Arts

The Arts at BBA

Celebrating the Arts

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  • Supporting Cultural Literacy

    Burr and Burton promotes cultural literacy for all students by celebrating the Arts as an important component of a well-rounded education.

Supporting the Artistic Voice of Each Student

By offering students extraordinary facilities staffed by extraordinary teachers within the programs of music, dance, theater, cinematography, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fashion design, architecture, graphics, and more, Burr and Burton supports the artist and their artistic voice of the future.

Two full credits from Arts offerings are required for graduation: one art credit from any of the Visual, Practical, Music Studio, and Performing Arts course offerings, and one technology credit from the Media Arts, Music Studio, and Tech Theater course offerings. See course descriptions for information on credits.

Course Levels

Students in the Arts often repeat courses in a specific discipline. Thus, there are three distinct levels for most offerings:

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