Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study

7–8 GRADE ELECTIVES 18 Upper School Fine Arts Art Education • Middle School Art I • Elements of Design • Line • Contour • Outline • Expressive • Drawings • Color • Theory • Color study paintings 7–8 GRADE ELECTIVES • Jacob Lawrence- African American Illustrator • Storytelling canvas painting • Shape & Texture • Kandinsky – Russian Artist • Reproduction collage • Space/Form • Alexander Calder – American Sculptor • Mobile design • Middle School Art II • Art History • Egyptian • Hieroglyphics • Poster design • Chinese & Japanese • Scrolls • Brush painting • Greek • Coil pottery • Chalk designs • Baroque • Still life painting • Portrait study • Romanticism/Impressionism/Realism • Oil pastel • 20th Century Sculpture • Mask Design • Balsa Foam sculpture Music Education • Concert Band/Jazz Band • Warm-up Techniques • Ear Training • Ensemble listening • Embouchure building and muscle control • Music Reading • Sight Reading • Expression–dynamics, tempos, phrasing • Musical Math—rhythms, note values • Key Signatures • Listening • Incorporating ideas from professional musicians. • Creating awareness of band sound • Composer Study • Understanding music in relation history and culture • Cross-curricular topics • Distinguishing musical characteristics from different time periods • Performances • Grandparent Days • Christmas • Homecoming • Soul Feast • Evening of the Performing Arts • Evaluation • Critiquing performances • Improvisation • Learning the basics • Mimicking ideas from the professionals • Middle School Choir (Grades 6–8) • Sight-singing • Theory • Partner songs • Performances throughout the year • Quarterly Composer Units • Filipino Tinikling • Orff Instrument Festival Performing Arts • Middle School Theater • Stage terminology • Parts of the stage • Lighting • Sound • Costume • Makeup • Ensemble • Stage movement, pantomime, group formations with music, etc. • Voice quality and projection • Developing characters • Improvisational techniques • Games, monologues, and scripts

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