Kg - 3rd Grade
- General Music
- Visual Art
- Dance
- Theatre
- Media/Library Enrichment
Elementary students also receive 4 days of Physical Education and enrichment through the Maker Space, where students explore and create through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
4th - 5th Grade
- Band*
- Chorus
- Orchestra*
- Visual Arts
- Theatre
- Dance*
*expenses involved (ie owning or renting an instrument, purchasing dance attire)
All mini-majors, except for Visual Arts, are performance-based. When performances or productions are in rehearsal, there is a possibility of after school rehearsals and/or concerts. It is expected that students involved in these performances will attend all events related to their arts area.
Elementary students also receive 4 days of Physical Education and enrichment through the Maker Space, where students explore and create through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will be enrolled in a “Major Area” course, which is a 3-year commitment. All majors, except for Visual Arts, are performance-based. When performances or productions are in rehearsal, students are expected to attend all events related to their arts area.
Band
All Band Majors will take 1 Band Major Class, plus 1 additional music class.
Band Major Classes:
- Beginning Band*
- Intermediate Band*
- Symphonic Band*
Additional Music Classes:
- Jazz Band (requires instructor approval)*
- Piano
- Handbells
- Digital Music
- Chorus (as elective)
- Orchestra (as elective)*
- Guitar
*expenses involved (ie owning or renting an instrument)
Chorus
All Chorus Majors will take 1 Chorus Major Class, plus 1 additional music class.
Chorus Major Classes:
- Female Beginning Chorus, Level 1*
- Female Advanced Chorus, Levels 2-3*
- Male Chorus, Levels 1, 2, 3*
Additional Music Classes:
- Show Choir (requires instructor approval)*
- Piano
- Handbells
- Digital Music
- Band (as elective)*
- Orchestra (as elective)*
- Guitar
*expenses involved (ie owning or renting an instrument, performance attire, etc)
Dance
The state requirement of enrollment in Physical Education (PE) is waived for Dance Majors.
Orchestra
All Orchestra Majors will take 1 Orchestra Major Class, plus 1 additional music class.
Orchestra Major Classes:
- Beginning Orchestra*
- Advanced Orchestra*
Additional Music Classes:
- Swinging Strings (requires instructor approval)*
- Piano
- Handbells
- Digital Music
- Band (as elective)*
- Chorus (as elective)
- Guitar*
- Jazz Band (must play electric bass and requires instructor approval)
*expenses involved (ie owning or renting an instrument)
Theatre
Theatre Electives:
- Technical Theatre
- Musical Theatre
- Introduction to Dance
Visual Arts
All Visual Arts Majors will take 1 Visual Arts Major Class, plus 1 additional Visual Art class.
Visual Arts Major Classes:
- Two-Dimensional Art*
Additional Visual Arts Classes:
- Three-Dimensional Art*
- Photography*
- Digital Art (Fab Lab)*
- Technical Theatre
*Visual Arts classes may require a lab fee.
General Electives
- Band (as elective)*
- Chorus (as elective)*
- Orchestra (as elective)*
- Musical Theatre (Theatre and Chorus Majors only)*
- Technical Theatre (Theatre and Visual Arts Majors only)
- Guitar
- Digital Music (Music Majors only; one year only)
- Handbells
- Piano
- Introduction to Dance (non-Dance majors only; one year only)
- Robotics
- Engaged Citizenship through Service Learning
- Computer Coding
- Digital Art*
- ITV Production
- Physical Education (If PE waiver is completed, students may take an additional elective each year.)
*expenses involved (ie owning or renting an instrument, lab fee, dance attire, etc)