2023 - 2024 MCPS High School Course Bulletin
Fine Arts
The purpose of the fine arts curriculum is to open the minds of students to new and diverse worlds and cultures and enable them to creatively express themselves and value the multiple perspectives of others. Students are actively involved learners in the arts. Through their experiences in the arts, they become creative and critical problem solvers, independent and divergent thinkers, self-motivated workers, and innovators.
Students are led in an exploration of self, others, and the world in relation to the art forms. Students are given opportunities in the fi ne arts to apply learning in new ways by connecting and integrating content across disciplines. The fi ne arts—dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts—provide each generation with knowledge of other cultures, past and present, and are among humanity’s greatest aesthetic and intellectual achievements. The curricula in fi ne arts courses are guided by four artistic processes identified in the new MCPS Frameworks: Creating, Performing/ Presenting, Responding, and Connecting; and are aligned to both the National Fine Arts and Maryland State Fine Arts standards.
The fine arts encourage students to take intellectual risks and to think critically and creatively when presented with opportunities to make choices and to solve complex, open-ended problems with the possibility of multiple solutions. Excellence in the fine arts is developed through continuous practice, craftsmanship, refinement, and reflection. The creative process encourages students to build resilience, perseverance, self-awareness, and a growth mindset. The fi ne arts prepare students to engage meaningfully with others in an ever-changing world. The skills learned through study and practice of the fi ne arts ensure students are equipped for future studies and careers.
Graduation Requirements
One credit in Fine Arts is required for graduation: Courses that satisfy the fine arts requirement are marked FA.
Dance
A variety of dance courses satisfy the graduation requirement for fine arts. 6017/6018, Dance as Fine Art, is described here. Other dance courses are listed in the table above. For their descriptions, see the Online Course Bulletin. Check with your counselor to find out what dance courses are offered at your school.
All Dance courses may be repeated for elective credit.
ART2000A / ART2000B | Dance as Fine Art A |
ART2003A / ART2003B | Adv Dance 2 A |
ART2004A / ART2004B | Adv Dance 3 A |
ART2005A / ART2005B | Modern Dance A |
ART2006A / ART2006B | Tap Dance 1A |
ART2007A / ART2007B | Tap Dance 2A |
ART2008A / ART2008B | Tap Dance 3A |
ART2009A / ART2009B | Hip Hop Dance A |
ART2010A / ART2010B | Dance Company A |
ART2011A / ART2011B | Jazz Dance 1A |
ART2012A / ART2012B | Jazz Dance 2A |
ART2013A / ART2013B | Jazz Dance 3A |
ART2014A / ART2014B | Ballet 1A |
ART2015A / ART2015B | Ballet 2A |
ART2016A / ART2016B | Choreography 1A |
Media Arts
ART2108A / ART2108B | Production and Performance A |
General Music
Public performances during and after school hours may be required to meet course objectives.
ART2071A / ART2071B | Piano HS 1A |
ART2072A / ART2072B | Piano HS 2A |
ART2073A / ART2073B | Piano HS 3A |
ART2074A / ART2074B | Piano HS 4A |
ART2075A / ART2075B | Music Theory and Composition 1A |
ART2076A / ART2076B | AP Music Theory A |
ART2077A / ART2077B | Music Theory and Composition 2A |
ART2078A / ART2078B | Music Perspectives A |
ART2080A / ART2080B | Guitar HS 3A |
ART2081A / ART2081B | Guitar HS 4A |
ART2082A / ART2082B | Guitar HS 1A |
ART2083A / ART2083B | Guitar HS 2A |
ART2084A / ART2084B | Music Technology A |
Choral Music
ART2087A / ART2087B | Chorus HS 1A |
ART2088A / ART2088B | Chorus HS 2A |
ART2089A / ART2089B | Chorus HS 3A |
ART2090A / ART2090B | Chamber Singers A |
ART2091A / ART2091B | Show Choir A |
Instrumental Music
ART2092A / ART2092B | Beginning Band A HS |
ART2093A / ART2093B | Concert Band A |
ART2094A / ART2094B | Symphonic Band A |
ART2154A / ART2154B | Wind Ensemble A |
ART2096A / ART2096B | Beginning Orchestra A HS |
ART2097A / ART2097B | Concert Orchestra A |
ART2099A / ART2099B | Symphonic Orchestra A |
ART2155A / ART2155B | Philharmonic Orchestra A |
ART2150A / ART2150B | Jazz Lab Band A |
ART2100A / ART2100B | Jazz Ensemble A |
Theatre
ART2106A / ART2106B | Theatre 1A HS |
ART2107A / ART2107B | Theatre 2A HS |
ART2103A / ART2103B | Advanced Acting A |
ART2104A / ART2104B | Stage Design A |
ART2105A / ART2105B | Play Directing A |
ART2101A / ART2101B | Music Theatre A |
Visual Arts
ART2033A / ART2033B | Advanced 2D Studio Art 4A |
ART2054A / ART2054B | AP Art History A |
ART2053A / ART2053B | Functional Fine Art and Craft 1A |
ART2052A / ART2052B | Art History A |
ART2019 | Advanced Drawing 2 |
ART2020 | Advanced Contemporary and Mixed Media 2 |
ART2031A / ART2031B | Advanced 2D Studio Art 2A |
ART2032A / ART2032B | Advanced 2D Studio Art 3A |
ART2045A / ART2045B | Ceramic Sculpture 1A |
ART2046A / ART2046B | Advanced Ceramic Sculpture 2A |
ART2047A / ART2047B | Advanced Ceramic Sculpture 3A |
ART2050A / ART2050B | Graphic Art & Design 1A |
ART2051A / ART2051B | Advanced Graphic Art & Design 2A |
ART2069A / ART2069B | Digital Art 1A |
ART2070A / ART2070B | Advanced Digital Art 2A |
ART2042A / ART2042B | 2D Studio Art 1A |
ART2001A / ART2001B | Foundations of Art and Culture A |
ART2043A / ART2043B | Advanced Painting 2A |
ART2038A / ART2038B | Photography 1A |
ART2039A / ART2039B | Advanced Photography 2A |
ART2037A / ART2037B | Darkroom Photography A |
ART2062A / ART2062B | AP Drawing A |
ART2063 | AP Drawing DP |
ART2064A / ART2064B | AP 2D Art & Design A |
ART2065 | AP 2D Art & Design DP |
ART2066A / ART2066B | AP 3D Art & Design A |
ART2067 | AP 3D Art & Design DP |
ART2068A / ART2068B | Visual Art Level 1 DP A |
ART2055A / ART2055B | Visual Art Level 2 DP A |
ART2056A / ART2056B | AP Visual Art Center 3A DP |
ART2058A / ART2058B | AP Visual Art Center 4A TP |
ART2057A / ART2057B | AP Visual Art Center 4A DP |
ART2040A / ART2040B | AP 2D Photography A |
ART2041A / ART2041B | AP 2D Photography DP A |
ART2061A / ART2061B | Advanced Animation 2A |
ART2044A / ART2044B | Advanced Printmaking 2A |
ART2048A / ART2048B | Advanced Ceramic Sculpture 4A |
ART2059A / ART2059B | Digital Art 3A |
ART2060A / ART2060B | Advanced Digital Art 4A |
ART2049A / ART2049B | Advanced Functional Fine Art and Craft 2A |
ART2022A / ART2022B | Fashion Illustration 1A |
ART2030A / ART2030B | Advanced Fashion Illustration 2A |
ART2023A / ART2023B | Fashion Production 1A |
ART2024A / ART2024B | Advanced Fashion Production 2A |
ART2034A / ART2034B | Advanced Photography 3A |
ART2035A / ART2035B | Advanced Photography 4A |
International Baccalaureate (IB) Fine Arts
ART2018A / ART2018B | IB Art Design 1A |
ART2021A / ART2021B | IB Art Design 2A |
ART2079A / ART2079B | IB Advanced Music A |
ART2126A / ART2126B | IB Theatre 1A |
ART2127A / ART2127B | IB Theatre 2A |
ART2110A / ART2110B | IB Film 1 A |
ART2111A / ART2111B | IB Film 2 A |
ART2124A / ART2124B | IB Dance 1A |
ART2125A / ART2125B | IB Dance 2A |