Fine and Performing Arts Offerings

1. Fine and Performing Arts Offerings Ramsey Public Schools Mr. Kenneth Veit, Supervisor “2nd Cup of Coffee” January 27th, 2009

2. 3 Areas of Arts Education • Music • Visual Art • Theater

3. Elementary Art and Music Each student receives between 30-45 minutes of instruction in both areas every week. Taught by subject area specialists Dedicated music and art rooms at each school

4. Art @ Tisdale & Hubbard • Discipline Based Art Education (D.B.A.E) • Art History • Art Criticism • Art Making • Aesthetic Appreciation • All students develop technical skills in projects based on specific historical styles and artists • Develop proper vocabulary, learn elements of art and principles of design • Emphasis on critique

5. Art @ Tisdale and Hubbard - cont. • Program develops fine motor skills and higher order thinking • Study many different artists, including Kandinsky, Pollock, Matisse, Monet, Van Gogh, O’Keefe • Multicultural Art in 3rd Grade • Egypt, Japan, China, African Masks, Mexico • “Artist of the Month” • Student gets artwork framed, showcased, and gift of art supplies

6. Music at Tisdale and Hubbard • Emphasis on experiential learning with a wide variety of music styles • Artful – Beautiful – Tuneful • Incremental skill instruction • Vocal Skills • High/low, soft/loud, chanting, rounds and partner songs • Listening Skills • Identify different instruments, musical phrases, tone color • Movement Skills • Marching, hopping, clapping, dancing

7. Music at Tisdale/Hubbard – cont. • Music theory and appreciation • Form: Verse/Refrain, AB, Rounds • Instrument Families • Notation and Vocabulary gradually introduced through 3rd grade, prepares students for more advanced curriculum in Dater School • Textbook seriesenriches curriculum

8. Special K-3 Opportunities • Class Plays / Musicals in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades • Involve all sections in each grade • Music teachers work collaboratively w/ classroom teachers • Often tied into classroom component (i.e. Poetry) • Involve aspects of musical performance, staging, dancing, and some acting • Highlights each year are Hubbard 3rd Grade Cultural Music Program and Tisdale 3rd Grade Grandfriends Tea • School-wide events like Holiday Sing

10. Fine and Performing Arts @ Dater School

11. Dater School Visual Art • 45 Minutes of Art/week • Continue with D.B.A.E. instruction • Explore more media, including clay sculpture • Artist-in-Residence • Gretchen Dater Art Week

12. General Music at Dater • Stronger emphasis on reading music • Recorder in 4th Grade • Recorder Ensemble • Songs have more challenging harmony • Learn accompanying dances • Music History explored

13. Instrumental Music at Dater • Students may begin to study a band instrument in Grade 5 • Selection takes place end 4th • Summer Program • Weekly lessons • Cluster Rehearsals begin in January • Culminating Concert in May

14. Theater at Dater • New opportunity to participate in a true theatrical production at Dater – builds upon experiences at Tisdale /Hubbard • Extra-curricular activity • Performances for student body and parents

15. Fine and Performing Arts @ Smith School Visual Art Instrumental Music General Music Choral Music Theater Program

16. Smith School Cycle Program Visual Art General Music • Instruction in all grades, 6-8 • D.B.A.E. based • 6th Grade • Elements of Art, Pinch Pot, Printmaking • 7th Grade • Principles of Design, Linear Perspective, Surrealism • 8th Grade • Impressionism, Picasso, other modern styles • 6th Grade – caps K-6 general music program • Notation and elements of music • Music History and Composers • Musical genres • Choral, symphonic, opera, musical theater

17. Two bands – Gold and Blue – w/ 200+ students Each band meets 2-3 times per week + weekly small group lessons Jazz Band also offered before school by audition only Instruction focuses on improving instrumental technique while expanding knowledge of music overall Eligible to audition for All-County and All-Region Smith School Band Program

18. Choral Music at Smith • Shift from general singing experience to true Chorus • Two main chorus’s – 6th Grade and 7th/8th Grade • Each meet 2x week during school • Students CAN do both band and chorus • Strong instruction in vocal technique, ensemble skills, music theory • Songs in 2, 3, and 4-part harmony • Particular attention to changing boys voice • Select Chorus and Honor Choirs available

19. Theater at Smith • Part of extracurricular program • One full-scale production each year – students involved in all facets • Collaboration among Smith School faculty w/ strong involvement of music and art departments • Additional staff from HS productions involved in Smith show

20. Fine and Performing Arts @ Ramsey High School Chorus Band Visual Arts Theater

21. Chorus at Ramsey High School • Class meets daily for 40 minutes • Ranges between 60-100 students split into multiple sections • Evening opportunities for interested students • Perform at concerts plus civic events • Bi-yearly trip • Students regularly accepted to honor ensembles

22. Band at Ramsey High School • Comprehensive Band Program • Develop several music majors each year • Sense of “Family” • Band meet daily in school • Win numerous awards each year • Wonderful travel opportunities

23. Visual Arts at Ramsey High School • Large and active faculty • Main art track – Visual Arts I, II, II + Ceramics and Sculpture • Wide range of electives – Jewelry, Computer Graphics, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Drawing, Commercial Art • Critique and History continue to be significant part of instruction

24. Theater at Ramsey High School • Curricular offerings • 3 course sequence: Speech and Drama, Acting, Drama Workshop • Student-centered • 3 Full-scale extra-curricular productions each year • Fall and Spring Plays • Award-winning Winter Musical

25. Fine and Performing Arts Offerings Demonstration & Questions