Transcript EXPRESSIVE ARTS Fenwick High School

EXPRESSIVE ARTS
FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL
WELCOME
EXPRESSIVE ARTS
FACULTY
• Andrew Arellano – Speech & Department Chair
• Rizelle Capito – Instrumental Music, Fine Arts,
Survey of Music
• John Paulett – History of Film
• Suzanne Senese – Choral Music, Fine Arts
• Andrew Thompson – Instrumental Music
• Michael Winkels, OP – Survey of Studio Art, AP Art
History, 2-D & 3-D Studio Art
• Laura Pendleton – Orchestra Director
• Melanie Lamoureux – Choral Music, Theatre
FINE ARTS REQUIREMENT
• Fine Arts – One Semester
with emphasis on Music &
Art History
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• Two consecutive semesters
of any one of the
following:
• Concert Band/Percussion
Two consecutive semesters
• Wind/Percussion Ensemble
• String Orchestra
• Men’s Chorus
• Women’s Chorus
FINE ARTS
Music
Art
• Learn the elements of music • Learn how to look at and
and how music is
critique works of art.
constructed.
• Listen to music from wide
variety of time, periods,
cultures and styles.
• Do several studio projects
that reinforce objectives.
• Build active listening skills
• Build critical thinking skills.
• Study the evolution of music • Study how art influences
in society.
and is influenced by culture.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
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Concert Band
Percussion Ensemble
Beginning Band
Wind Ensemble
Concert Percussion
Pep Band
String Orchestra
• Meets daily during school
schedule
• Rehearsals begin during the
summer and run throughout the
year
• All members of Concert Band
Concert Percussion, Wind
Ensemble and Percussion
Ensemble are in Pep Band
STRING ORCHESTRA
• All Students with
Experience on Violin, Viola,
Cello and String Bass
Welcome
• 3 Concerts per year:
December, February &
May
• Contests
• IMEA District/All-State
• Solo & Ensemble Contest
• Travel: Disney World every
3 Years
BAND
• Concerts
• Christmas & Spring Concerts
• Winter Band & Percussion Ensemble Concert
• Community Events
• Athletic Events
• Pep Assemblies
• Performances at Local Churches
• Travel Performance
• Disney World, Spring 2014
• Contests
Christmas, February and May concerts
IMEA District/All-State
IHSA Organization Contest
Northwestern University solo/Ensemble
Contest
• State of the Art Competition
• VanderCook All-Catholic Band
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JAZZ BAND
• Open to All Students by
Audition in January
• For-Credit Class
• Meets 3 days per week from
7:05 – 7:50 a.m.
• One semester credit for the
full year
• September - May
• Performances Throughout
the School Year
• Instrumental Music Concerts
• Jazz Festivals
• Community Events
WOMEN’S CHORUS
MEN’S CHORUS
• Introductory Choral Ensemble – 2 Semester Elective
• Concerts
• Christmas Concert
• Spring Concert
• Community Events
• Anthem Choir for School Athletic Events
• School Assemblies/Open Houses
• National Anthem Choir for School Athletic Events
• University Club of Chicago
• Hall of Fame Assembly
• Mother’s Club Mass
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European Concert Tour
• 2014 – Spain
• 2012 – Ireland
• 2010 – France
• 2009 – Italy
CONCERT CHOIR/HONORS
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Premier Choral Performance Ensemble – 2 Semester Elective. May Be Taken
For Honors Credit
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Concerts
• Christmas Concert
• Spring Concert
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Contests
• IMEA District/All-State
IHSA Solo/Ensemble Contest
• Northwestern University Solo/Ensemble
• European Concert Tour
• 2014 – Spain
• 2012 – Ireland
• 2010 – France
• 2009 – Italy
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Community Events
• Open Houses
• Liturgies
MADRIGAL SINGERS
ADVANCED CHORAL ENSEMBLE
• Group of 12-16 students
chosen by audition.
• Open to Sophomores, Juniors
& Seniors
• Study & Perform music dating
from the 15th Century to the
present
• Students required to be
engaged in weekly private
voice instruction
• Students are eligible for honors
status if
• Participate in IMEA District
Auditions
• Participate in either the
Northwestern or IHSA solo &
ensemble contest
• Complete a music performance
history project
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European Concert Tour
• 2014 – Spain
• 2012 – Ireland
• 2010 – France
• 2009 – Italy
TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY
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• The Tri-M Music Honor Society is an international
program dedicated to the recognition of
exceptional music students.
• Criteria for membership is a member of a school
music ensemble that exhibits exceptional
scholarship, leadership, service and character.
• Tri-M is a program of NAfME, which is the largest arts
education association in the world.
MUSIC HISTORY & ANALYSIS
HONORS
• ½ Elective Expressive
Arts Credit, ½ Elective
Social Studies Credit
• Full Year Class
• Basic Music Theory
and Composition Skills
• Historical Survey of the
Major Musical Periods
• Overview of World
Music
SURVEY OF STUDIO ART
• One Semester Elective – So./Jr./Sr.
• Survey of Various Media
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Drawing – Pencil, Charcoal, Conté Crayon, Watercolor
Batik
Wire Sculpture
Block Printing
Screen Printing
Photography
Ceramics
Repoussé and Chasing
Acrylic Painting
• Sketchbook
• Final Project
2-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART
• Prerequisite – Survey of
Studio Art
• Four Levels – So./Jr./Sr.
• Students focus on two or
three 2-D media
• Etching
• Lithography
• Sketchbook
• Weekly Design Seminar
• Critiques
3-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART
• Prerequisite – Survey of
Studio Art
• Four Levels – So./Jr./Sr.
• Students focus on two or
three 3-D media
• Sketchbook
• Weekly Design Seminar
• Critiques
AP ART HISTORY
• Full Year Elective – Jr./Sr.
• Preparation for the AP Art History
Test – College Credit
• This Class Covers the History of Art
from the Ancient Near East to the
Present
• Students Gain an Understanding
and Enjoyment of Architecture,
Sculpture, Painting and Other Art
Forms within Historical and Cultural
Context.
• This year – iPad Pilot project
THEATRE & ACTING
FOUNDATIONS
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Study of voice, movement and
production design.
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Read scripts for meaning,
understanding and evaluation.
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Learn basic approaches to warmups, improvisation, monologues
and scene work.
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One Semester
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Open for Sophomores, Junior &
Seniors
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Introduces students to the elements
of theatre
HISTORY & THEORY OF FILM
• One Semester – Jr./Sr.
• The goal of this class is to
develop visual literacy –
sharpening powers of
observation, developing
skills and habits of
perceptive watching and
discovering complex
elements of film art.
• Will cover films from the
silent era to
contemporary motion
pictures.
OTHER ART ACTIVITIES
• Blackfriars Guild
• Fall Comedy
• Banua Talent Show
• Spring Musical
• Speech
• Speech Team
• Lectors at all-school
Liturgies
• Lincoln-Douglas Debates
• Public Forum Debate
• Student Congress
• Liturgical Orchestra and
Choir
• Fine Arts
• Art Club
• Literary Magazine Touchstone
• Student Newspaper – The
Wick
SPEECH
• One Semester Required Course –
Sophomore Year
• Special Occasion Speaking
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VFW
American Legion
WBBM
Optimist Club
Right to Life
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical
NMA
Sons of the American Revolution
• Fenwick Students over the last 19 years have won over $164,656.00 in
prizes. During the 2012-13 school year - $5,725.00.
• At least 24 National trips.