艺术

3项清单.

• 艺术与设计

  O’Neal’s visual arts program strives to develop each student’s abilities and talents at every level. O’Neal’s youngest students are introduced to the fundamentals of art and the principles of 设计. These core curricular ideas are strengthened and reinforced each year. Our program creates strong relationships based on art history and cultural diversity that build a student's imagination. Visual arts students cultivate their creative skills using a variety of media such as drawing, 绘画, 版画, 摄影, 多媒体的使用, as well as the exploration of sculpture through the mediums of clay.

• 合唱与音乐

  Musicians in grades 5-8 approach music from many different angles. They are singers exploring harmony and various genres of musical songs. At times they are guitar players creating and playing songs using their chord library and TAB notation. You will also see them composing using professional online composing 项目. Our creative times together also feature all genres of music listening from the serious to the fun.

   

  Musicians in grade 9-12 are the consummate choral performers. Singers are challenged with different genres of songs as well as foreign langu年龄 pieces. They move through a 4-year program of music theory as well to deepen their understanding. The 上学校 Choir represents the O’Neal community at school events, 公开表演, 社区服务展览, 合唱比赛.

• 戏剧与戏剧

  Whether it be simple classroom plays in the early grades or structured theater classes beginning in grade 5, O’Neal actors/设计师s are supported in their process by artists in their own right. Theater practitioners in grades 6-8 explore beginning, 中间, 以及先进的戏剧制作技巧, 设计, 和代理. Students examine foundational concepts of theater history, 暂存, and types of st年龄s before learning the various aspects of voice, 运动, mime, 和即兴演奏. 最后, students will apply their knowledge through many hands-on projects and exercises that will assess their understanding of the guiding principles that contribute to the making of effective theater. Middle school students will have an opportunity to participate as an actor, 设计师, 或者是中学独幕剧的演出团队, 还有跨区音乐剧.

   

  具体地说, 在高中, actors/设计师s are challenged to continually think outside the box by undertaking and refining the fundamental works of theater study with key elements covering such items as improvisational theater as well as overviews of both classic and contemporary monologues and scene work. Students will also undertake creative projects on both the elements of technical theater including lighting, 声音, 布景设计, 也是一部戏剧作品.

   

  Auditions are generally held three times during the year for the One Act competition, 的音乐, 主要舞台为弹簧制作. Students enrolled in each class are challenged to step beyond their comfort level and eng年龄 on a more meaningful level through their work with these productions whether backst年龄 or in a variety of areas.