MUSIC

CHORUS  9-10

GRADE  9        ½CREDIT     COURSE # 7501-C-9

GRADE 10      ½CREDIT       COURSE # 7501-C-10

(Meets 2 days / cycle)

This performance-based course will focus on preparing choral repertoire of all styles to be sung at school Masses, concerts, graduation and other school events.  Students will receive instruction in the basic music theory, ear training, sight singing and choral harmony.

This course will be taken during the student's lunch or study periods. Performance and choral attire are required.

CHORUS 11-12

GRADE  11      ½CREDIT      COURSE # 7502C-11

GRADE  12      ½CREDIT      COURSE # 7502C-12

This performance-based course will focus on preparing choral repertoire of all styles to be sung at school Masses, concerts, graduation, and other school events.  Students will receive instruction in basic music theory, ear training, sight singing, and choral harmony.

This course will be taken during the student's lunch or study periods. Performance and choral attire are required.

BAND 9- 12

GRADE 9           ½ CREDIT COURSE # 7501B-9

GRADE 10         ½ CREDIT COURSE # 7501B-10

GRADE 11         ½ CREDIT COURSE # 7502B-11

GRADE 12         ½ CREDIT COURSE # 7502 B-12

(Meets 2 days / cycle)

This is a great class to take if you want to learn how to play an instrument!  This beginner level class will focus on the basic learning of a selected instrument and provide basic music theory skills.  There will also be performances required throughout the course of the school year.

MUSIC THEORY

GRADE 9-12     ½ CREDIT  COURSE    # 7521MT       (Meets 2 days / cycle)

Did you ever want to learn the language of music?  If so, this is the class for you!  We will cover the basics of music theory and ear training, which was strengthen any musician.  We will learn what makes music work, as well as how to read and write it.  This class is for anyone who wants to become a better musician!

MUSIC: ITS ROLE AND IMPORTANCE IN OUR LIVES

GRADE 9-12          ½CREDIT   COURSE #7521ML   

(Meets 2 days / cycle)

The focus of this class is upon the use and value of music in people's lives.  It encourages students to view music in a social context rather than as abstract information to be learned for its own sake.  It presents music as a natural and essential ingredient of one's own life and of human life in all cultures.  This class is great for all students, not just those who sing in the chorus or play in the band or orchestra.