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arrangement. Credit is determined on the number of days per week the student is enrolled in class.
*Since this course is based on availability and room within a student’s schedule, this course may be selected only after the school year begins.
Curricular Music Classes
Musical Keyboard 1 (9, 10, 11, 12) .5 credit/semester course Neutrally Weighted This semester course provides beginning instruction on the electronic piano keyboard in a laboratory setting. An independent study approach is used to allow each student to proceed at his/her own pace. Additional practice on keyboard instruments at home or in school is encouraged. This course is a pre-requisite for AP Music Theory, where students have the opportunity to earn college credit.
Musical Keyboard 2 (9, 10, 11, 12) .5 credit/semester course Neutrally Weighted This semester course provides instruction to the student who has completed Musical Keyboard I or can demonstrate facility at the piano keyboard. An independent study approach will be used to allow each student to proceed at his/her own pace.
Students will continue work started in Keyboard I.
Music Theory & Composition 1 (9, 10, 11, 12)
Neutrally Weighted
This is a semester course that will introduce students to the basic foundations learning the basic foundations of music and music composition while developing skills in aurals, sight-singing, and musical dictation. Topics include melody, harmony, keyboarding, and part writing. A music background in vocal or instrumental study is recommended. This course is a pre-requisite for AP Music Theory, where students have the opportunity to earn college credit.
Advanced Placement Music Theory (10, 11, 12)
1 credit
AP Music Theory is for vocal or instrumental students who are interested in pursuing a career in music or who wish to demonstrate
.5 credit
Scoring for Film and Television (11, 12) 1 credit
This dual enrollment summer course serves as an introduction to scoring for film and video. The three tracks of study include training on Logic to score video/film, exploring the basic techniques of film scoring and learning how to listen to music within the context of cinema. Students will listen to music in and out of the context of film to develop a palette that will serve their work in scoring. Students will also be analyzing film soundtracks that will allow them to understand different techniques and aesthetics in scoring. Students will score several short video clips.
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their advanced knowledge in the field. This course will build upon your knowledge of music, emphasizing the rules of theory and composition, ear training, sight singing, analysis and keyboard skills. Music from a variety of time periods will be studied. The AP Music Theory exam includes multiple choice questions as well as a variety of listening, performing, and analytical exercises.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Musical Keyboard I and Music Teory and Composition I OR music teacher recommendation.
Tis course will be offered every other year, beginning in Summer 2020
Studio Production (11, 12) 1 credit
This dual enrollment summer class focuses on the production of music in a studio setting. Students learn the basics of recording, editing, mixing, and mastering in a digital audio workstation. Students will be able to record instruments in a studio setting and use appropriate technologies to enhance the final product of their recordings.
Tis course will be offered every other year, beginning in Summer 2021
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