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The performing art classes OFFER A VARIETY OF CREATIVE OPPS

BY KARMA BLAZOR
THE ARTS EDITOR

     When you think of music classes, you think choir, band and going to concerts right?
     Well some people don’t know about the bell choir, you can take it for half a year or a full year. Even jazz bands and wind symphonies are something not many have heard of.   
     Bell choir is what you exactly think, you learn to manipulate certain bells, all sizes and maybe even different shapes, they make great melodies that sound just like singing, it’s a job that requires focus and hand concentration.
     Jazz band advance is an advanced course designed for students with extensive experience on their instrument and jazz music. Course has an increased emphasis on improvisation. ehearsals and performances outside of class time

are part of the course requirement and constitute a portion of the grade.  Audition or teacher permission required.
     Wind symphony is an advanced course for students with a high level of proficiency on their instrument as well as an advanced knowledge of music theory and music reading.
     Marching band or pep band may be part of the course requirements. Rehearsals and performance outside of class time are part of the course requirement and constitute a portion of the grade. Audition or teacher permission required.
​     The music classes are absolutely beautiful but there's also theater arts! They have what's called production arts. Production arts is an elective course that covers technique in voice, acting, and basic movement for the stage.

POSTED 9/10/24

FAMOUS ART FactS-do you know this art?

The Scream by Edvard Munch

The most expensive painting ever sold at auction was Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” which sold at auction for a whopping 450.3 million dollars!
The painting depicts Christ as the Savior of the World. He is shown in Renaissance dress, with two fingers extended as he gives a benediction. In his left hand, he holds a crystal orb, which represents the crystalline sphere of the heavens, alluding to his role as master of the cosmos.
The most expensive painting ever sold in Utah was Edvard Munch's “The Scream” which sold for 120 million dollars.
Edvard Munch's The Scream is an autobiographical work that depicts a moment of anxiety and panic the artist experienced while walking with friends. Munch's diary entry from January 22, 1892 describes seeing a blood-red sky and tongues of fire above the city, and feeling an "infinite scream" passing through nature. 

The BEAUTIFUL, MESSY, CREATIVE, Chaotic World of Art Club

BY NATHAN HARDEN
STAFF WRITER

      Art is one of the many ways humans express their sentience. From Leonardo da Vinci to the finger painting you made when you were 5 years old, everyone has created something artistic in their lives. One way to enjoy unrestricted creative time with art is by checking out the art club.
      I want to start with the president of the club, Jackson Bench. He is a very warm and kind person who welcomed everyone who dropped by at the first club meetup. He is also a very talented artist with a special sense of humor in all of his creations.     
     While he is not a social butterfly by any means, he still did a good job of making the club feel organized and legitimate. He stated that the purpose of art club was to “provide a time for people to explore and express their creativity.”
     The club members were tasked with making a collage with no prompt. We were given a large variety of newspapers and magazines to cut pictures from. I personally did not make a collage because I was running around the room trying to take pictures the whole time, but there were some​

really talented artists in there who made some truly fantastic collages.
     The room was lively and loud, with people running around finding magazines and exchanging ideas and pages. I ran into Julia Neman, who was cutting up a nature magazine, and the conversation went like this:
     “So, Julia, do you take any art classes at the school?”    
     “No, because I don't like being graded and judged by teachers with my art, so that's why I enjoy an environment like this with no real judgment.”
     Julia’s friend, Natalia Jordanson, overhearing our conversation, added, “Yeah, the school needs something like this because traditional art classes are too specific with what you have to make instead of letting you have creative liberty.”
     If you enjoy any arts and crafts, then I highly recommend checking out art club. The environment presented is so inviting and encouraging for you to try out new things and just express yourself.

POSTED 9/20/24