The music department offers courses designed to contribute to the musical and aesthetic education of students with a wide variety of abilities and interests. The program provides opportunities to increase proficiency with a musical instrument or voice, to study music theory, or to experience music as a form of expression. In addition to courses that may be scheduled during the school day, additional opportunities are provided through jazz ensembles, Broadway choir, chamber choir, and pep band. The instrumental program and the vocal program are designed to help a student develop the musical skills essential for quality performance in musical organizations. Each of the courses provides experience with a variety of musical styles that encourage a student to appreciate music as a vehicle for expression. In addition, through rehearsals and concerts, a student is able to recognize the value of a disciplined collaboration and to take pleasure from the resulting harmony.
All courses count (2.0 or 4.0) towards the Fine & Performing Art Requirement for graduation.
Courses offered by the music department are:
Instrumental: Concert Band (Full Year) Introduction to Guitar (Semester) Advanced Jazz Ensemble (Full Year) Intermediate Jazz Ensemble (Full Year) Introduction to Piano (Semester) Introduction to Piano II (Semester) Introduction to World Percussion (Semester) Physics of Sounds (Semester)
Vocal: Unified Pops Choir (Full Year) Concert Choir (Full Year) Mixed Chamber Choir (Full Year) Broadway Women’s Ensemble (Full Year)
Theory: Music Theory 1 (Semester) Music Theory 2 (Semester) AP Music Theory/Composition (Full Year) Music Technology (Semester) Songwriting (Semester)
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