4/26/23
Spotlight on Theater Education at IC Imagine
In MS and US Theater, students have been designing a lot, from set pieces for The Addams Family to sock puppets for a Sock Puppet production of Hamlet! Other theater classes have been focusing on improvisational theater as well as Shakespeare.
Spotlight on Music Education at IC Imagine
In Ms Cummings’s LS music classroom, students continue to sing, say, dance, and play! In Kindergarten, they are bringing stories to life through music. They are reading “Nighttime Ninja ”. Students sing a refrain, a minor melody, while exploring various locomotor movements. Students play the refrain on resonator bells, and frame drums. They even create an obstacle using yarn to simulate laser beams and students sneak over and under the yarn like ninjas! In First Grade, they are singing “Candle Burning Bright,” a song that uses Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La pitches and quarter rests. Students blow out an imaginary candle to practice the rest. They play a hand clapping game to practice keeping a steady pulse (which continues even through rests). They add a simple harmonic accompaniment on xylophones. In Second Grade, they dance “Heel Toe Polka,” a circle dance with partners. They sing, “Closet Key ” with varying dynamics (volume) to help a student find a hidden key. They analyze the rhythm and melody of the song and add harmonic accompaniment; an inverted broken drone, melodic, ostinato, and color part. In Third Grade, they are reading “Where the Wild Things Are”. Students collaborate in small groups to choreograph dances, inspired by the story. Students perform a rhythmic cannon inspired by the story. A canon is music that is performed at different points to create musical complexity. Students also play a pentatonic (five-note) melody on xylophones. In Fourth Grade, they are playing drum circle games and working on question-answer improvisation on percussion. In Fifth Grade, they are working on a challenging instrumental piece. They begin with a poem. Students choreograph the poem in small groups, then perform the piece on xylophones and percussion.
Watch this video to see some of the creative movement coming out of the music classroom!
In Mrs. Crayton’s Chorus Classroom, students have begun a study of folk and folk rock music for their Summer Concert. Mrs. Crayton gives the seniors the option of selecting their final concert theme and this is the theme they selected. We look forward to sharing with you our music in June!
In the Band World, a big congratulations to Will McDowell who made All-State Band! He will be participating in All-State this weekend.
Spotlight on Visual Arts Education at IC Imagine:
This week, the manager from Cheap Joe’s brought an artist to work with our students on their skate decks and to demonstrate spray painting techniques. It was an awesome day. The gallery opening for the skate deck show will take place on May 2nd at Push Skate Shop and Gallery from 5-7pm downtown in Asheville. There will be amazing art created by 6-12th graders on display.
A special thank you to our National Art Honor Society students and Ms. Guss for creating beautiful fascinators and hats to be sold at the Kingfisher Derby. Be on the lookout for even more beautiful artwork by our students being sold at the Derby!
Fine Arts Advocacy Fun Fact:
“The world is a big place filled with fascinating people from all walks of life. An appreciation of the arts can lead to an appreciation of those different peoples and cultures. This can aid students in working with people unlike them in the future and showing respect to everyone they meet, regardless of differences or similarities.”
Read more here.
Ways to Support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine
We are currently looking for sponsors for our spring musical production. If you would like to sponsor our production, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org)
The Kingfisher Derby is coming up soon! Tickets are now available! Mark your calendar and purchase your ticket(s) now to this wonderful event supporting the Fine Arts at ICI. If you are unable to join us, please consider sponsoring a teacher or making a donation.
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Fine Arts 5k and 1 mile Fun Run! You can register now by clicking here.
An easy way to support our Fine Arts programs is through the “Fill the House” Campaign. By sponsoring a seat in the IPAC, you help support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine. These seats have been sponsored by families, grandparents and businesses. If you would like to sponsor a seat for $350, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org). All proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department. You can also click here to be taken directly to the site.
Summer Fine Arts Calendar:
April 28th-Band/Chorus Trip to Dollywood
May 2nd, 2023-Skate Deck Art Gallery
May 6, 2023-Kingfisher Derby
May 11-13, 2023-The Addams Family Spring Musical Production
May 25, 2023-Summer Band Concert
June 1, 2023-Summer Chorus Concert
June 2, 2023-Fine Arts Showcase
3/22/23
Spotlight on Theater Education at IC Imagine
Lower School had a visiting storyteller, Mary Davis Gage, come to present “Swinging on a Star” to the Kindergarten and First Grade on 3/24/2023!
In Upper School Theater, Theater Arts I students created a number of scripts based off of recent units on Greek, Roman, and Sanskrit theater history. They presented their script in the IPAC during the school day and did a fantastic job!
Spotlight on Music Education at IC Imagine
Ms. Cumming’s music clubs are in full swing! Recorder Club meets on Tuesdays and the Orff Club meets on Thursdays. They have been hard at work!
It has been a busy season of Music Performance Adjudications and Auditions for the band and chorus classes!
On February 28th, Middle School Chorus participated in Small Ensemble MPAs and earned a rating of excellent for their performance!
On March 9th, three of our small chorus ensembles performed at Upper School Small Ensemble MPAs and all earned ratings of excellence for their performances!
On March 14th, US Chorus and Chamber Choir performed at Upper School Large Ensemble MPAs. US Chorus earned a rating of excellent for their performance and excellent for their sight reading (reading a given song for the first time and being judged for their accuracy) and US Chamber Choir earned a rating of excellent for their performance and superior for their sight reading!
Congratulations to Will McDowell and Griffin Honrado on their auditions to the North Carolina School of the Arts! We are proud of all of your hard work!
Spotlight on Visual Arts Education at IC Imagine:
In Ms. Guss’s Ceramics Class, students began the process of studying different cultures, and how they created and designed functional pottery vessels. Each of the students chose a different culture and created a PowerPoint that explained information about the type of designs and firing methods and symbolic meanings. After they completed that option, they then designed their vessels and developed their surface designs based on the different cultures. Finally, students constructed their vessel, using a flat coil method and created their surface designs using black underglaze, which they either used to paint the design on or to remove to show the design.
Fine Arts Advocacy Fun Fact:
“Fine arts improves and encourages kids creativity, confidence, and perseverance which is essential to a child’s growth. Also, develop academic skills, motor skills, visual learning, decision-making, focus, collaboration, and accountability.”
Read more here
Ways to Support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine
We are currently looking for sponsors for our spring musical production. If you would like to sponsor our production, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org)
The Kingfisher Derby is coming up soon! Tickets are now available! Mark your calendar and purchase your ticket(s) now to this wonderful event supporting the Fine Arts at ICI. If you are unable to join us, please consider sponsoring a teacher or making a donation.
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Fine Arts 5k and 1 mile Fun Run! You can register now by clicking here.
An easy way to support our Fine Arts programs is through the “Fill the House” Campaign. By sponsoring a seat in the IPAC, you help support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine. These seats have been sponsored by families, grandparents and businesses. If you would like to sponsor a seat for $350, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org). All proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department. You can also click on the image above to be taken directly to the site.
Spring Fine Arts Calendar:
3/21-Spring Band Concert
3/22-3/23-US Band MPAs
3/23-Spring Chorus Concert
5/11-5/13-The Addams Family Spring Musical Production
2/22/23
Spotlight on Theater Education at IC Imagine
The Addams Family rehearsals are in full swing now! Make sure to mark your calendars for May 11-13!
Spotlight on Music Education at IC Imagine
Check out this fun video of 5th grade working on rhythms in Speech in Ms. Cummings’ class!
Middle School Chorus is heading to Gastonia next week to participate in North Carolina’s Music Performance Assessments. The following weeks, US Chorus students will be participating in both Small and Large Ensemble Music Performance Assessments!
Our US Band students had a fantastic weekend in February at the All District Band Clinic! A big congratulations again to those students who participated.
Spotlight on Visual Arts Education at IC Imagine:
Our Visual Art Students are continuing to shine around the school! Enjoy some of the latest art work done by our talented students.
In Mr. Barton’s classroom, students are working on self-portraits. Two of his seniors are working on a spray paint installation on the playground of different animal footprints!
Recently in Ms. Hussain’s classroom, Art 2 and 3 students painted acrylic landscapes to apply what they learned about color theory.
Fine Arts Advocacy Fun Fact:
“University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that a high concentration of the arts in a city leads to higher civic engagement and a more connected community. Neighborhoods with a vital cultural life also enjoy “spillover effects”—including stronger community and civic engagement; better health, schooling, and personal security.”
Read more here
Ways to Support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine
We are currently looking for sponsors for our spring musical production. If you would like to sponsor our production, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org)
The Middle and Upper School Bands and Choruses will be traveling to Dollywood in the Spring to participate in a music festival and are looking for a sponsor for their shirts and busing. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org)
An easy way to support our Fine Arts programs is through the “Fill the House” Campaign. By sponsoring a seat in the IPAC, you help support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine. These seats have been sponsored by families, grandparents and businesses. If you would like to sponsor a seat for $350, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org). All proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department. You can also click on the image above to be taken directly to the site.
Spring Fine Arts Calendar:
2/28-MS Chorus MPAs
3/9-US Chorus Solo and Small Ensemble MPAs
3/14-US Chorus Large Ensemble MPAs
3/21-Spring Band Concert
3/22-3/23-US Band MPAs
3/23-Spring Chorus Concert
1/30/23
Spotlight on Theater Education at IC Imagine
Mr. Campbell announced the Spring Musical Production, “The Addams Family” right before break! Students in 8th-12th grades can audition on either January 30th or 31st, in the IPAC. Students should sign up on the form outside the theater or chorus rooms.
Spotlight on Music Education at IC Imagine
A big congratulations to Karsyn Adamson for being nominated and then auditioning for chorus at Governor’s School! Thank you for representing the IC Imagine Choral Arts!
On Saturday, 1/21, our Band Program had 38 students audition for All District Band. This is the highest number of students that have auditioned at one time! Thank you to Ms. Montgomery and Mr. Tippins for preparing our students for this unique experience! And a big thank you to our band students for representing the IC Imagine Instrumental Arts!
Spotlight on Visual Arts Education at IC Imagine:
Our US Visual Arts Students participated in the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards over the Winter Break. We had four Honorable Mentions and one Gold Key Award given. Only 15 Gold Key Awards were given out by the National Art Honor Society and our very own Grey Selby was one of those recipients. Grey’s piece, named “monster”, will be on display at the Asheville Art Museum and will go on to judging at the National Level! The Honorable Mentions will be displayed virtually at the museum. Congratulations to our Visual Arts department on continuing to produce high quality work! And thank you to our students for being such fantastic representatives of the Visual Arts at IC Imagine!
Fine Arts Advocacy Fun Fact:
“Employers (56 percent) and superintendents (79 percent) agree that a college degree in the arts is the most significant indicator of creativity in a prospective job candidate.”
-Americans for the Arts-
Read more here
Ways to Support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine
We are currently looking for sponsors for our spring musical production. If you would like to sponsor our production, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org)
The Middle and Upper School Bands and Choruses will be traveling to Dollywood in the Spring to participate in a music festival and are looking for a sponsor for their shirts and busing. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org)
An easy way to support our Fine Arts programs is through the “Fill the House” Campaign. By sponsoring a seat in the IPAC, you help support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine. These seats have been sponsored by families, grandparents and businesses. If you would like to sponsor a seat for $350, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org). All proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department. You can also click on the image above to be taken directly to the site.
Spring Fine Arts Calendar:
1/30-2/2-Spring Production Audition Week
2/10-2/11-All District Band Clinic
3/9-US Chorus Solo and Small Ensemble MPAs
3/14-US Chorus Large Ensemble MPAs
3/21-Spring Band Concert
3/22-3/23-US Band MPAs
3/23-Spring Chorus Concert
11/17/22
Spotlight on Music Education at IC Imagine
Our Wind Symphony had another great concert on November 1st and have spent the rest of November preparing for their trip to New Orleans. While there, the students will be able to attend a band clinic with the Doctors of Music at Loyola University as well as perform in an exchange concert with another local band program. Students additionally will be absorbing the culture of this great musical city with a Cajun Swamp Boat Tour, exploring the French Quarter as well as An historical Ghost Tour and a Mississippi River Boat Cruise!
The Middle and Upper School Chorus Department had their Winter Concert on the 17th, where they shared music inspired by the scenes and feelings of Winter. One of the highlights of the evening was seeing all of the chorus department students on stage, singing in three part harmony, a big step up from the Fall Concert.
Spotlight on Music and Theater Arts Education at IC Imagine:
Congratulations to Ms. Nilo and Ms. Cummings on a fantastic production of “Willie Wonka Kids”! Both nights were a complete success. This production included the participation of second through fifth grade students. They presented a preview of their show to the lower school on Monday, 11/7, and then presented the full production on Tuesday, 11/8, and Wednesday, 11/9, to a full house! A special thank you to our parent volunteers and to our production sponsors, Civil Design Concepts!
Spotlight on Visual Arts Education at IC Imagine:
In Fourth Grade Visual Arts, Mr. Jackson led his students in one of their most challenging art projects to date. They used artist/architect Mary Iverson as inspiration for their 2pt perspective tree houses. They practiced drawing forms using 2pt perspective from various viewpoints but settled on a worm’s eye view for the final product. This project highlights their advanced ruler, scissor, and watercolor skills.
In MS and US Visual Arts, Ms. Hussain’s Art I and Art II students have recently learned how to apply texture and contrast using oil pastel, and they are currently learning about the Surrealist art movement. For the Surrealism project, they are choosing to create an eye or a three-dimensional room, and they are designing it to be out of the ordinary.
7th and 8th grade students are currently learning all about line and pattern to create abstract or realistic works of art focusing on a shape and the work of artist Jen Stark.
Fine Arts Advocacy Fun Fact:
“Children who sing in choruses have academic success and valuable life skills. More than 10 million American now children sing in choruses and the majority of parents believe multiple skills increased after their child joined a chorus. Seventy-one percent said their child had become more self-confident, 70% that self-discipline had improved, and 69% that the child’s memory skills had improved.”
-An excerpt from US: Academic benefits of choral singing
Ways to Support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine
An easy way to support our Fine Arts programs is through the “Fill the House” Campaign. By sponsoring a seat in the IPAC, you help support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine. These seats have been sponsored by families, grandparents and businesses. If you would like to sponsor a seat for $350, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org). All proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department. You can also click on the image above to be taken directly to the site.
January’s Fine Arts Calendar:
1/24-Jazz Band Cafe
10.27.22
Spotlight on Theater Education at IC Imagine:
Make sure to come out and see our US Fall Play on Friday, 10/28, and Saturday, 10/29, at 7:00 pm. . The play, “She Kills Monsters”, is “a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games. She Kills Monsters tells the story of High schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge.”
Please note that this production does use a fog machine and strobe lights.
It is intended for mature audiences only.
Tickets can be purchased on My School Bucks through this link
Additionally, our Lower School students are preparing for their theater production of “Willie Wonka Kids” on Tuesday, 11/8, and Wednesday, 11/9, at 6:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased on My School Bucks through this link
Spotlight on Visual Arts Education at IC Imagine:
In US Visual Arts, congratulations to Frankie Rogala and Jaya Penland! They each had work selected for the High Point University’s 2022 Emerging Artist Invitational Exhibit! There were over 300 entries and only 50 works selected. Their work will be on display at the Sechrest Gallery from November 1st thru November 5th, with a reception and presentation of awards on November 5th.
“Fingers and Palms” by Frankie Rogala
“Spider” By Jaya Penland
Fine Arts Advocacy Fun Fact:
“Theatre education programming helps students develop pro-social behaviors and problem-solving and creative thinking skills. These competencies are key to developing both strong peer relationships and sensitivity and empathy to and for others.”
-An excerpt from Theater Counts: How Theatre Education Transforms Students’ Lives-
Ways to Support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine
An easy way to support our Fine Arts programs is through the “Fill the House” Campaign. By sponsoring a seat in the IPAC, you help support the Fine Arts at IC Imagine. These seats have been sponsored by families, grandparents and businesses. If you would like to sponsor a seat for $350, please contact Ms. Melanye Crayton (melanyecrayton@icimagine.org) or Ms. Avery Jones (averyjones@icimagine.org) or click on the image above to be taken directly to the site. All proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department.
Fine Arts Calendar:
10/28-10/29 US Fall Play “She Kills Monsters”
11/1 MS and US Winter Band Concert
11/8-11/9 LS Fall Play “Willie Wonka Kids”
11/15-11/18 Wind Symphony Trip to New Orleans, LA
11/17 MS and US Winter Chorus Concert
9.22.22
Congratulations to all of our runners at our Fine Arts 5k on September 10th. We had almost 200 runners and families come to help support the Fine Arts Department. Thank you to Premiere Marshall Arts and Blue Reign Pet accessories for joining us and thank you to iDaph for another great race.
The Fine Arts are an integral part of an IC Imagine education. Every student at our school is involved in Fine Arts classes throughout the entire school year. We believe the arts cannot be learned through occasional or infrequent exposure any more than math or science can. Education and engagement in the fine arts are essential parts of our curriculum and important components in the educational program of every student at IC Imagine. There is significant evidence that fine arts education is effective in reducing student dropout, raising student attendance, developing better team players, fostering a love for learning, improving greater student dignity, enhancing student creativity, developing creative problem-solving skills, and producing a more prepared citizen for the future workplace, and we are proud to provide these opportunities in our community.
Band (grades 6-12)
Chorus (grades 6-12)
Music (grades K-5)
Theatre Arts (grades K-12)
Visual Arts (grades K-12)