Monday, March 20
Kimball Area High School Fine Arts Department would like to invite you to our Fine Arts Pastiche Show on Monday, March 20, in the Kimball Area High School Wirth Gym. Pastiche means work of art formed from sources that are different from each other. 9th-12th grade Band and Choir students will present a concert of their music that will be performed this year at their Large-Group Contest. In addition, students in Arts Club and other Art classes will present artworks in the foyer outside of the Wirth Gym. The Arts Show will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7 p.m.
This concert will also feature students who performed and earned high scores at the Vocal and Instrument Solo/
Ensemble contests. Both the Choir and Band had multiple groups perform in the contests. Students performed at a high level and represented Kimball with pride!
There will also be a silent auction to raise funds for the Shop and Music departments. Students in the Salvage Dogs class were given multiple items to turn into something new or to refurbish. Some of these items included old band instruments that were no longer able to be repaired. If you are interested in helping, but aren’t looking for new furniture or art piece for your home, please consider a free-will donation. You can also reach out to any of the Fine Arts or Shop teachers via email.
From www.musicmakesuswhole.org:
“Music training stimulates nearly every region of the brain, strengthening those regions used for complex math and abstract-thinking skills.”
“Low-income students who took music lessons in grades 8-12 saw math, reading, history, geography, and social skills soar by 40% compared to non-music students.”
“Music training can assist in creating a better learner and help reduce the achievement gap.”
“Music students gain the skills employers most want of teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.”
“83% of adults with incomes higher than $150,000 participated in music.”
“Students with 1+ year of high school music experience improve their ACT scores: 4% higher on Math, and 7% higher on English.”