Performance and Confidence
At FCA, your child will participate in choral performances beginning in prekindergarten, they will have the opportunity to participate in orchestral performances beginning in grammar school, and finally, your child will experience acting in middle school.
In each of these situations, your child will be working among their peers; they will be learning grace and humility and will grapple with what it means to shift their confidence to the Lord.
Choir
As one of the core specials classes at the grammar school level, music plays an integral part in establishing a strong, foundational knowledge of music, while also rightly shaping your child's loves. Carefully selected activities, including dancing and singing games, along with folk songs and hymns, aid your child to flourish in music literacy and vocal development. In addition, you will see a growing understanding of music surface in class culminating activities, field trips, and school-wide events like the monthly chapels and FCA's annual Christmas concert.
Your child will begin their years in secondary enrolled in a yearlong music course designed to refine their vocals and enrich their love of singing.
They will be encouraged to use their voice within the context of choral ensembles having the aim of creating beautiful, worshipful music and giving expression to the wonders of the human experience.
Orchestra
Strings instruction can begin in grammar school, where students with one or more years of private instruction are invited to participate in our grammar school strings ensemble program. These students have the opportunity to showcase their acumen in several venues, including FCA's annual Christmas concert.
FCA's string orchestra consists of student musicians who have had private instruction and who are highly proficient on their instruments.
A student's dedication and commitment to their art form leads them to create and share beautiful music with the FCA community.
Theater
After receiving instruction in theater during their seventh grade year, your child will be eligible to audition for the high school play. As an eighth grader, your child's participation in the high school play may include smaller supporting roles, scene extras, and stagehands, all in preparation for the possibility of auditioning for a more substantive role during high school.
Our theater department productions include “Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer,” “Pygmalion,” “Peter Pan and Wendy,” “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “Little Women.” Take a look into some of those performances!
