Ceramics Beginning

This is an introductory course designed to cover 3‐dimensional design using clay as the medium. Students will learn how to use appropriate tools and techniques to produce variations of basic pinch, coil, slab, thrown, or sculptured forms. Clay preparation, construction, surface design, and firing will be explored. Students will understand the relationship between the history of ceramic forms and media.

 

Ceramics Advanced

This advanced course is designed for students who wish to continue their studies of the visual arts at a more advanced level and builds on the Intermediate Ceramics course. The studio focus will continue to be on the medium of clay, allowing students to continue to refine skills and art techniques while developing their own artistic style. Students will continue to deepen their historical and cultural knowledge of the arts. Studio projects will require students to work at a more independent and mature level and will culminate in a portfolio of their artistic work that may be used in AP Studio Art or post‐ secondary admission.

Guitar Beginning 

This is an elective course offering beginning instruction for the acoustic guitar. Students will learn how to read music, music fundamentals, guitar notation, sing simple melodies while playing accompaniment, open chords, power chords, movable chords, accompaniment techniques, and a variety of playing techniques and styles including both the pick and finger styles. The course also includes in‐class performances (solo and small ensemble) and two research papers (one each semester). Students must provide their own acoustic guitar.

 

Guitar Advanced

This is an elective course offering additional instruction for the acoustic guitar. Students will learn how to read music, music fundamentals, guitar notation, sing simple melodies while playing accompaniment, open chords, power chords, moveable chords, accompaniment techniques, and a variety of playing techniques and styles including both the pick and finger styles. The course also includes in‐ class performances (solo and small ensemble) and two research papers (one each semester). Students must provide their own acoustic guitar.