Upper School Curriculum

Upper School Curriculum

Click the subjects below to read about each course. H indicates an Honors course. If you have any questions about the Upper School curriculum, contact the Upper School Office. Thank you for your interest in the Currey Ingram Academy Upper School.

Fine Arts

  • Band

    This class is designed to give students the opportunity to write, record and perform music as a band. Students will have the privilege to work with state of the art recording software and learn how professional musicians record their records. Students will also play several live performances at school functions throughout the year.

  • Cinematography

    Cinematography is a semester long course designed to introduce students to the art of short film and documentary filmmaking. Students will learn the concepts of writing a film treatment, determining a location and the visual design of the location, the process of producing a film and the elements of post-production. Students will use the apple software programs i-Movie and Final Cut-Pro. Students will be exposed to and learn the skills necessary to tell a story through film by creating emotion through shots, understanding and utilizing narration in film and creating mood with music in a scene. Ultimately, students will learn the skills of how to tell a story through filmmaking.

  • FA: Art

    Art I allows students to learn and develop artistic abilities and appreciation through participation and completion of artwork in multiple mediums. Students will discuss historical techniques in art while gaining an understanding and appreciation of art within society today. Group and self critiques will occur daily, giving each student an opportunity to reflect upon his or her decision making process.  

  • FA: Music Theory

    Music Theory covers music fundamentals such as staff, letter names, note values, time signature accidentals, basic rhythmic drills and simple music reading. This course introduces intervals, major and minor keys and scales, triads and chords and concepts needed to discuss melody and harmony. Students do not need any musical experience to take this course.  

  • FA: Photography

    The Photography class is designed to encourage students to further explore digital imaging as an extension of the photographic medium. Continuing with the mechanics of the computer and image-editing software, students will analyze the impact of technology on the development of photography and the photographic process. Frequent group and individual criticisms address the tenets of design, aesthetics and content, and also advanced technical aspects of photographic imaging. The artistic elements of processes and final products are stressed and final products are evaluated as artworks.

  • Intro to Multimedia

    Intro to Multimedia is a semester long course designed to help students become independent in the use of multimedia technology. They will learn about multimedia careers, tools and resources, ethics and key concepts using apple software programs such as i-Movie and Final Cut- Pro X Key note, Numbers,Garage band and many others. The product produced in this class is the CIA News.
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    Marcelle Fischer
    US HealthTeacher and Theater Director
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    Sara Ingraffia
    Art Teacher
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    Sean Kelly
    US Fine Arts Teacher
    (615) 507-3180 ext. 203
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Currey Ingram Academy is an exemplary JK-12 day and boarding school that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential. Since 2002, the school has been located on an 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, just miles from Nashville and Franklin. Families from 33 states and eight countries cite the school as their primary reason for moving to Middle Tennessee.

Currey Ingram Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).