Classes

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St. John School of the Arts aim is to reach out to our youth, intervening through arts education during these impressionable formative years. Immersion in creativity, self-discipline and self-expression infuses the intellectual, social and psychological well being of our children. Numerous studies reveal arts education increases attention span, focus and cooperative learning, enhances creative intelligence, and augments scholastic learning.

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*These classes are offered based on availability of the instructors and are subject to change; please contact us if you have any questions regarding scheduling.

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Drama Classes
Acting for Theater
Students will engage in fun drama exercises, story-telling, improvisation and scene study. Classes are designed to focus on team building for ensemble performance, with individual concentration on confidence in public speaking and physical presence on stage. Students will perform a one act play at the end of the school year.
Movement Classes
Ballet
Grace in motion, strength, balance, coordination, muscular control and endurance come with solid technique and skills of the first noted dance form.
Jazz Dance/Hip Hop I & II
Learn Broadway style dance techniques and movement as well as popular street influenced dance.
Acro St John
Incorporating agility, balance, coordination, strength and flexibility through structured routines.
Music Classes
Individual Lessons
Individual Lessons in Saxophone, Voice, Piano, Guitar, Violin (Times to be determined)
Ethnic Drumming
Using historical folklore as a medium of expression, students will be introduced to basic/intermediate Afro–Caribbean drumming and dance forms
Guitar Class
Introducing the new student to the guitar, basic chords, picking and finger-picking techniques…making the learning process more enjoyable by using familiar songs to learn and also encouraging the individual to begin composing his or her own original songs. This course will be divided into 4 10-week courses with performance possibilities and other jam session opportunities.
Music Technology
Learning how to employ the main components of song, various media formats and software instruments, as well as automation and effects using the software Logic Pro 10. Which culminates into the art of creating medleys, pre-recorded songs, film, animation and radio.
Drumming I & II
Using historical folklore as a medium of Expression, students will be introduced to basic/intermediate Afro–Caribbean drumming and dance forms.
Music Production and Electronic Composition
The class will teach the essentials of Music Production and Composition with Industry standard software (Abelton Live, Logic Pro 9) and project based work. Students will explore modern DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations), MIDI, synthesizers, sampling, recording techniques, studio etiquette, mixing consoles, and sound design. Final projects will be fully produced, original songs.
SJSA Youth Ensemble
The ensemble is an opportunity for students to apply their musical talents in live performance. Students will learn how to cooperate in rehearsal and performance settings using their principle instrument. The Ensemble will explore subjects of Ear Training, Popular Genres, Instrumental Styles, Performance Etiquette, Improvisation, and Group Composition.
Visual Arts Classes
Clay Making
Try your skill at molding Polymer clay into sea creatures, animals or any shapes for earrings, necklaces or just table top trinkets while using textures and paint which adds shading and depth to the final project
Create A Cartoon
Learn basic drawing skills while developing characters in your own story
Life Under Water
This Art Lab is a space for children to explore the creative process. We ofer a nurturing environment where children can experiment with materials, get messy, and discover creative methods for self-expression. Our focus on this class iss onlife under water.
Modern Masters
Introducing children to the wonderful world of Van Gogh, Cezanne, Chagall, Matisse, Pollock and more. Using famous paintings to understand the artist’s styles, children are inspired to make their own paintings.
Papier-Mache Sculptures
Students will have fun creating their own imaginative forms or creatures using a fun technique with paper and glue.
Language Arts Classes
Italian for Travelers I
Taking a trip to Italy and want to learn Italian? If you want to have an incredible experience learning to speak basic Italian, please join us. This class is for students who have little or no previous experience in the Italian language.
Italian for Travelers II
Taking the third or fourth trip to Italy and want to be able to speak Italian to everyone? Lessons are interactive giving the students the opportunity to learn and improve their conversational skills. Students are able to understand and respond to very basic conversational situations.

Individual Lessons

Individual Lessons in Drums, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Voice, Bass, and Steel Pan (Times TBD).
Students will be given a set of rules which governs the success of each student.
$30/30 minute lesson; $40/45 minute lesson; $50/1 hour lesson
*All private lessons may be changed to accommodate student/teacher scheduling.