{"id":4659,"date":"2012-10-17T09:12:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foa.wpengine.com\/?p=4659"},"modified":"2012-10-23T13:33:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T17:33:26","slug":"the-a-r-m-e-s-strings-program-performs-for-five-oaks-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/news\/the-a-r-m-e-s-strings-program-performs-for-five-oaks-academy","title":{"rendered":"The A.R.M.E.S Strings Program Performs for Five Oaks Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>On Friday, October 19th, the A.R.M.E.S (Arts reaching Middle and Elementary Students) program\u00a0came\u00a0to the\u00a0FOA campus to perform for the students and faculty. The ARMES program is a tuition-free gifted and talented arts program designed to meet the needs of students in grades 4 through 8 who have demonstrated outstanding talents and a deep interest in strings, theatre, visual arts or dance. The purpose of the program is to allow students to explore their chosen art form indepth while promoting individual creativity.<\/p>\n
FOA’s toddler directress, Miss Rosy, has a 13 year-old daughter who has played violin with the ARMES program for the past four years and\u00a0is excited about performing\u00a0for\u00a0our community.<\/p>\n
The ARMES Strings Chamber Music classes include four levels from beginner (students with no prior strings experience) to advanced.\u00a0 Each class meets twice a week for a minimum of 90 minutes.\u00a0 Student progression is based on mastery of each level\u2019s curriculum and goals and lots of practice and fun!\u00a0 Each student learns solo, chamber and orchestra music and\u00a0is encouraged to develop love of all music.<\/p>\n
Ms. Eleonore Shults, the current ARMES Strings teacher, started out as a viola player in the first class of ARMES in 1991.\u00a0 She now teaches ARMES Strings at the Greenville Fine Arts Center and runs her own private lesson studio.\u00a0 She currently performs with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.\u00a0 Teaching the ARMES Strings Classes is her\u00a0favorite part of the day.<\/p>\n