment developing their technical skills.

Extracurricular dramatic and musical productions for 6th-12th grades.

The drama course strives to produce students who can communicate Christian values with both substance and style. Students will learn basic vocabulary of the theater and build upon theater skills by teaching audition skills and allowing students the opportunity to perform. Throughout the semesters, students will participate in various styles of theater and games that help reinforce listening and thinking on their feet, as well as implementing the countless facets of stage acting. Students are also encouraged to audition for the production or serve on the crew.