Art Areas
Art Areas
Band Education
Throughout history, music has been present in all cultures. The study in music in our schools facilitates aesthetic, social, emotional, and physical development in all students. Music can provide a means of communication of cultural ideas, and can serve as an expression of and means for sociological and technological changes in society.
In Richland One, the goal for students enrolled in band classes is to develop a sense of respect for music and its creation, to display a sense of enjoyment when participating in music, and to use music as a means of personal expression.
Throughout history, music has been present in all cultures. The study in music in our schools facilitates aesthetic, social, emotional, and physical development in all students. Music can provide a means of communication of cultural ideas, and can serve as an expression of and means for sociological and technological changes in society.
In Richland One, the goal for students enrolled in band classes is to develop a sense of respect for music and its creation, to display a sense of enjoyment when participating in music, and to use music as a means of personal expression.
Choral Music Education
Music is a compelling, meaningful, and powerful force in our lives. Through listening and performing we create opportunities for our students to have a deeper understanding of music.
The Richland One Choral Music program is based upon learning through experience. It teaches mental discipline, attentiveness, reflection, and creative problem-solving. The primary goals of the choral music program are to develop music literacy in all of our students and to ensure that our students have opportunities to study and perform high-quality and diverse genres of music as it relates to history and culture.
The purpose of dance education in Richland One is to provide students with a comprehensive, sequential, rigorous, and balanced approach to learning through creative problem solving. This process involves a discipline based approach with experiences in the production, appreciation, and knowledge of dance through an understanding of the developments in history and culture, and the development of judgments about dance and practical applications of dance practices.
We believe:
- Instruction in dance includes a rigorous, sequential, balanced, and disciplined based approach.
- The opportunity to become part of the dance program is available for all students and not just for a talented few.
- Every student should exercise his or her creative potential in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding.
- Individual ethnic and cultural diversity are acknowledged and respected.
- The discipline of dance should have equal status, funding, and support among other disciplines within the educational system.
- Dance education may help enhance learning in other disciplines and improve the quality of life for students.
- Dance education promotes self-esteem and unique ways of understanding and experiencing the world.
The purpose of elementary music education in Richland One is to provide students with a comprehensive, sequential, rigorous and balanced approach to learning. This approach emphasizes critical thinking and creative problem solving, developing musical skills, and responding to aesthetic qualities in music. This approach emphasizes critical thinking and creative problem solving, developing musical skills, and responding to aesthetic qualities in music. Instruction involves a discipline based approach with experience in all the areas of the SC Elementary Music Standards.
Elementary music education should give every student the opportunity to develop music responsiveness, understanding, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits as future creators, performers, and consumers of music. Music provides many experiences to help students acquire independence, a positive self-concept, and a sense of responsibility. The study of music provides practice in basic and higher order thinking skills applied in a reciprocal relationship with other academic disciplines.
Music is a tool in the development of social relationships characterized by respect and tolerance for differences in others. Opportunities are provided to develop creativity, aesthetic awareness, and appreciation of all cultural heritages. Music educates the total child, and must be considered an integrated part of every school curriculum.
Music is also an integral part of human life which influences learning and improves the quality of life. It has a beneficial effect on a person's physical, mental, and emotional well being and is a resource for living.
The purpose of the art education process in Richland One is to provide students with a comprehensive, sequential, rigorous, and balanced approach to learning through critical thinking and creative problem solving, developing, artistic skills, and responding to aesthetic qualities in art forms, nature, and the environment. This process involves a discipline based approach with experiences in four operations: the production of art, the appreciation of art, the knowledge of art through an understanding of the developments in history and culture, and the development of judgments about art.
Art is a form of communication and expression that is basic to human life. Art involves response and expression through the senses, imagination, and the cognitive and emotional dimensions of our being. The teaching and learning process in art includes the components of creative expression, art criticism, visual arts heritage (history and culture), and aesthetics. Most importantly, art concerns the integrity of the individual as creator, appreciator, and life long consumer of art.
We believe:
- Art instruction is an integral part of the total school curriculum.
- Instruction in art includes a rigorous, sequential, balanced, and discipline based approach.
- Art is provided for all students and not just a talented few.
- Every student should exercise his/her creative potential in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding.
- Individual, ethnic, and cultural diversity are acknowledged and respected.
- Art instruction includes art criticism, artistic production, history and culture, and aesthetics.
- The discipline of art should have equal status, funding, and support among other disciplines within the educational system.
- Instruction in art should be provided for every student K-12.
- Art education may help enhance learning in other disciplines and improve the quality of life for students.
- Art education promotes self-esteem and unique ways of understanding and experiencing the world.
Orchestra Education
Music is an integral part of a complete education. Music engages people in objective, subjective, sumbolic, and concrete aspects of human experience. Music education improves learning in other subject.
We believe quality music education:
- develops aesthetic awareness and sensitivity;
- provides a source of enjoyment which enhances the quality of life from early experiences through adulthood;
- develops cooperation, listening skills, and problem solving skills;
- provides a means for creativity and self-expression;
- provides a sense of history and cultural heritage;
- provides opportunity for visible success and achievement in the school and community;
- improves math, science, language, and spatial skills;
- develops life skills for work and personal success;
- makes the school and community a more pleasant place to learn, work, and live;
- increases the satisfaction derived from music throughout life; and
- increases understanding of other cultures through music.
The purpose of the art education process in Richland One is to provide students with a comprehensive, sequential, rigorous, and balanced approach to learning through critical thinking and creative problem solving, developing, artistic skills, and responding to aesthetic qualities in art forms, nature, and the environment. This process involves a discipline based approach with experiences in four operations: the production of art, the appreciation of art, the knowledge of art through an understanding of the developments in history and culture, and the development of judgments about art.
Art is a form of communication and expression that is basic to human life. Art involves response and expression through the senses, imagination, and the cognitive and emotional dimensions of our being. The teaching and learning process in art includes the components of creative expression, art criticism, visual arts heritage (history and culture), and aesthetics. Most importantly, art concerns the integrity of the individual as creator, appreciator, and life long consumer of art.
We believe:
- Art instruction is an integral part of the total school curriculum.
- Instruction in art includes a rigorous, sequential, balanced, and discipline based approach.
- Art is provided for all students and not just a talented few.
- Every student should exercise his/her creative potential in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding.
- Individual, ethnic, and cultural diversity are acknowledged and respected.
- Art instruction includes art criticism, artistic production, history and culture, and aesthetics.
- The discipline of art should have equal status, funding, and support among other disciplines within the educational system.
- Instruction in art should be provided for every student K-12.
- Art education may help enhance learning in other disciplines and improve the quality of life for students.
- Art education promotes self-esteem and unique ways of understanding and experiencing the world.
The overall goal of the middle school experience is to feel a sense of respect for art and its production, to display a sense of accomplishment and pride when participating in art, to use art as a means of personal expression and as a tool for everyday life experiences.
The High School Art Program focuses on individual expression, problem solving, and the role of the visual arts in daily life. It provides students with experiences in a broad base of knowledge, skills, and concepts. These experiences help students to:
- Become visually literate.
- Encourage creative expression.
- Exercise critical judgment.
- Enhance creative abilities.
- Develop aesthetic sensibilities.
- Increase art skills.
- Understand the diversities in culture and tradition.
Theater Education
The purpose of the theatre education process in Richland One is to provide students with a comprehensive, sequential, rigorous, and balanced approach to learning through critical thinking and creative problem solving. This process involves a discipline based approach with experiences in the production of theatre, the knowledge of theatre through an understanding of the developments ins history and culture, and the development of judgments about theatre and practical applications of theatre practices.
We believe:
- Instruction in theatre includes a rigorous, sequential, balanced, and disciplined based approach.
- The opportunity to become a part of the theatre program is available for all students and not just a talented few.
- Every student should exercise his or her creative potential in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding.
- Individual ethnic and cultural diversity are acknowledged and respected.
- The discipline of theatre should have equal status, funding, and support among other disciplines within the educational system.
- Theatre education promotes self-esteem and unique ways of understanding and experiencing the world