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Fine Arts Department Planning Busy Year
The Fine Arts Department has an event-filled year planned for
the many choral, band and piano students at Lakeland Christian
School. This year’s theme is “Make Music to the Lord,” and LCS
families and supporters will be able to see the students live out this
theme in many different contexts in the coming months.
For the department, the school year started off with immediate
preparations for the annual musical and the 4th Annual Musical
Harvest. (Watch for more information on both of these events
in the next edition of The Viking.) Next up will be the Christmas
Musical, “Glory in the Highest,” which will be presented on
December 14 at First Baptist Church at the Mall.
Band
The middle school and high school bands have been seen and
heard this fall at Viking Stadium on Friday nights as they kept
the crowd entertained at home football games. The pep band will
also perform at basketball games during the winter sports season.
Both bands will march in the annual Lakeland Christmas Parade.
Also during the Christmas season, band students in grades 5-8
will perform in the band Christmas concert on December 6. The
secondary bands will be featured at the Christmas Musical on
December 14. Prior to the annual musical, small groups will play
music in the church lobby.
New Gu i ta r Elective
The Fine Arts Department added a new course elective this
year. After attending a guitar workshop over the summer, Mrs.
Kathy Johnson began teaching high school guitar. Thirteen
students are currently enrolled in the class and will work on
proficiency skills, music theory and performance. By the end of
the year, the skills the students learn will prepare them to play
in a variety of styles, equipping them to use their music to
praise God wherever He leads them.
An added elective this year is a guitar class that is being taught
by Mrs. Kathy Johnson.
Secondary Choirs
This year there are 87 students participating in the
Chamber Ensemble, Concert Choir, Junior High Choir and
Sixth Grade Choir. Already this year, 30 students auditioned
for the Polk All-County Choruses, and 15 singers will audition
for the Florida All-State Choruses. The Chamber Ensemble and
Concert Choir have submitted an audition video to Epcot to
participate in the 2010 Christmas Candlelight Processional.
Tri-M Music Honor Society
The 2010-2011 LCS chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor
Society is off to a running start and has close to 40 members
this year. Mrs. Jill Jones is the faculty advisor for the group,
and the officers for the society are Emily Tan (president),
Angela Douglas (vice-president), Carly Tippel (secretary),
Justin Middleton (treasurer), Andrew Tew (chaplain) and
Courtney Payne (Florida Baptist Children’s Home Music
Director). The officers will attend
the Florida Music Educators’
Association conference in Tampa
in January. The members of Tri-M
are working with the Florida
Baptist Children’s Home to bring
music and private lessons into the
lives of children who otherwise
might not have the opportunities.
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Members of the high school Chamber
Ensemble sing the National Anthem at home
football games on Friday nights.