Characters with Courage American Heroes on Stage

From the Page to the Stage and Beyond is an award winning grant from the Chicago Foundation for Education awarded to Raymond Wohl, Fine Arts teacher at Thrugood Marshall Middle School.
Students will create a play with music based on the writings, words, and deeds of American heroes with Character!
Ceasar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall and others.
The project will bein in early 2009 and continue through the Spring performances in May, 2009.
The fine arts drama projects will be produced in cooperation with the Beyond the Bell after-school program, funded by the CFE, and performed by students and teachers at Thurgood Marshall Middle School located at 3900 N. Lawndale St. Chicago, IL 60618.
For more information please contact: Raymond Wohl, Fine Arts Teacher, email: wwwohl@yahoo.com or wwwohl@gmail.com

Music Standards for students of Music

Music @ Irving Park Middle School

Merit Music Instrumental Band @ Irving Park Middle School provides twice weekly in-school band music classes


Instruments include: Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Snare and Bass Drum
Donations for instruments are always welcome, contact Irving Park Middle School
(773) 534-3750

Introduction to Music @ Irving Park Middle School is part of the Fine Arts curriculum

Official School Song "Lean On Me"

Official 8th grade Class Songs are selected by each graduating class in the Spring, rehearsed, memorized and performed in concert at the June graduation ceremony.

Here are some basic Music Goals and Standards for the fine arts classroom
(Shared from mys sister, Mary Elizabeth Wohl Law, a Fine Arts teacher in Seattle, WA.)
Try them with your students!

Music Standards

1 – Knowledge & Skills
I know the vocabulary and concepts of music – pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, timbre.
I can show the elements of music with my voice or on an instrument.
I can play music, alone and with others.
I have music skills – I can sing a melody in tune, keep a beat, make a rhythm, and sing some harmony.
I can read some musical notation.
I can listen to and identify musical concepts.
I know about some famous composers.
I know some different styles of music.
I’m a respectful audience member.

2 – Creative Process
I can compose.
I know the creative process – prepare, dare, repair, and share.
I can use the tools and forms of composition.
I know how to rehearse.
I can listen to and talk about music. I know how to perform – concentrate, use the stage, project for the audience, and respect the audience.

3 – Communicating
I can tell a story, create patterns, and express my ideas and feelings with music.
I can explain the purpose and meaning of my music.

4 – Making Connections
I can use and compare music with other art forms: dance, theatre, and visual art.
I can use music to express ideas from subjects like math, science, social studies, and reading.
I can talk about ways that music is important in culture and history.
I know about careers in music.

Drama @ Irving Park Middle School

Drama at Irving Park Middle School

Curriculum (Link to Goals)

7th Grade Course work

• Puppetry
• Improvisation
• Pantomime
• Introduction to Acting

8th Grade Course work

• Playwriting (Pegasus Players Young Playwrights Festival)
• Improvisation
• Acting II

All Stars Drama Club

Past Student Productions

"A Christmas Carol"

"A Midsummers' Night Dream"

"International Festival"

"The Wizard of Oz"

"Halloween Horror Theater"

"Scrooge and the Holiday Spirits"

"I Am a Poem"

Fine Arts Goals

ISBE Fine Arts Goals

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/fine_arts/standards.htm

CPS Fine Arts Goals --Follow the State of Illinois Goals

LINK to Follow Soon

CPS Links for Parents to support student success-http://www.cps.k12.il.us/Parent/Tips.html


LINK to the World Wide Web- http://www.msn.com/

I.P.M.S. Fine Arts After-school programs

Visual Arts Fine Arts Resources in Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Science and Industry
Mexican Museum of Fine Arts

Drama/Theater
Goodman Theater
Steppenwolf Theater
Victory Gardens Theater
Pegasus Players Theater

Dance

Hubbard Street Dance

Jeoffery Ballet

Ensemble Espanol

Music

• MeritMusic


• Chicago Symphony Orchestra

• Irving Park Middle School


• All Stars After -School Programs and Clubs 2006-2007

All Stars Drama- "Scrooge and the Holiday Spirits" October- December, 2006

Murals- "Ceasar Chavez Murals" for the Lobby of Irving Park Middle SchoolFeburary- May 2007

"I am a Poem"- Music and Poetry PerformanceMay, 2007 (Funded by the Oppenheimer Family Foundation)

CTC 21st Century Beyond the Bell After School Programs 2007-2008

The Arts ares Everywhere. The Arts are a means of expressing identity, while developing an appreciation of self and others. The Arts are a pathway for creativity, problem solving, promoting communication, cooperation, and acceptance. Making art uses the imagination with prior knowledge to promote creative problem solving. --Raymond Wohl, Fine Arts @ Irving Park

Come and Explore, Stay and Discover, Make and Create with the Arts @ Irving Park

(Dates TBA- Monday - Thrusday 2:00- 4:00 PM)

Possible Activities for School, After School and Weekend Learning

Adventure Education (TEAM building)

Outdoor Education (Hiking and Nature Walks)

Murals and School Beautification

Mosaics Project

All-Stars Drama Club

Drumming, Percussion and Rhythm Band

Singing Chorus

Jewlery Making

Weaving and Textiles, Sewing and Knitting

The Artists Sketchbook

Cartooning and Annimation

Video Production

Cheerleading Squad

Multi-media Art

Stencil. Stamping and Printmaking Art

Collage Art, photography and contemporary art

If you don't see the art form, just ask, we'll try to fine the right class for you! Believe it and you can achieve it!

Seeking Guest Artsist for School Performances and Workshops
Irving Park Middle School
Raymond Wohl, Fine Arts Teacher
3815 N. Kedvale St.
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 534-3750

Seeking guest artists to present, perform and mentor middle school studentsin various disciplines:

Vocal Music Ensemble

Instrumental Bands and Orchestra, Small group ensemble

Rhythm and Percussion Bands

Guitarist to form a Guitar Club

Visual Arts to work in residence or to offer a master class.

Various Folk and Social Dance styles
Posted by Raymond Wohl at 12:15 PM