Woodstock, GA 30188
Dates: Aug. 26 – Dec. 9, 2009; Jan. 13- May 12, 2010
No classes on Sept. 9, 2009, Oct. 14, 2009, Nov. 25, 2009 and Feb. 17, 2010
Spring Break: April 7, 2010
End of year performance: May 8, 2010
Day: Wednesdays
Sessions: 30
Time: 12:15-5:00pm
Orientation: Aug. 19, 2009
Registration fee: $145.00 (January- February 28), $165.00 (March-May 31)
$205.00 (after June 1), $225.00 (after August 1) per student
Payment plans are available. Registration fees cover the costs of the t-shirt, rent, supplies, insurance, etc needed to run the school for the year.
Tuition Payment:
Monthly tuition payment is $95.00 ($6.33 per hour of instruction) from Sept.-May (9 payments). The total tuition for this year’s enrollment is $855.00 per student. A $20.00 late fee will be applied each month that the tuition is late. Failure to pay tuition for more than two months will result in dismissal.
Masterkey/Portfolio Drama Club Performance: to be announced
The Mission of Master’s Academy of Fine Arts
for the Visual and Performing Arts (7th-8th grade)
also known as Masterkey Academy
Masterkey Academy provides a transition period for our students between Master’s Academy of Fine Arts (ages 4-11) and more serious, specialized studies in Portfolio Academy for high school students.
Masterkey Academy offers classes to students who desire to further their exploration of the fine arts and want to become familiar with the basic skills in drama, art, and/or music. These classes are unrelated to the progression of eras which Master’s Academy explores. Masterkey Academy consists of two Tracks: Track A and Track B.
All Masterkey Academy students will be required to take the Arts History class both semesters. The Arts History class covers the major accomplishments made in the fine arts during a specific time period as well as taking a look at the different worldviews that affected the fine arts during each time period: Ancient, Medieval/Renaissance/ Baroque, Classical/Romantic, Modern . It is our desire to prepare students not only in their area of giftedness, but also to help that student lay a firm Biblical and Christian worldview of the arts. Our minds should be filled with God’s ideas before interacting with the culture….thus enabling us to have interaction with the culture and not be accommodating. This approach is what sets Masterkey Academy apart from other arts programs and insures a safe and appropriate environment for arts instruction. For 2009-2010, the Arts History class will be studying Medieval/Renaissance/ Baroque time periods.
Track A. 7th grade students will be attending four classes: Arts History, foundational Art class, foundational Music class, and foundational Theater class. Each one of these foundational classes that the students attend will focus on developing the basic skills in art, music, and theater.
Class descriptions:
Arts History (Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque Time Period):
Major accomplishments in drama, music, and art as well as important historical events will be taught in an innovative way to the students. The different worldviews of the time period will be integrated into each lesson, compared to the biblical worldview, and how they influenced the arts. The Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque time period will be covered in this class.
Art: Discovering Drawing: Art fundamentals, theory and practice will be covered in the first year. The following will also be covered during the course of the year: drawing skills 101, color wheel, form, elements of line, shape, texture, value, perspective 101, life drawing, pencil drawing, landscape drawing, watercolor, acrylic painting and charcoal drawings.
Drama: This class will be broken down into two 16 week sections: Elements of Production (an understanding of the various theater jobs) and Introduction to Performance Skills (stage movement, use of voice, presentation skills, breaking down a script).
Music: Basic notation skills, voice skills and instrumental skills Exposure to different genres of music, development of the voice, basic notation skills will be covered in class. Use of Theory Time 1A&B (dependent on the placement of students)
(tentative Track A schedule)
10:30-11:30 | Masterkey Academy Drama Club |
11:30-12:15 12:15-12:30 | lunch
Assembly Time |
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12:30-1:35 | Arts History (Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque Period) |
1:35-1:40 | change classes |
1:40-2:45 | Art – A |
2:45-2:50 | break/change classes |
2:50-3:55 | Music – A |
3:55-4:00 | change classes |
4:00-5:00 | Theater Arts – A |
5:00 | dismissal |
Track B for the 8th graders will offer deeper exploration into areas of interest to students who are ready to get further training in drama, art, or music. In the foundational level, Masterkey students in Track B are given the opportunity for deeper study in their area of choice.
They will need to pick the three classes that they want to enroll in for each semester thus enrolling in a total of six classes for the year.
Each semester is 14 weeks long:
1st semester: Aug. 26 – Dec. 9, 2009
2nd semester: January 13 – May 12, 2010
Class Descriptions:
Arts History (Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque Time Period):
Major accomplishments in drama, music, and art as well as important historical events will be taught in an innovative way to the students. The different worldviews of the time period will be integrated into each lesson, compared to the biblical worldview, and how they influenced the arts. The Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque time period will be covered in this class.
Drama – 101 Theater Genres
Explorations of the different styles used in theater including sketches in radio theater, silent film, melodrama, comedy, talk show, courtroom drama, foreign film, music video, Shakespearean plays, and farce.
Drama – 102 Character Development
Students will be developing a deeper understanding of how to make their character come alive.
Drama – 103 Intro to Improvisation
Godprov! A Christian based improvisation will be used to teach this introductory level improvisation class.
Drama – 104 Production: from script to stage
The student will be learning to write and produce a play for one of the Master’s Academy classes.
Art – 101 Drawing Techniques
Students will be taken to the next level in their study of art. The following will be covered during the course of the year: drawing skills 201, color design, perspective 201, figure drawing, acrylic painting, conte, illustration with pen and ink, and techniques of the great masters.
Art – 102 Watercolor
As the students journey through learning the different watercolor techniques, they will apply these skills in many creative avenues by using their new found watercolor techniques in different combinations of color and composition.
Art – 103 Drawing with Perspective
Students will be shown how to draw with perspective by teaching them the rules of perspective. One-point and two-point perspective will be covered in class while producing different pieces of artwork.
Art – 104 3-Dimensional Art
Different kinds of mediums will be used while discovering how to produce artwork that is 3-dimensional.
Instrumental focus:
*Music – 101-I & 102-I Introduction to Music Theory part 1 (two semesters) – mandatory
Music – 103- I & 104-I Instrumental Ensemble Performance Group (two semesters)
Voice Focus:
* Music – 101-V & 102-V Introduction to Music Theory part 1 (two semesters) – mandatory
Music – 103-V & 104 -V Voice Ensemble Group (two semesters)
1st semester: very simple, possibly just unison pieces with soloists
2nd semester: unison pieces and rounds
(tentative Track B schedule)
| 1st semester | 2nd semester |
10:30-11:30 | Masterkey Academy Drama Club | Masterkey Academy Drama Club |
11:30-12:15 12:15-12:30 | LUNCH Assembly Time | LUNCH Assembly Time |
12:30-1:35 | Class Session 1 | Class Session 1 |
1:35-1:40 | change classes | change classes |
1:40-2:45 | Arts History (Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque Period) | Arts History (Renaissance/Medieval/Baroque Period) |
2:45-2:50 | Snack break & change classes | Snack break & change classes |
2:50-3:55 | Class Session 2 | Class Session 2 |
3:55-4:00 | change classes | change classes |
4:00-5:00 | Class Session 3 | Class Session 3 |
5:00 | dismissal | dismissal |
Masterkey/Portfolio Drama Club:
PLEASE NOTE: ALL Masterkey Track A & B students have the option of auditioning for the Masterkey/Portfolio Drama Club. They will work on one performance. Performance show and date to be announced. The Drama Club will be offered on Wednesday mornings from 10:30-11:30.
Masterkey/Portfolio Drama Club Tuition: $30 per month (Sept. – May: 9 payments) (does not include production fee of $100 which covers the following: royalty fees, costumes, script fee, cast party, flowers for the directors, t-shirts, cast dinners)
Students are expected to commit to the work and performance schedule of this program. Failure to attend rehearsals or performances will result in dismissal.
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