Department of Fine and Performing Arts and a little thing called Technology A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.

Art  Art 5 Color Theory Basic Drawing Skills Cutting Techniques Space Relationships Tessellations Clay Slab Techniques Watercolor Painting Study of Art Creators in the World Art Goes To School  Art 6 Figure Drawing Portrait Drawing Color Theory Cutting Techniques Clay Pinch Pots Basic Drawing Skills Study of Art Creators in the World Art Goes To School

Art  Art 7 Lettering and Fonts Elements of Art Design and Layout Ceramic Tiles &Picture Frames Calligraphy Rubber Stamps Various Illustrations & Drawing Study of Art Creators in the World  Art 8 (Electives) Dimensions in Art  Origami  Clay  Paper Mache  Perspective Computer Graphics  Adobe Illustrator  Adobe Photoshop  Career-Oriented Projects Study of Art Creators in the World Computer Graphic Field

Band  Instrumental music in West Deptford begins in 5th grade.  Beginning students start by choosing to study: Flute (Tweeters) Clarinet (Screechersquawkers) Saxophone (Honkers) Trumpet/Trombone (Tooters) Percussion (Thumpers).  Every band student has a lunch/recess group lesson and at least one band rehearsal every week.

Band  6th grade band is a homeroom and plays every day.  7th grade band has a couple of rehearsals as well as their general music class together.  8th grade is an elective that meets every day. The emphasis is on jazz / blues styles and improvisation.  We study and play music from the middle ages to early jazz and blues.

Band  The goal is for every student to be able to : Read Count Play in any key and in many styles  Toward that goal, band students complete 11 texts over four years.  There is a major emphasis on: Music Theory Ear Training Musical Literacy Connections to ALL curricular areas.  Many times more than 50 students will focus and listen intently to an entire piece of music for the chance to answer a question and earn one Dove chocolate, that's a teaching bargain.

Choir Choir Program at West Deptford Middle School Vocal Development: Changing Voices Healthy Singing Role Models Audiation, Independence Philosophy: Literacy Creative Expression

Choir Repertoire: Cultural Diversity Quality of Text Musical Intention Appropriate Developmental Level Curriculum: Sight-Reading Materials Warm-ups Public Domain Choral Website, Smart Music

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The Other Art- Technology  Computer Technology and Literacy Technology concepts:  Keyboarding skills  Paint, draw and graphics  Word processing  Network awareness internet and telecommunications  Multimedia and electronic presentations. Computer Programs:  Mavis Beacon Keyboard Skills  Microsoft Office Programs  Microsoft Publisher  Other computer software programs