Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of students preparing to be assistant theatre managers, this instructional package is one of five for the arts and humanities occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the…

Profiles successful magnet arts schools in New Orleans, Prince George's County (Maryland), and Denver and provides guidelines for school board members desiring to open schools of the arts. Board members are urged to garner support, find a suitable location, build a staff, decide on format and enrollment method, and develop partnerships with local…

Notes that for prospective theater majors, the choice between pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts or the Bachelor of Arts degree is crucial to the student's chances of success in college. Discusses how the degrees differ and how to advise students. Includes some questions that prospective students should ask of theatre programs, and notes answers…

Examines the creation of a high school fine arts club to provide financial support for the music, art and theatre arts departments and to help enhance cooperation among these departments while providing broader cultural experiences for the club members. (MH)

Outlines the steps necessary to create a visual or performing arts program in a vocational school. (PD)

Argues for the inclusion of the arts in the curriculum because they involve elements of sound, movement, color, mass, energy, line, space, shape, and language, as well as emotion. Classes encourage perception of the cultural, aesthetic, and social development of man through a medium of personal expression. (JMF)

This directory presents listings of programs of professional training in dance from 166 colleges and universities in the United States. A listing of 66 Performing Arts High Schools is also included. Lists include degrees offered, undergraduate and gradute courses offered, and performing groups active on campuses. The names and ranks of faculty and…

These guidelines for grades K-12 are designed to aid the curriculum planner in writing programs, courses, and units of instruction for aesthetic education in the schools. They provide (1) a foundation for curriculum development, which presents a concept of aesthetic experience and identifies the general goal of aesthetic education, (2) an…

Describes an all-school approach to developing reading and communication skills at a school for the performing arts in the Philippines. (MKM)

The article describes the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a public secondary school offering, in addition to basic academics, intensive training in the areas of music, dance, drama, creative writing, and visual arts to talented and motivated junior and senior high school students in Birmingham. (Author/DLS)

The use of technology is integral to learning at the Minnesota State Arts High School (Golden Valley, Minnesota), an arts-integrated school where students focus on dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. This article discusses technology use in the arts curriculum and in the learning resource center. (PEN)

Designed as a model to aid school districts as they develop and review their own curriculum guides, this secondary level fine arts guide is divided into four sections covering visual arts, music, drama, and dance. Each of the four sections follows a standard format. A preface describes the goals of fine arts education in Alaska and the…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of broadcast announcing students, this instructional package is one of five for arts and humanities occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of technical theatre assistant students, this instructional package is one of five for the arts and humanities occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of theatrical costuming students, this instructional package is one of five for the arts and humanities occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…