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The Sallie B. Howard School music classes offer instruction in accordance with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Music as well as the National Standards for music. The focus in grades K – 3 is on reading and notating music in preparation for future participation in band and chorus classes. Students have the opportunity to learn all aspects of music by using a variety of instruments including keyboards, recorders, as well as a variety of multi-cultural rhythm instruments. Advanced Band is offered to those students with at least 2 years of Band experience (one year if recommended by teacher) who have demonstrated the ability to perform music at least at the grade two level. Admission is by audition only. Students in this band have many performance opportunities in addition to our regular Winter and Spring Concerts. This group annually participates in the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Eastern District Band Festival and has consistently received superior & excellent ratings. Upon successfully completing this course, students will be more than prepared for participation in high school bands. |
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Choral / Vocal Music at Sallie B Howard School is given at a highly individualized level. Students are challenged to broaden their horizons and to study many different musical genres. They are encouraged to explore the classical approach, as much attention is given to vocal maturity, music theory, and music performance so that the Sallie B Howard experience is unparalleled. |
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Dance Sallie B. Howard has a rich and exciting dance program for all students. Students in grades K-3 will take dance as a special class for one quarter during the school year. The K-3 classes consist of creative dance with limited performance opportunities.. Students in grades 4-8 have the option to choose dance as their elective class each quarter. All instruction is based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. In fourth and fifth grade students are instructed in ballet techniques including pointe, which focuses on barre and center floor work including adagio and allegro, as well as correct usage of terminology. Auditions are held for those students who exhibit the skill and stage presence necessary to perform during Winter Recital and Dance Festival, Students also enjoy the opportunity to pearticipate in Master classes taught by guest artist from renowned professional dance companies and schools. Beginners are welcome at this level. In grades sixth through eighth students also focus on ballet,including pointe, in addition to jazz, African, hip-hop and ballroom technique. The focus of the Middle School dance program is to prepare students for a career in dance performance by providing several opportunities to audition for performances such as Winter Recital, Dance Festival, the annual school musical, East Carolina's Day of Dance, and the SBH Academy Awards. Middle School students are also offered the opportunity to participate in the Master classes however at least one year of ballet experience is preferred. |
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Theatre arts class promotes critical and creative thinking, teaches life skills, and develops in the students an understanding of other people. It also promotes intuition and examination and implementation of conflict solving, help in focusing the emotions for controlled use and disciplines the voice and body for a purposeful use.
All grades are guided to write dramatic material according to their level and based on their experiences. In addition to the social skills that theatre promotes our program has being design to discover and develop the acting skills of our students.
Students in grades K-3 explore the theatre discipline through creative drama, which include teacher-guided and group activities that will lead them to independent practice on stage. Grades 4th through 8th will increase their skills in sophistication learning acting techniques, theatre history and terminology, and will participate in formal performances open to the public and conducted by professional staff members. Selected students in grades K-3 will be able to demonstrate their talent in some of the school-hours performances, while the theatre major students in grades 4th -8th will participate in evening performances through out the year. The teacher casts the plays by in-class auditions. |
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Physical Conditioning The Strength and Conditioning class is designed to educate students in the areas of exercise and physical fitness. Students perform various exercise regiments designed to improve their cardiovascular fitness, increase fat loss, and enhance their muscular development. This program is an excellent way for future high school athletes to prepare for their sport of choice. Students who are not athletically inclined benefit also because the health education taught in this class can be implemented well beyond their time at Sallie B Howard. All conditioning classes are taught in accordance with the NC Standard Course of Study...Healthful Living. |
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Visual Arts All instruction for art education is based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. The Visual Arts Program is based on both the traditional training of visual artists and 20th and 21st century concepts. Students in K-3 are not doing typical school art projects. They are exploring the elements of line: length, direction, angle, weight, and quality. They continuously draw and they paint very little. Since "drawing is the probity of art," this love of drawing must be developed. At fourth grade students become art majors. It is here that they begin to explore the many media and techniques with 2 and 3 dimensional art work. Middle School Art Majors get a great experience with studio time twice per day and they are taught advanced illustration, drawing, and painting methods. Their work is exhibited often and all lessons are reinforced with examples from art history. Past and current visual artists are examined and discussed. Critiques of student work take place so that all can learn by taking part in examination of the work. |
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