NOCCA's Curriculum
The music program includes classical, jazz and vocal. The jazz program was recently headed by noted New Orleans clarinetist Alvin Batiste before his death; the original head of the jazz department was renowned pianist Ellis Marsalis (father of the musicians and producers Branford, Wynton and Delfeayo). The jazz department is now headed by pianist Michael Pellera. The classical vocal program centers on operatic-style singing, and is headed by Phyllis Treigle; the original vocal department head was Lorraine Alfaro. Bert Braud was the original classical music head (from which Wynton Marsalis was an early graduate); one of the original classical graduates was award-winning pianist and composer Moses Hogan (now deceased). Currently, the classical instrumental program is headed by cellist, Dr. Jee Yeoun Ko and emphasizes chamber music along with personalized one-on-one training.
The creative writing program includes studies in poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and a variety of other genres. Students study works in depth, and produce a literary magazine each year, Umbra.
The theatre arts program includes drama, musical theatre and theatre design. The Drama department is headed by Janet Shea and Silas Cooper.
The media arts department includes instruction in film/video arts taught by Paul Werner and Courtney Egan and audio engineering and record production taught by Grammy-winning engineer Steve Reynolds.
NOCCA's visual arts department trains students in a range of media, including photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and digital work. The chair of the program is Mary Jane Parker.
NOCCA's newest arts discipline, culinary arts, it led by Chef Dana D'Anzi Tuohy. Chef Dana is the former Chef de Cuisine at Delmonico Steakhouse and the former Pastry Chef at Emeril's New Orleans Fish House.
NOCCA's innovative Academic Studio takes a comprehensive approach to learning, working across the full spectrum of the arts, science, and humanities. The curriculum is designed to be highly integrated: math and science are taught together, humanities are taught together, and each academic area is connected to arts-training. The Academic Studio is grounded in the same master-apprentice approach that sits at the heart of NOCCA’s arts-training program. In addition to their academic faculty, students have the opportunity to learn from guest lecturers and the team of scholars from around the world who have helped develop the new curriculum structure. To enroll in the Academic Studio, prospective students must successfully complete an arts audition and be accepted into a Level I program in one of NOCCA’s eleven arts disciplines.
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