MUSIC *A list of courses that will alternate with A/B music courses will be available before registration. (These courses can apply towards Practical/Fine Arts 1.00 credit requirement) GENERAL MUSIC Class: Exploring Music Theory and Composition Course Number: 1913 Credit: 0.5 Grade Level: 11-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): None Weighted: No This course will provide an introduction to music theory and music composition. Students will be introduced to music performance skills, aural skills, compositional skills, and analytical skills through the exploration of notation, musical terminology, score study and analysis, ear training and composition.
Class: Digital Music for Musicians and Non-Musicians Course Number: 1914 Credit: 0.5 Grade Level: 9-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): None Weighted: No This course will allow students who have little or no music experience to create their own music experience through the use of virtual instruments and the music mixing program GarageBand. Students will learn the “language of music” through an introduction to the elements; melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture and form. Students will explore how to create with the music platform GarageBand. Students will analyze how music creates and adds meaning to other artistic works including film. Students will analyze and identify the elements of the musical genre of their choice. Finally students will implement their learning by designing and creating a final project. Potential projects include: songwriting, recording and mixing, creating ringtones, creating a music focused podcast, composing and mixing an instrumental work, or creating an original music video.
Band Enrollment All incoming 9th grade band students should register for Concert Band. Auditions for placement into the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will occur by Mid-May of the preceding school year. The typical sequence for band students is Concert Band as a freshman the Symphonic or Wind Ensemble based on placement after auditions in the sophomore, junior, and senior years.
Class: Concert Band Course Number: 1901A Alt & 1901B Alt Credit: 1.0 (Meets all year on alternating day schedule) Grade Level: 9-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): Recommendation of middle level instructor or consent of high school instructor Weighted: No Band is designed to provide students an opportunity to perform and understand quality music in a variety of styles at a technically appropriate level. Instruction is provided to accommodate a variety of needs with a goal of fostering independent musicianship and problem solving skills. Through the rehearsal process, students will study music from a theoretical, historical, cultural, technical, and esthetic perspective. Students will also study the tools and techniques composers use to elicit the aesthetic and emotional response unique to each piece of music being studied. Obligations include concerts, home football games, basketball games, and parades as outlined in the course syllabus. Commitment to the group is a basic expectation of this course.
Class: Symphonic Band Course Number: 1907A Alt & 1907B Alt Credit: 1.0 (Meets all year on alternating day schedule) Grade Level: 10-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): By audition only Weighted: No Band is designed to provide students an opportunity to perform and understand quality music in a variety of styles at a technically appropriate level. Instruction is provided to accommodate a variety of needs with a goal of fostering independent musicianship and problem solving skills. Through the rehearsal process, students will study music from a theoretical, historical, cultural, technical, and esthetic perspective. Students will also study the tools and techniques composers use to elicit the aesthetic and emotional response unique to each piece of music being studied. Obligations include concerts, home football games, basketball games, and parades as outlined in the course syllabus. Commitment to the group is a basic expectation of this course.
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