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Fine & Performing Arts

Visual Arts

The Visual Arts Department offers all students a variety of art experiences derived from the National Core Arts Standards, framed by a definition of artistic literacy that includes philosophical foundations and lifelong goals, artistic processes, and creative practices, via anchor and performance standards. Tasks are designed to engage students in creating, presenting, responding, and connecting to art. Our courses provide a diverse, comprehensive, and sequential curriculum that challenges students to develop skills in visual communication and aesthetics and collaborate with others, gaining an understanding and appreciation of the arts in the world around them. Our goal is to enhance the lives of our students by making them more involved, motivated, aware, focused, creative, and responsible citizens. Durfee visual arts courses prepare students for employment and further arts studies at the collegiate level. Students are required to take at least 1 Fine Arts, Performing Arts, or FRED TV course to satisfy the Arts graduation requirement.

Performing Arts

The Performing Arts Department offers high-quality courses that challenge students in their musical and theatrical pursuits, through a variety of experiences derived from the National Core Arts Standards, framed by a definition of artistic literacy that includes philosophical foundations and lifelong goals, artistic processes, and creative practices, via anchor and performance standards. Ensembles include Theatre, Band, Dance, Orchestra, Chorus, and expanded experiences in audio technology, technical theater, percussion, piano, guitar, and world musical genres are also available for students. We challenge our students to become lifelong learners who understand and appreciate the power of music through performance arts education, and the impact of music on society, both today and throughout history. Our comprehensive, sequential courses prepare students for employment and further performing arts studies at the collegiate level. Students are required to take at least 1 Fine Arts, Performing Arts, or FRED TV course to satisfy the Arts graduation requirement.

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