Courses

Fall 2010 courses will be announced here soon August 9, 2010!

Remember there is a $3.50 processing fee with each registration form.

THEATRE ARTS
Jessica Dart

In Theatre Arts, students learn a variety of basic acting concepts to help create and develop characters, interact with other actors in a scene, and ultimately to prepare for a stage performance in front of a live audience. In addition, students apply these concepts through a series of workshops that include audition preparation, musical theatre, improvisation, scene construction, and play production. Furthermore, the skills students learn in the Theatre Arts class are also applied to their participation in PHAME’s annual musical theatre production.

TECHNICAL THEATRE

Technical Theatre gives students a rare look into the work done behind the scenes of theatrical productions. Class topics include: instruction and hands on experience with lighting and sound equipment, stage craft, scenic de- sign, theatrical curtains, rigging, terminology, and stage management. In additions, students will master basic scientific and engineering concepts behind each of the topics covered in class.

CHOIR
Ben Landsverk

Choir is a performance ensemble of over 40 singers with developmental disabilities. A Portland favorite for over a decade, the PHAME Choir has performed at events like the Oregon Zoo’s Zoolights, The Grotto’s Festival of Lights, Yoshida’s Sand in the City, and the Portland Rose Festival. In Addition, the PHAME Choir is constantly asked to perform at resource fairs and seminars.

DANCE
Korie Chung

Students in Dance begin practices with a smooth warm up to increase flexibility and stamina before proceeding with lessons and demonstrations in various dance styles that include ballroom, swing, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, country, etc. A new style is selected for the Dance class each term, choreographed, rehearsed, and ultimately presented at the end of term recital in front of friends, family, and others who are present to support our talented students.

ART

PHAME’s Art classes are a force to be reckoned with. Students learn a variety of artistic techniques and use several kinds of medias including paint, clay, Chinese brush, and mosaics. Many student pieces have been made into greeting cards sold throughout the Portland area as well as auctioned in PHAME’s Annual Gala. PHAME art pieces have also been featured in local galleries and coffee shops.

MUSIC THEORY

The Music Theory class is designed to teach students the fundamentals of reading and writing music as well as sight-singing. Students will become familiar with reading rhythms, drawing notes appropriately on the staff, hear- ing and singing different intervals, and recognizing the difference between a scale, an arpeggio, and major and minor keys. Emphasis will be placed on treble clef, common time, and the C Major scale. For their final pro- ject, students will write their own short melody using concepts they have learned and sing their melodies at the Spring Recital.

More information here soon!

PHAME Academy's mission is to support the development of skills and self-esteem for adults with developmental disabilities through education and participation in the fine and performing arts.