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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. There is nothing audition/criteria based for the arts in MCPS other than the visual arts program at Einstein.

People talking about Northwood or Einstein or Loiederman are describing interest-based programs within a standard curriculum.

So, maybe you get 4 different levels of dance class rather than 3, but it's not an arts curriculum or facilities the way a school like DE or LaGuardia would be. [/quote]

It may not be the level of Ellington, but Loiederman is the only MCPS middle school that is close and it is NOT the standard MCPS middle school curriculum.  Students at Loiederman have access to high school level fine arts classes and get high school credit for them, have a new (built in 2020) professional-grade black box theater with the ability to hang advanced lighting and sound equipment (no other MCPS middle school has a standalone theater - they are all part of the cafeteria), have audition based dance companies, audition-based acapella groups that compete, and multiple classes in film production, digital music (level 1 & 2), digital art (including digital art high school level classes), high school credit theater classes including technical theater.  All dance classes beyond beginner require auditions.

Here is the course offerings:
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I would be very curious to know from the PP what other MCPS middle school comes close to this level of arts offerings at the middle school level.
Again, not the same level as Ellington, but MUCH more than just the "standard" MCPS curriculum.[/quote]

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