Performing Arts

Full Year (29234)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 0.5

The advance band rehearses and performs music of moderate to difficult repertoire of symphonic band literature, as determined by the band director. Public performances at school and community functions, concerts, district festivals, possible band trips, marching in preparation for football games, contests, and parades, may also be included. Marching Band is a required extension of this class. Attendance at performances and other band functions can be required at the discretion of the director.

Full Year (29289)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 0.5

The choir rehearses and performs choral literature representative of a variety of styles, including sacred and popular music of moderate to advanced difficulty. Advanced training in sight-reading, vocal production and technique, and basic music theory is provided. There are school performances and performances at community functions, as well as district festivals and other adjudicated performances. Attendance at performances is required.

Full Year (29247)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is designed for the intermediate through advanced guitar student. Method books, sheet music and guitar ensemble music will be used to further the instruction of note reading, melodic and chord structures, stylistic considerations, and musical literature. Attendance at performances and other ensemble functions can be required at the discretion of the director and the principal.

Full Year (29266)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is designed to develop musicianship and vocal production specifically for male voices. Open to all young men regardless of experience or ability to allow them to explore the world of men’s choral literature, ensemble singing and sight-reading. Particular attention will be paid to the changing voice, developing singing habits and choral tone. A wide range of music will be offered, including popular, sacred, and secular, from various styles and periods. Students are required to attend all performances.

Full Year (29252)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 0.5

The Chamber Choir ensemble provides an accelerated chamber music experience for highly proficient and developed vocalists. Literature studied is of an advanced level and spans various eras and genres. Extensive training in vocal production, music theory, and sight-reading is included in rehearsals. Attendance at numerous school, community, and traveling performance engagements is required.

Full Year (29242)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 0.5

The Chamber Orchestra provides an accelerated orchestral experience for highly proficient and developed instrumentalists. Literature studied is of an advanced level, spanning various eras and genres, usually in the composer’s original versions. Extensive training in advanced instrumental technique, ensemble performance and sight-reading is included in rehearsals, along with contextual theoretical and historical information. Attendance at numerous schools, community and traveling performance engagements is required.

Full Year (29260)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is designed to develop musicianship and healthy vocal production, and to provide experiences in ensemble singing and sight-reading. A wide range of music is offered, including popular, sacred, and secular, from various styles and periods. Students are required to attend all performances.

Half Year (29250)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 0.5

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Regularly scheduled after school or evening rehearsals for special interest ensembles, i.e., jazz ensembles, trios, quartets, Winter Guard etc., for wind, string, brass, percussion, and/or vocal students. Attendance is required.

Full Year (29245)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is designed for the beginning through intermediate guitar student. Method books, printed sheet music, and guitar ensemble music are used to teach note reading, melodic and chord structures through a variety of technical styles, and musical literature. A limited number of school-owned instruments are available for rent. Students taking this course may be eligible for the Performing Guitar Ensemble, per consent of the instructor.

Full Year (29233)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

The Intermediate Band class is open to any student who has previous experience (school and/or private study) on a wind or percussion instrument of the modern concert band. Training includes continued development of basic playing skills using music of moderate difficulty and different styles. Sight-reading and music theory are also introduced. Participation in the marching band as well as performance at concerts scheduled by the band director can be required. A limited number of school-owned instruments are available for rent.

Full Year (29251), Semester (29253)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s)9,10,11,12

The Jazz Instrumental Lab/Ensemble provides working experience in advanced jazz performance in a studio ensemble setting. Emphasis will be on ensemble sound, blend, musicianship, and stylistic aspects of the jazz and pop idioms. Opportunities for solo work, improvisation, and occasional performances with local jazz artists will be provided. Attendance at numerous schools, community, and traveling performance engagements is required.

Full Year (29280)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

The Jazz/Pop Vocal Lab/Ensemble provides working experience in advanced jazz/pop in a studio setting. Emphasis will be on ensemble sound, blend, musicianship, and stylistic aspects of the jazz and pop idioms. Opportunities for solo work, improvisation, and occasional performances with local jazz artists will be provided. Attendance at numerous schools, community, and traveling performance engagements is required.

Half Year (29254)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 0.5

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Students receive training in corps style marching techniques for football half-time shows and parades. Use of precision drills, formations, dance steps, and skits is taught with emphasis on musicianship and showmanship. Auxiliary units to the Marching Band may include the Drill Team, Majorettes, Flags, Color Guard, Rifles, and Silks as interest warrants. Attendance at performances is required.

Full Year (29222)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Music Appreciation is an introductory course to music. Student will explore music’s various functionalities to gain deeper understanding and appreciation for all types of music. The course begins by examining basic music literacy and core musical elements such as melody, rhythm, harmony, form, and texture. This class is a general but in-depth survey of the major styles, periods, and influence streams that make up the extremely large and varied categories of music to include Classical, Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Rap and Reggae. The text covers many styles, but focus is on mainstream popular music, produced between circa 1954 until present. By the end of the course students will have a greater understanding of where the music came from (historically), what it is doing (musically), and how it was created (technologically).

Full Year (39226)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

The AP Music Theory course is taught at a pace and depth equal to a college level music theory class. The course develops a student’s ability to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a musical score. The curriculum covers a wide range of analytical and compositional skills as well as ear training and sight singing. The course also includes creative tasks, such as the harmonizing of a melody by selecting the voicing for appropriate chords, composing a musical bass line to provide two-voice counterpoint, or the realization of figured-bass notation. This course will prepare students for successful completion of the AP Music Theory examination.

Full Year (29200)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is designed to introduce basic piano skills to students. Students will cover the beginning level SOL performance music standards and include a few of the investigate standards as well. Students will not be required to purchase a piano or keyboard. Electronic keyboards will be provided by the school and remain at the school.

Students will:

• Learn basic piano skills.
• Learn to read and play simple melodies and tunes.
• Learn to play scales and read musical symbols.
• Learn to recognize and perform various rhythmic patterns.
• Learn basic pedaling technique.

Full Year (29225)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Song Writing, Digital Audio, & Music Theory is a course designed to study the structure of music in electronic and acoustic settings. In addition to developing students’ aural skills, an emphasis is placed on practical application of theory and student creativity in original musical compositions. Students will study song from and composition in addition to mixing and the manipulation of digital audio. Students will learn foundations for music production; proper recording techniques; and how to utilize digital audio workstations and composition & notation software to produce music in a variety of genres and settings.

Full Year (29244)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Students are challenged both technically and musically using a variety of literature in string, chamber, studio, and symphonic music in classical and popular styles. Public performances at school and community functions, concerts, and district festivals are required. A possible orchestra trip may be scheduled. A limited number of school-owned instruments are available for rent.

Full Year (21435)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Students learn the basic elements of lighting, set construction, costume, make-up, and props by being actively engaged in providing the technical support for a variety of theatrical events each term. Each student is required to complete two detailed projects related to production needs in the areas of lighting, sets, costumes, make-up, or props. Some after school participation is necessary.

Full Year (21400)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is an introduction to drama and theatre techniques, designed for the student who wishes to explore the various fields of drama and the theatre as a medium of communication. Participants learn basic acting techniques through pantomime, improvisation, and scene study. Voice improvement, problemsolving abilities, play reading, and acting talents are practiced by working in groups. Activities include a study of the history of the theatre, technical aspects of theatre production, analyses of dramatic structures, and the design and production of a one-act play.

Full Year (21415)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

This course is designed to continue the study of dramatic techniques and performance skills gained in Theatre Arts I. Emphasis is on character development, make-up, costuming, acting theories, and stage techniques. Students write, produce, and perform shows and plays for various audiences. The study of the history of theatre continues. Out-of-class rehearsals may be necessary to complete these activities.

Full Year (21425)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 0.5

This course is a dramatic arts workshop course requiring active participation in productions. Students experience the areas of study and production of a drama as members of a production company, culminating in a full-length production. Each student is required to complete two detailed projects related to class production work, including assignments in at least two of the following three categories: (1) performance; (2) production/directing, management, history, and research; or (3) design/lights, costumes, sets, and props. The study of the history of theatre continues. Out-of-class rehearsals may be necessary to complete these activities.

Full Year (21430)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 0.5

In Theatre Arts IV, students conceptualize and oversee the entire production process for several theatrical events. By directing, producing, and managing plays or shows, Theatre Arts IV students synthesize and apply all previously learned technical elements, acting, and directing techniques, and group dynamic skills. Out-of-class rehearsals may be necessary to complete these activities.

Full Year (29263)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course is designed to develop musicianship and vocal production specifically for soprano and alto voices. Open to all students regardless of experience or ability to explore choral literature for soprano and alto voices, ensemble singing and sight-reading. Particular attention will be paid to the developing treble singing habits and choral tone. A wide range of music will be offered. Including popular, sacred, and secular, from various styles and periods. Students are required to attend all performances.