Performing And Visual Arts Schools

Performing and Visual Arts programs include such areas of study as crafts, commercial art, design, dance, drama, theater arts, fine arts, music, photography, and film. Performance programs are designed for students who are interested in careers as professional singers, orchestral players, studio teachers, and university professors. Students combine their own private work with classroom and theory instruction in order to become fully developed professional artists. In the area of music, performance students focus on mastering their particular instrument.

Students studying dance technique and choreography select courses from offering such as dance education, cultural studies, video and technology, dance journalism, and anatomy. Drama programs offer students the chance to learn about the performance, design, construction, and theatrical management of stage productions. Students in visual arts programs get the chance to gain a broad liberal arts education while pursuing a concentration in one or more art studio areas.