| FINE ARTS |
| ALSDE-approved Fine Arts Curriculum Standards are linked HERE. |
| Supplemental Resources: Fine arts courses may utilize the following supplemental resources: |
| Below are the adopted textbooks for fine arts courses as well as the course outline and description. |
| Course |
Title |
Author |
Edition |
Publisher |
Copyright Year |
Tentative Course Outline |
Course Descriptions |
| Dance Ensemble I-III |
NA |
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COS pages 9, 37-47 |
Course is an ensemble performance course that includes dance training and performance. |
| Dance I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 9, 37-47 |
Course includes dance elements, techniques, performance, choreography, history, and critique. |
| Dance, Elements of Arts Literacy |
NA |
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COS pages 9, 37-47 |
Course explores dance literacy in theatre including creating, performing, dance history, and dance etiquette. |
| IB Dance, Standard or Higher Level |
NA |
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IB Dance Course Information |
IB Standard Level or Higher Level course focuses on the composition, performance, and analysis of dance and expressive movement. |
| AP Music Theory |
The Musician's Guide to Theory & Analysis |
Clendinning and Marvin |
4th |
W.W. Norton & Co. |
2020 |
Outline COS pg. 132-137 |
AP Music Theory provides a deeper understanding of various building blocks of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, meter, texture, and form. |
| Concert Band I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music in a concert band setting. |
| Marching Band I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music in a marching band setting. |
| Marching Band Color Guard I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience color guard band auxiliary. |
| Marching Band Winter Guard I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience winter guard band auxiliary. |
| Jazz Ensemble I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music in a jazz band setting. |
| Piano I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music through piano, keyboard or synthesizer. |
| Guitar I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music through guitar or electric guitar. |
| Percussion I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music through percussion instruments. |
| Band Techniques |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Enrichment music course designed to provide additional opportunities for instruction, practice, and performance. |
| Mixed Chorus I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience choral music in a mixed ensemble setting. |
| Chamber Chorus I-V |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience choral music in a chamber or small ensemble setting. |
| Men's Chorus I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience choral music in a men's ensemble setting. |
| Women's Chorus I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience choral music in a women's ensemble setting. |
| Show Choir I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience choral music in a show choir setting. |
| Music Production and Engineering I-III |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course is designed for students to experience audio production and technical skills in a recording studio. |
| Music, Elements of Arts Literacy |
NA |
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COS pages 85, 106-125, 139-145 |
Course explores arts literacy in music including creating, performing, music history, and performanc etiquette. |
| Music: IB Music, Standard or Higher Level, Grades 11 and 12 |
NA |
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IB Music Course Information |
IB Standard ot Higher Level course focuses on the study of music in western society, international music, music literacy, and music theory. |
| Concert Band grade 7 |
NA |
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COS pages 139, 102-103, 106-107 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music in a concert band setting. |
| Concert Band grade 8 |
NA |
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COS pages 139, 104-107 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music in a concert band setting. |
| Concert Band grade 7/8 |
NA |
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COS pages 139, 102-107 |
Course is designed for students to experience instrumental music in a concert band setting. |
| Theatre I-IV |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course provides opportunites for students to develop their talents, abilities, and skills and to find personal satisfaction in creating, performing, responding, and connecting to a variety of artistic processes and products. |
| Acting Techniques II, III, |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course focuses on stage acting techniques that use traditional acting methods, self-expression, and artistic communication. |
| Acting for Camera II |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course focuses on camera acting techniques, camera work, editing, and writing. |
| Technical Theatre Production I, II, III |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course explores technical theatre including stage design, scenery, lighting, costuming, sound design, and theatre history. |
| Makeup Design & Application |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course explores the principles, elements, practices, and history of stage makeup. |
| Playwriting |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course focuses on the writing for stage, use of dialog and movement, plot structure, and character development. |
| Musical Theatre I, II, III |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course explores musical theatre including acting, music, singing, theatre, history, and performance. |
| Theatre, Elements of Arts Literacy |
Glencoe Theatre Art in Action |
Taylor and Strickland |
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McGraw-Hill |
2016 |
COS pages 147, 168-175 |
Course explores arts literacy in visual arts including creating, performing, music history, and performanc etiquette. |
| Theatre grade 7 |
NA |
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COS pages 147, 161, 164-165 |
Course is designed to introduce students to the relevance, dramatic structure, production, performance, and cultural components of theatre. |
| Theatre grade 8 |
NA |
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COS pages 147, 161, 166-167 |
Course is designed to introduce students to the relevance, dramatic structure, production, performance, and cultural components of theatre. |
| Visual Arts I-IV |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
Course includes visual arts foundations, exploration, studio processes, art criticism, aethetics, and history. |
| Visual Arts, Painting II-III |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
Course includes painting foundations, exploration, processes, art criticism, aethetics, and history. |
| Visual Arts, Graphic Design I |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
Course includes graphic arts foundations, exploration, studio processes, artmcriticism, aethetics, and history. |
| Visual Arts, Photography I-III |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
Course includes photography foundations, exploration, studio processes, artmcriticism, aethetics, and history. |
| AP Studio Art Drawing |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
AP Studio Art Drawing is an intensive study course that includes a concentrated area of study with a sketchbook and portfolio of studio work. |
| AP Studio Art 2D |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
AP Studio Art 2D is an intensive study course that includes a concentrated area of study with a sketchbook and portfolio of studio work. |
| Visual Arts: IB Visual Arts, Standard Level, Grade 11 or 12 |
NA |
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IB Visual Arts Course Information |
IB Standard Level or Higher Level course that is structured to encourage individual exploration of one's artwork and personal expressions. A written journal consists of investigation into periods of art history, artists, and art media. The visual production consists of a portfolio of works associated with the written investigative workbook. |
| Art History |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
Course provides an in-depth study of art history and basic art concepts. |
| Visual Arts, Elements of Arts Literacy |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 201-213 |
Course explores arts literacy in visual arts including creating art, art history, and appropriate use of art supplies. |
| Visual Arts, Grade 7 |
NA |
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COS pages 182, 195-198 |
Course includes visual arts foundations, exploration, studio processes, art criticism, aethetics, and history. |
| Visual Arts, Grade 8 |
NA |
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COS pgs. 182, 195-196, 199-200 |
Course includes visual arts foundations, exploration, studio processes, art criticism, aethetics, and history. |
| Advance Visual Arts, Grade 8 |
NA |
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COS pgs. 182, 195-196, 199-200 |
Course includes visual arts foundations, exploration, studio processes, art criticism, aethetics, and history. |
| Media Arts I, II |
NA |
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COS pages 51, 74-81 |
Course includes the creative and conceptual aspects of meida arts experiences, products, techniques, and history. |
| Media Arts, Sequentail Images I-III |
NA |
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COS pages 51, 74-81 |
Course includes the creative and conceptual aspects of designing and producing moving and sequential images. |
| Media Arts, Elements of Art Literacy |
NA |
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COS pages 51, 74-81 |
Course explores arts literacy in media arts including the basic elements of media arts and appropriate use of media arts medium. |
| Film & Literature |
NA |
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COS pages 51, 74-81 |
Course examines the relationship between film and literature. |
| Film: IB Film, Standard or Higher Level, Grades 11 and 12 |
NA |
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COS pages 51, 74-81 |
IB Standard Level or Higher Level course. Through the study & analsis of film texts and film-making, students study film history, theory, and socio-economics. |
| IB Dance, Standard or Higher Level |
Course not offered (DHS) |
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IB Dance Course Information |
International Baccalaureate Dance can be taken in the junior or senior year as a Standard Level (SL) course or over the junior and senior years as a Higher Level (HL) course. The course focuses on the composition, performance and analysis of dance, or “expressive movement,” which is practiced amongst peoples of various backgrounds, and for a variety of purposes, throughout the world. Students create, participate in, and reflect upon dance forms and styles from a range of cultures and traditions, both familiar and unfamiliar. |
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No adopted text (FPHS) |
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| Film: IB Film, Standard or Higher Level, Grades 11 and 12 |
No adopted text (DHS) |
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IB Film Course Information |
International Baccalaureate Film can be taken in the junior or senior year as a Standard Level (SL) course or over the junior and senior years as a Higher Level (HL) course. Through the study and analysis of film texts and exercises in film-making, IB film students explore film history, theory and socio-economic background. The course develops students’ critical abilities, enabling them to appreciate the multiplicity of cultural and historical perspectives in film. To achieve an international understanding within the world of film, students are taught to consider film texts, theories and ideas from the points of view of different individuals, nations and cultures. |
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Course not offered (FPHS) |
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| Music: IB Music, Standard or Higher Level, Grades 11 and 12 |
No adopted text (DHS, FPHS) |
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IB Music Course Information |
International Baccalaureate Music is designed for students with a strong interest in music. The course is designed to promote greater awareness and understanding of both the power and variety of musical experiences. Topics include a study of music in western society, international music, basic musical literacy, and music theory. This study of music is concerned with elements of music, and the music of numerous cultures and eras. Both worldwide and historical perspectives are required of students, as well as a commitment to creating and performing music. |
| Theatre: IB Theatre, Standard or Higher Level, Grades 11 and 12 |
Course not offered (DHS) |
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IB Theatre Course Information |
International Baccalaureate Theatre Arts programme aims to help students understand the nature of the theatre; to understand it by making it as well as studying it; to understand it not only with their minds but with their senses, their bodies and their emotions; to understand the form it takes in cultures other than their own; and through this understanding better to understand themselves, their society and their world. The course involves the development of performance skills through working on devised and scripted scenes, some of which must be presented to an audience. Students will also study drama from the point of view of the director and will investigate methods of turning a play script into performance. Practical exploration of theatre from different cultures is also a key element in the course. A theatre production - a collaborative exercise animating a broad spectrum of talents and skills in which the principles and practices of theatre are explored by the students - is the high point of their practical and theoretical studies. |
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No adopted text (FPHS) |
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| Visual Arts: IB Visual Arts, Standard Level, Grade 11 or 12 |
Course not offered (DHS) |
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IB Visual Arts Course Information |
International Baccalaureate Visual Arts is a one-year, standard level IB elective course open to students in their junior or senior year. It is structured to encourage individual exploration of one's artwork and personal expressions. Students will create two separate bodies of work, one visual and one written. The written journal consists of investigation into periods of art history, artists, and art media. The visual production consists of a portfolio of works associated with the written investigative workbook. The assessment in IB Visual Arts consists of an external evaluation by an IB examiner of the workbook and portfolio of work as an on site exhibit in addition to an interview with the examiner. |
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Visusal Arts Course Companion |
Paterson, Poppy, Vaughn |
2017 |
Oxford University Press |
2017 |
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