Fine Arts

List of 3 items.

• Elementary

  Art Appreciation
  Students replicate artists’ paintings, including still life, flowers, landscapes, seascapes, and animals. They work with charcoal, oil and chalk pastels, poster and acrylic paints, watercolors, and mix a variety of mediums.
  
  

  Band and Orchestra
  Elementary students are offered weekly instrumental lessons and full ensemble rehearsals if they choose to join the Elementary School Band or Orchestra. This program lays the foundation for later participation in Concert, Pep, Pit, and Jazz Bands.
  
  Musical Opportunities
  All students have an opportunity to perform in the annual Christmas and Spring musicals. Fourth and fifth grade students also have opportunities to join the chapel worship team and the honor choir.
  
  

• Middle School

  Art
  This class focuses on artistic elements such as line, texture, shape, color, value, and composition through painting. Students learn basic strategies to explore familiar objects and places in today’s culture.
  
  Theater
  This performance-based course focuses on the fundamentals of drama, improvisation, and short scene work. Students even have a chance to write their own scenes and perform them for their final project; they can also audition for the Middle School musical.
  
  Band
  Middle School Band students perform with the Concert Band and have the option of participating in the Jazz Band and Varsity Pep Band. Full-band rehearsals and weekly semi-private instrumental lessons are offered to anyone desiring to learn – no previous experience is necessary! In addition to going on a weekend tour, our bands participate in a variety of annual performances, including at the ACSI Band & Orchestra Festival and Linfield's Music Under the Stars event.

• High School

  Visual Arts
  Linfield’s Visual Art program covers the fundamentals of working in a variety of 2D and 3D media, producing drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography, and works of mixed media. Students learn the use of composition, contrast, form, line, perspective, and technique in analyzing the art of masters and through personal experience with exercises, projects, and original art works. Advanced students can opt for AP art courses, participate in local art shows, and compete for national awards and recognition.
  
  Digital Media
  Students in this introductory project-based course explore basic design principles and the creative role of visual communication through video, print, and web-based platforms. They learn a variety of industry recognized digital software programs and techniques and examine the role of web design, social media, and video media in business advertising and marketing . Units focus on projects that allow students to design, build, create, or produce various digital media products that can be used on a variety of digital platforms.
  
  Music
  Instrumental and vocal music students gain experience and sharpen performance skills through participation in a variety of high-achieving music ensembles ranging from pop/rock vocal groups, to jazz bands and pit orchestras, to large concert bands and vocal ensembles. In this program, the emphasis is on sight-reading, literature preparation for festival and concert performances, and development of aesthetic and cultural values through comprehensive musicianship. This includes form and analysis, music theory, historical background, and stylistic interpretation.
  
  Theater Arts
  Theater Arts students learn the elements of acting, directing, and stagecraft. They prepare monologues and scenes, develop improvisational skills, and perform one-act plays. As they continue their studies, they may participate in up to four annual Linfield dramatic/musical productions in various capacities as actors, dancers, singers, costumers, makeup artists, set/prop designers, stage crew or technical team members.
  
  Film
  In a world increasingly influenced and driven by visual media, it is important to know how to use the power of the image effectively. Our film program is designed to give students a chance to grow in their skills while offering them a biblical worldview with which they can evaluate the prevailing messages presented in popular culture and entertainment. From film appreciation to film production and media classes, students learn about the history of cinema and get firsthand experience producing films and projects.
  
  Chapel Ministry
  This Bible class is a one year practical application course for students involved in the Chapel Band and Sound/Tech ministries. Students lead worship, prepare weekly chapels, set up and tear down equipment, and provide sound/tech support as needed for guest speakers and outside groups. Classes consist of band rehearsal, media design, Bible study, ministry and personal discipleship.