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FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT The Upper School Aer the introductory level Fine Arts courses, either Art Option or Foundations (a sixth class), the curriculum for the upper school can be quite flexible depending on the needs of the student. e course material for the AP classes necessarily follows strict guidelines, but other upper level classes can change from year to year based on the experience and interests of the students involved. It is important for students and parents to keep in mind that the path to the upper level courses, particularly AP courses, is a sequential one. In order to be admitted to upper level classes, some background is required. is is a simple process for music; students simply need to have taken the prerequisites. But for Studio Art, Sculpture/Ceramics, or Photography, things are a bit more complicated and require some long range planning. Students need to establish portfolios of their work. is must be a substantial amount of work over at least a year, preferably longer, which cannot materialize over the course of one semester alone. ArtFoundations - is is an introductory level course which gives students one semester each of Music and Studio Art. Many students take this class to fulfill their graduation requirement. ArtHistory - deirdre Rynne established Art History as part of the middle school curriculum several years ago and now for the upper school offers Globalism and Contemporary Art History, a survey of global cultures all over the world. She also teaches AP Art History, an in-depth survey of artists’ relationships to their culture. StudioArt - depending on enrollment, and oen it just takes one, there are upper level courses in drawing and Painting, 2d design, and Ceramics. Since classes are small, students receive considerable individual instruction about techniques and concepts. For the qualified, there are AP classes in these disciplines which George Price ’13 works on a ceramics project. emphasize portfolio building that will be submitted for assessment in lieu of an exam at the end of the year. Photography - Instruction is given in both wet lab (35mm film) and digital photography. Allison Carroll also teaches an AP class in wet lab. Again, a solid background is necessary and a lot of emphasis is placed on the students’ portfolios as a means of assessment. Music - Aside from the music half of the Arts Foundation class mentioned above, karl Grohmann also teaches an Advanced Music Seminar. is class is oen tailored to the particular interests of the students. AP music is available to those students with sufficient background. ArtOptionCourses - ese are introductory level courses and may serve as prerequisites for taking more advanced classes. depending on the semester, or trimester in some cases, they include Guitar, Wet lab and digital Photography, Art History, Composition, and all media in Studio Art. After School One question I’m frequently asked is, “does my son have to choose between sports and being in the fall play?” e answer is, indeed, no! ere’s a lot happening at St. Sebastian’s aer school, but it doesn’t all begin as soon as classes conclude for the day. Music and drama Club rehearsals usually start late in the aernoon. With perhaps the exception of varsity practice schedules, this allows plenty of time for most students to participate in a sport and then attend a jazz or play rehearsal. PhotoClub - Photo Club meets aer school once each week and can be an introduction to photography for students who have never used a camera before, but it also can be a time for more advanced photos students to come and work on any project ideas that they may not have had time to work on in class. digital as well as traditional photography is offered. Students are encouraged to come and work on any photo-related projects for which they have an interest. Allison Carroll is there to help with any questions and ideas the students may have. ArtClub- e Art Studio is open to all members of the student body aer school five days each week and is overseen by different teachers. Students are free to generate their own ideas and work independently on their own projects or to request a lesson in a particular technique. ey may also work on their in-class projects. Students in the Art Club and the Photo Club are encouraged to enter their work in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Show and the ISL Student Art Exhibit. Last year, dan Aisenberg ’11 and Conor Haughey ’12 won awards at the former. MusicClubs - e largest collection of musicians on campus is in what’s called the Jazz Band. If we happen to be doing a musical in a given year, preparing for the November performance is their big project for the fall. If not, the Jazz Band works on selections from the repertoire of big band numbers and prepares for the Christmas Concert in december and the Spring Revue in May. e Spring Revue is a collaboration of the Music and drama Clubs. ere are performances by the Music Clubs, as well as by smaller groups and 16 | ST. SEBASTIAN’S MAGAZINE Volume VI, Issue II
José Yamunaqué, a Peruvian ceramic artist, visited St. Sebastian’s with his wife Florencia on Friday, January 22, 2010. individuals. e drama Club contributes some comedy skits. e Music Club includes students with a wide range of experience. ere is also a Pop/Rock Ensemble, a smaller group that works on a more contemporary repertoire. is club performs during the Christmas Concert and the Spring Revue as well. Last year, with the acquisition of some state of the art recording equipment, music teacher karl Grohmann produced a very successful Student Music Cd that contained a lot of original material. e plan is to produce a similar Cd annually. More than a club, Schola and Mass Ensemble are part of the School’s Liturgical Ministries. e primary function of this group is service to the School Community at monthly masses and prayer services. Membership in Schola (Liturgical Choir) and Mass Ensemble (Instrumentalists) is open to all students and faculty. DramaClub - e fall drama Presentation is a full-length play that varies each year as a musical, drama, or comedy. Since we’ve been blessed with good singers lately, the last two fall performances have been musicals: DamnYankees and HowtoSucceedinBusiness WithoutReallyTrying. Two years ago the Club presented Henrik Ibsen’s AnEnemyofthePeople. Parts for these productions are open to the entire School. We enter our winter play in the Massachusetts High School drama Festival, an annual theatre competition involving over one hundred high schools. Although in the past our entry in the Festival has gone on to the semifinals and even the finals on one occasion, in recent years our students have not been able to commit to the dates of the subsequent rounds due to other engagements. Consequently, we normally enter the Festival noncompetitively. We are still in the running for individual honors, however. is past March we presented eCourtMartialofBillyBudd at Sharon High School. Sophomores Michael Petro and Julian Matra received acting awards, and one of our techies, Shawn Lynch ’15, earned an award for sound. e school holds a Shakespeare Competition each year as well. Students memorize and interpret a monologue from one of the Bard’s plays and perform it for a small panel of judges. Our school winner then goes on to a statewide semifinal round. is past January our School winner, Julian Matra’13, was one of ten selected at the semifinals to go on to the final round at Emerson College. CelebrationoftheArts - One of the highlights of the year for our department is the annual cookout and awards evening in May. ere are music performances and student artwork is exhibited. Members of the Fine Arts clubs during the year receive certificates and pins for their participation. Recent and Coming Changes Now that ground is being broken on the opposite side of campus for the new Science, Math & Library Center, more changes will be coming to the Arts Center. Currently, due to lack of space, there are some Math, Religion, and History classes held in the Arts Center. Completion of the new building will free up space for these classes elsewhere, enabling our space to be all about the Fine Arts. is could mean more and varied courses. ere has been some discussion about adding a Woodworking Shop and having a digital Photography Lab. WWW.STSEBASTIANSSCHOOL.ORG | 17
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