ARTS
The Arts enable us to convey idea, emotion, and vision by giving form to imagination and finding solutions to achieve precise expression. The sense of discovery and the acceptance of the artistic responsibility are as important as the development of knowledge.
Students will investigate the Arts, build an understanding of a chosen medium and an appreciation of its development through history. They will have access to studio classes in Drawing and Painting, Printing, Photography, Pottery, Graphic Design, Music theory and Composition, ensemble playing, Band, Theater Arts and Drama, and Dance. They will experience the joy of creation through the study of the Arts.
Music
Music 9 is an integrated study of Western and non- western music theory, history and literature. Students listen to, analyze, compose, and perform examples of music taken from different music historical tradition. They learn and develop their musical skills through solo and ensemble performances. They will learn how to use technology to write, edit and arrange their musical compositions. Students are encouraged to participate in individual or group musical ensemble classes during after school activities
Visual Art
The Grade 9 and 10 Art courses aim to provide hands-on studio work on a wide variety of media to develop skills while pursuing an understanding of the socio-cultural and historical milieu that shaped these art forms as well as the representative artists who made distinctive contributions to it. The students will take an active and more independent role in their learning as they conduct research and develop project concepts and visual studies. They will also document their explorations and experimentations as they progress towards original and inventive solutions that exhibit technical proficiency in the traditional and contemporary art media.