Instrumental & Vocal Music

Our student musicians perform throughout the year at Hope and in our local community:

  • Worship Services
  • Grandparents Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Christmas Programs
  • Crown Center
  • National Lutheran Schools Week
  • Fine Arts Night

Band

Band is available for students in 4th through 8th grade.  Band is offered both to students who have received previous instruction or who are ready to learn an instrument for the first time.  Additional activity fees apply for participating students.

Choir

Choir is available for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  We start with simple melodies and progress into two and four part harmonies.  Oftentimes we have student pianists accompany the choir.

Hope Lutheran has 3 choirs: Kindergarten – 2nd, 3rd-5th, and 6th -7th grades. Each choir is directed by Mrs. Schkade, who has over 25 years of directing children’s and adult choirs. The students are encouraged to sing their praises to the Lord and honor Him with their vocal gifts. Elements of music theory and music vocabulary and concepts are taught within the choir classes.

Recorders

Our 3rd and 4th grade students learn to play the recorders and challenge themselves with the Recorder Karate method books.  The repertoire builds gradually from songs with with belt songs using G A B through the black belt songs with D E F# G A B C D.  As students progress throughout the year they earn belts to hang from their recorders.

 

VISUAL ARTS

The Visual Arts Program at Hope Lutheran School supports the National Standards for Visual Arts and the Kansas State Standards for Visual Arts. Students in grades 1-8 participate in weekly formal art instruction. They will experience drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic design, collage, pottery and other art forms using high quality tools and materials including “green” media. Creativity and effort are stressed.

The student learns about media, background, history, and processes, how to work independently and with others and how to respect others’ ideas and self evaluate. Each is taught to perceive, interpret, and respond to ideas, experiences, and the environment through visual art. Some highlights include:

  • Cardboard box animal sculptures
  • Woven wire figures
  • Acrylic painting on canvas
  • Imaginary 3D drawing
  • Design font for Bible verse poster with illustration
  • Watercolor still life
  • Clay sculpture and hand built pots (extruder & slab roller)
  • Cartooning and caricatures

Drama

Each spring the middle school students can participate in the Spring Play as actors, stage hands, or both.  Students learn the basics of theater production while enjoying Christian fun and fellowship.  Additional activites fees apply for participating students.