Music and Art Instruction

Fine Arts

Concert Band, Vocal Choirs, Private Lessons, Piano Pedagogy

HCS is committed to the development of musical, dramatic, and artistic gifts and talents. In a world that is dominated by sports, HCS intentionally encourages arts participation and ensures that the two worlds do not collide. HCS athletics are scheduled outside of fine arts opportunties, which include piano pedagogy, concert band, vocal instruction, dramatic production, and art instruction. As a member of the Maryland Association of Christian Schools (MACS) and American Association of Christian Schools (AACS), HCS students have opportunities for adjudication and competition with their fine arts endeavors, including photography, crafts, and other.

Concert Bands

Instruments include woodwind, brass, and percussion. Performance opportunities range from major winter and spring concerts to recitals, band concerts, competitions and weekly chapels. HCS is a perennial first-place winner in the Maryland Association of Christian Schools state fine arts competition.

Beginning, intermediate, senior high
Instrumental Ensembles
Private lessons in brass, woodwinds and percussion

Choirs

Vocal instruction and choral theory, as well as concert and other performance opportunities, are an important part of the fine arts offerings at Harford Christian.

1st through 12th
Choral ensembles
Vocal Choirs
Voice Lessons

Piano Pedagogy

A very extensive piano pedagogy program accompanied by many offerings in the area of private instrument lessons serve to make a solid foundation to two very strong programs in concert band as well as vocal choir.

1st through 12th
Accompanying
Private lessons

Dramatic Production

Speech and Drama

Dramatic production is one of the most exciting opportunities at Harford Christian School. Each spring high school students who make up the “HCS Players” have performed popular full-length classic productions, such as Father Knows Best, Cheaper by the Dozen, Emma, Meet Me in St. Louis, David Copperfield, Sense and Sensibility, Edelweiss, Annie of Green Gables and Sarah Plain and Tall, employing full staging and period costumes. Students participate in every aspect of the production, including costumes, set construction, and make-up.

Dramatic production
Elementary, Jr and Sr High speech & drama

Art Instruction

Harford Christian offers instruction beginning with the fundamentals of art, building up to the development of skills for students who are serious about developing their artistic talents.

Art I focuses on the seven elements of art, as well as basic drawing. Other units include calligraphy, acrylic painting, clay, watercolor, and printmaking. As well as learning basic techniques of various mediums, we also learn about the Masters in a featured Artist of the Month. Art I will lay a good foundation for future art classes as students discover and uncover their talents.

Art II expands upon skills learned in Art I. Advanced Art is for students who have completed Art I and Art II and who desire to seriously develop their artistic talents. This course will highlight the Elements of Art and Principles of Design as it relates to their personal artwork.

5th – 8th General Art
9th -12th Art I, II, III, IV

Special Opportunities

Performances, Field Trips and Competitions

*Six major concert events each year

*Off-campus performance ministry

*Recitals

*Band, Hand Bell, Choral concerts

*In-school competitions

*Maryland Association of Christian Schools arts competitions

*Field trips

“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:1