An Analysis of Certain Fine Arts High Schools in the United States Including the Alabama School of Fine Arts

One of the important educational areas that has been seriously neglected in the secondary schools of Alabama is the area of the Fine Arts. This includes music, drama, dance, and visual arts, as well as peripheral subjects such as the technical aspects of dramatic productions, and audiovisual technology. Most of the students desiring these disciplines, particularly dance and visual art, have had to find instruction outside of the public schools. The curricula of a few of the larger high schools include limited training in a number of these subjects, but such opportunities constitute exceptions to the majority of secondary situations across the state.