Exercises will also involve personal experiences and the imagination. A unit of life drawing will be included. A variety of media, including pencil, charcoal, pastel, and ink will be used. A variety of techniques will be introduced, including painting with layers of transparency, patterns, stencils, copying, and faux finishes. One of the major projects will be painting the scenery for the spring musical.
Students sing, move, play instruments, and compose.
Music theory is introduced in relation to these activities. Melodic and rhythmic skills are developed and refined, and musical perception is heightened through structured listening to music of various styles and origins. This group sings a variety of unison and two-part choral literature from September to December. From January to May they work on a semi-staged concert version of a musical. They perform at Winsor and for the winter holidays at the First and Second Church of Boston.