Course Descriptions
Not all courses are offered every semester and are subject to change.
*Core Fine Arts Class - taught by a professional artist
Visual Arts
*Visual Arts Journey
Explore art making with a professional artist using a variety of media and tools in new ways.
*Ceramics
Create original fired clay works of art. Use handbuilding techniques (pinch, coil & slab), add texture, and glaze your creations to transform wet mud into fired glass.
Cartooning (2&3)
Draw cartoon-like characters and actual cartoon characters. Work on visual spacing of how to draw a face and body so the proportions are correct.
Develop skills to draw traditional zentangle patterns as well as create some of your own. Use your skills to create art with a partner or individually. Discover how you can use zentangles as a calming tool.
The Art of Collage (2&3)
Learn how to create an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or cut pictures from magazines to make a collage with a theme or message).
Mosaic Magic (4&5)
Use a variety of art materials to create art pieces in the ancient mosaic style. Develop skills in combining pieces to create a finished piece full of color and pattern.
Performing Arts (Vocal Music, Dance & Theater)
*Primary Choir (Grades 2 & 3)
Students will develop all the skills necessary to be a successful member of a vocal ensemble, including good posture, abdominal breathing, matching pitch and singing in unison, reading a musical score, following the cues of a conductor, singing in 2-part rounds and partner songs, and basic choir etiquette.
*Centennial Singers (Grades 4, & 5)
Centennial Singers will continue to uphold the tradition of fine choral singing established by the intermediate choir in recent years. Students will develop the skills as listed in primary choir at a deeper level by learning to sing choral literature with more challenging harmonies and parts. Students in this group MUST be able to match pitch and echo-sing simple melodic phrases in order to participate.
*World Dance and Broadway Musical Dances (2-5)
Work with an award-winning dance instructor to express your individual style and develop proper technique. Work together to choreograph and enjoy dances from around the world as well as from Broadway.
*Awesome Actors (2&3)
Learn the tricks of the acting trade! Discover traditional theater warm-up games, work with other actors to create scenes, and work on listening and focus techniques.
*Stage Stars (2&3)
Discover what live theater is. Explore the terms and types of theater, expand social skills through dramatic play, and bring characters and emotions to life.
*Acting Workshop/Studio (4&5)
Acting Workshop/Studio celebrates the art of theater. Learn skills to navigate the stage with grace and expression. Through stage exercises and creating skits, you will develop how to think quickly, how to listen to other actors, and the 'give & take' needed to effectively perform in small groups.
*Showtime (4&5) - Play Production
Want to be an actor? Get familiar with the world of live theater as you experience how to be part of our cast. You will learn the focus that it takes to perform in a play through auditioning for your role, memorizing your lines and entrances, wearing costumes, learning vocal projection, working through nerves, and enjoying the applause on performance day!
Instrumental Music
*Piano Keyboard Lab (Grades 2-5)
Develop basic piano skills in our amazing piano lab! You will learn proper piano technique, how to play simple songs and music reading skills. No keyboard is required at home. Enrollment is at our discretion. Piano students must be able to work independently and therefore utilize individual practice time in the class setting.
Beginning Band Brass Instruments (Grades 4 & 5) - Enroll only Fall semester - Year-long class
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Trumpet - Trombone - Baritone
Learn to make sound on a brass instrument by buzzing your lips into a mouthpiece. Trumpet and Baritone horns have valve buttons to press. Trombone has a slide to move from note-to-note.
Beginning Band Woodwind Instruments (Grades 4 & 5) Enroll only Fall semester - Year-long class
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Clarinet - Saxophone - Flute
Learn how to play a single-reed instrument. Learn all about how to make a good sound and how to produce different notes with your instrument. Both clarinets and saxophones have keys/buttons to press to make a sound. We will emphasize concert band woodwind and large ensemble techniques in this course.
Beginning Band Percussion (Grades 4 & 5) Enroll only Fall semester - Year-long class
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Bells - Snare Drum - Auxiliary Percussion (triangles, shakers, woodblocks, etc.)
Learn how to read concert band music and collaborate with your peers to play percussion ensemble pieces. You will be introduced to the basics of being a part of a drumline in this course. You will also show your creativity by composing your own percussion pieces!
*This class is available to students who would normally sign up for flute - they will learn on the bell kit this semester in order to follow Covid-19 safety guidelines.
*Handchimes (2&3, 4&5)
Create a beautiful tone from a Schulmerich hand chime. Learn how to follow a musical score written for 3-octave handbells as well as understand musical measures and phrases. We will emphasize ensemble skills as we learn to play beautiful music together.
*Jumbie Jams (4&5)
Build your skills with a pair of jumbie sticks. Make videos performing pop, classical, and reggae songs in a Steel Drum Band!
Learn to play simple songs on the tiny soprano ukulele. This is a great instrument to learn in preparation for taking baritone ukulele or guitar lessons as the chords learned on the ukulele transfer easily to the other instruments!
*World Drumming (2&3)
Learn to play a variety of percussion instruments from around the world.
Las escuelas públicas de Littleton (LPS) no discrimina por motivo de raza, color, sexo (incluyendo estado civil), orientación sexual, religión, origen nacional, ascendencia, credo, edad, discapacidad ni necesidad de servicios de educación especial. Para cualquier información diríjase a las siguientes personas designadas de encargarse de la política de no discriminación: Michael Jones, Superintendente adjunta de recursos humanos o Melissa Cooper, Directora de educación especial y servicios de apoyo al estudiante Littleton Public Schools 5776 S. Crocker Littleton, CO 80120 303-347-3330
