Melrose Public Schools

Visual & Performing Arts

Department at a Glance

ELEMENTARY ART

Grades Kindergarten to 5 40 minutes weekly

ELEMENTARY MUSIC

Grades Kindergarten to 5 40 minutes weekly

ELEMENTARY SMALL GROUP INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS

Grades 3 to 5 30 minutes weekly

MELROSE YOUTH BAND & ORCHESTRA

Grade 4 & 5 After School Activity

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART

Grades 6, 7 & 8 One Trimester - 3 times per cycle

57 minutes

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART CLUB

Tuesdays 2:30-4PMAfter School Activity

MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC

Band, Chorus, Orchestra Full Year - every other day

57 minutes

MIDDLE SCHOOL SELECT CHORUS

Thursdays 2:15-3PM After School Activity

MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA

Musical, Play & METG Drama Festival After School Activity

HIGH SCHOOL ART

Art 1, 2-D Art 1-3, 3-D Art 1-3, Photography 1, Photography 2, Advanced Photography

Full Year - 57 minutes daily

HIGH SCHOOL ART SOCIETY

Mondays 2:15-3PM After School Activity

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICBand, Chorus, Orchestra

Full Year – 57 minutes daily

Piano, Music TheoryFull Year – 57 minutes every other day

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS CHORUS

7:00 – 7:45 AM Before School Activity

HIGH SCHOOL BAND & COLOR GUARD

After School Activity

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMAPlay, METG Drama Festival, Musical

After School Activity

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

* Impressive Program in Place

* Recorders in General Music

* Pathway for the Arts at MHS

NEXT STEPS

* Create 1, 3 & 5 Year Plans

* Continue Curriculum Mapping using Understanding by Design

* Develop Common Assessments