Art 1 students are in the middle of their printmaking unit. Students are creating reduction prints with linoleum blocks. Tons of thought and effort go into this art form. First students develop an idea and draw an image. Next they transfer their drawing to a linoleum block and carve it with a carving tool called […]
Lower School music teacher, Kevin Pierce, attended the Texas Music Educators Association Conference in Austin in February and learned many new and innovative ways to teach and engage students during class. He recently utilized one of the exciting new programs called Soundslice during his Cadet Singer’s rehearsal to help his students learn new choral music for their next concert. […]
From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Fine Arts Director: One of the things that makes the Brook Hill Theatre program special is that we have been building special scenery pieces and stage settings for eighteen years. We have also accumulated numerous, very unique pieces from the annual Texas Shakespeare Festival in Kilgore, with whom I […]
Upper School choir students presented to their peers in class this week. Students researched a variety of musical genres and presented their findings to their classmates to help them understand the broad scope of music with all of its styles and nuances.
Middle School students are taking on a unique and extensive art project. In an effort to make life-size sculptures, students are casting their own bodies with tape. Taking an arm or leg at a time, students create a cast by wrapping their arm with the sticky side out, then wrapping again with the sticky side […]
From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Fine Arts Director: What do an Eagle Scout, a basketball player and a prima ballerina have in common? (Imagine the theme music from Jeopardy playing while you ponder) Give up? Well, at the Brook Hill School, all of these are part of the 2016 Spring Musical production of Fiddler […]
Members of the U.S. & MS Orchestras were on hand and prepared to perform for the various Admissions Week events and showcase our wonderful Fine Arts Orchestra program. String ensembles provided background and dinner music for each of two Look & See events while eight different string small ensembles took turns providing music during the […]
PK through 5th graders all had the opportunity to make a Valentine’s Day card for KVNE’s yearly Valentine Card Drive. Employees of the radio station hand out homemade cards to people in hospitals and assisted living homes located throughout the listening area. Each child decorated at least one card to give away. Some wrote a […]
From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Fine Arts Director: Back in 1977 (while I was in college), there was a well-known tune on the radio performed by John Paul Young. He sang “Love is in the air, everywhere I look around. Love is in the air, every sight and every sound.” Google it. You’ll be […]
Brook Hill Orchestra Director, Jamie Reason was invited to speak at the ETSO (East Texas Symphony Orchestra) Noon Notes presentation with Maestro Richard Lee on Friday afternoon, January 29th to discuss life as a symphony player with the ETSO and a musician in general, and answer questions at the Q&A session. Jamie has been a violinist […]
Alan Zhu performed last Saturday, January 23rd as an elite member of the 2014 TMEA All-Region Honors Band in the 2016 TMEA Region Band concert held at Longview High School Auditorium. Alan earned his position as one of the very best and top clarinetists in our large region by learning and auditioning on the three difficult […]
From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: All kids like art. All adults like art. After all, everyone enjoys coloring and painting, but can an art class go beyond color and paint? Yes, it can, and at the Lower School, it absolutely does. Lisa Larios joined our Lower School family this year as […]