Music Offerings

 

Jazz Band 

Students are selected for Jazz Band by audition in September. Rehearsals are held at night (the day to be announced). Band members are required to participate in all scheduled concerts and select outside performances.

½ credit

 

Wind Ensemble

Upper classmen audition for this ensemble in February. Advanced music pieces are performed. Lessons focus on required etudes, scales, and solo or ensemble literature.

1 credit

 

Concert Band 

This course is open to students in all grade levels. Lessons focus on required etudes, scales, and solo or ensemble literature. Students must preregister for the course. The band meets every day and students must take a music lesson once a week 

1 credit

 

Concert Chorus

This vocal group performs style pieces from various time periods. Skills in music reading, interpretation, and correct breathing are developed. Grading is based on performance and music reading skills. 

1 credit

 

Select Chorus 

This group performs pieces of moderate to advanced difficulty. Vocal techniques are developed to an advanced level. All members must have good music reading skills. Grading is based on class performance. Selection is by audition only.

1 credit

 

Seraphim Choir

This chamber group composed of treble voices performs vocal pieces of moderate to advanced difficulty. Singing technique is developed to an advanced level. Members must have good music reading skills. Grading is based on class performance. Selection is by audition. 

1 credit

 

 

Music Theory/Advanced Music Theory

In this core course, students learn to read and write the principles of music composition. Through the study in the “science” of music, students gain a new and thorough understanding of how music is put together and organized in a variety of genre. 

1 credit

 

 

Studio Music 

This course provides a “hybrid” introduction to written music notation and music technology through a DAW (digital audio workstation), a MIDI/sheet-music interface, and other selected software.  Students will be taught the basic tools and techniques within electronic-music creation and audio engineering. Through a variety of composition projects done both individually and in groups, students will work with loops, beats, software instruments, synths, live recordings, edits/cuts, EQ, and basic audio effects, as well as the principles of scoring for motion picture and music as a means for storytelling, persuasion, and branding/marketing.”

(Subject to enrollment and teacher availability.)

1 credit