Performing Arts
Lower School
The skills learned in Lower School are the foundation for the development of better musicians and performers as they mature into Middle and Upper School students.
Middle School
In Middle School, fifth-grade students spend a quarter of the year in each fine arts offering — choir, band, art and speech/drama — to help them make an informed choice for which fine arts elective they want to pursue in sixth grade. Music reading skills are a focus at this level, and performance opportunities are available in the form of concerts and chapels. In seventh and eighth grade, performing arts students build upon the foundational skills they have learned through systemic progression and regular public performances. Students perform an intermediate curriculum with exposure to a variety of traditional and contemporary styles.
Upper School
In Upper School, students have the option of taking Men’s or Women’s Chorus, Chorale (open by audition to grades 10-12), Trojan Band, Drama I, Drama II and Advanced Drama (by audition and/or teacher approval). The Trojan Band is active not only in competition but also as a vital support to the athletic program. In addition to competition through TPSMEA, the choruses and Chorale form the orchestra chorus for musicals that are produced in conjunction with the Performing Arts department each spring, while the drama classes stage several productions during the year.
