FINE ARTS (MUSIC) COURSE SELECTION |
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BEGINNING BAND (923215)
(Concert 1)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Students develop skills as individual musicians and as members of a musical
group. Guidance will be given by the instructor in the selection of an instrument.
Course content includes beginning level technical and ensemble skills necessary
for performance. Some performance opportunities are provided. Rehearsals and
performances outside of normal school hours may be required as a part of this
course.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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INTERMEDIATE BAND (923315)
Level 1
(Concert 2, 3)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Beginning Band or successful audition
Students continue developing as individual musicians and as members of a
musical group. Emphasis in placed on the development of intermediate level
technical and ensemble skills necessary for performance. After-school rehearsals
and performances are required of all students as an integral part of the course.
Marching band techniques and performances may be included.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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ADVANCED BAND (923415)
Level 1
(Concert 4)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
Students in this course form the representative-performing band for the school.
Emphasis is placed on the sequential development of advanced technical skills
and on the study of related literature. Based on successful completion of
sequential concepts for each level, students will continue as specified in course
level. After-school rehearsals and performances are required of all students as a
part of the course. Marching band techniques, rehearsals, and performances are
included in this course.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA (923815)
Level 1
(Concert Strings -- Intermediate)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Attainment of beginning level skills and permission of
instructor.
The course offers instruction in the development of intermediate and advanced
performing skills, including individual playing and ensemble techniques, and
disciplinary skills needed for performance. After school rehearsals and
performances are required of all students as a part of the course.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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ADVANCED ORCHESTRA (923915)
Level 1
(Symphonic Strings -- Advanced)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
Students in this course form the representative string performing group for the
school. Emphasis is placed on the development of technical, ensemble, and
disciplinary skills necessary for refined rehearsal and performance both in and
out of school. Based on successful completion of sequential concepts for each
level, students will continue as specified in course level. After-school rehearsals
and performances are required of all students as a part of the course.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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MIXED CHORUS (926015)
(Concert Choir)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Beginning level students will participate in a chorus of mixed voices. Emphasis is
placed upon correct vocal performance techniques through the singing of
appropriate choral literature. Rehearsals and performances, both in and out of
school, may be required.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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WOMEN'S CHORUS (926016)
(Treble Ensemble)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: none
Beginning level students will participate in a chorus of women's voices. Emphasis
is placed upon correct vocal performance techniques through the singing of
appropriate choral literature. Rehearsals and performances, both in and out of
school, may be required.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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ADVANCED MIXED CHORUS (928915)
Level 1
(Robinson Singers)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
Students are offered advanced choral experiences for mixed voices. Emphasis is
placed on the development of musicianship and proficiency in ensemble
performance. Course content includes a study of choral literature, vocal
techniques, and sight-singing. Based on successful completion of sequential
concepts for each level, students will continue as specified in course level.
Rehearsals and performances both in and out of school are required.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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MUSIC THEORY (922500)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Emphasis is placed on developing and understanding basic music theory skills.
Course content includes recognizing and notating: all major and minor scales,
rhythms in simple and compound meters, and triadic chord structures.
Composition skills in standard notation of simple melodies, with accompanying
chords and keyboard performance of simple tunes, may also be included.
Students will become acquainted with appropriate musical terms. |
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IB MUSIC SL I (922508)
Standard Level Year 1
Grades: 11, 12Credit: one/weighted +.5
Prerequisite: Students will audition for higher level ensembles within the
music department if appropriate; recommendation of previous music
teacher; completion of announced summer assignment.
Corequisite: Advanced level performance ensemble
Students engage in advanced study of musical performance. An in-depth study
of the historical perspective of music including Western society and other world
societies is included. Students study cultures and traditions of various regions of
the world and gain an insight into the political, social, and economic conditions
that impact composers and performers. The study of traditional music in western
society focuses on broad periods of time in history and includes specific style,
form, and structure of vocal and instrumental music with analyses of specific
works from those periods. This course also provides a solid foundation in the
fundamentals of music including: intervals, pitch and rhythmic patterns, chords
and chord progressions, and musical terms applicable to listening to and
performance of musical literature. Students are required to be a member of an
advanced level performance ensemble to participate in the course if the
ensemble instrumentation is appropriate. Students are required to take the
standard level exam at the end of year 1.
Required summer assignment |
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IB MUSIC HL II (922509)
Higher Level Year 1
Grades: 11 Credit: one/weighted +.5
Prerequisite: Students will audition for higher level ensembles within the
music department if appropriate; recommendation of previous music
teacher; completion of announced summer assignment.
Corequisite: Advanced level performance ensemble
Students engage in advanced study of musical performance. An in-depth study
of the historical perspective of music including Western society and other world
societies is included. Students study cultures and traditions of various regions of
the world and gain an insight into the political, social, and economic conditions
that impact composers and performers. The study of traditional music in western
society focuses on broad periods of time in history and includes specific style,
form, and structure of vocal and instrumental music with analyses of specific
works from those periods. This course also provides a solid foundation in the
fundamentals of music including; intervals, pitch and rhythmic patterns, chords
and chord progressions, and musical terms applicable to listening to and
performance of musical literature. Students are required to be a member of an
advanced level performance ensemble to participate in the course if the
ensemble instrumentation is appropriate. Students are required to take the
higher level exam at the end of year 2.
Required summer assignment
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ADVANCED BAND (923417)
Level 3
(Symphonic Band)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
Students in this course form the representative performing band for the school.
Emphasis is placed on the sequential development of advanced technical skills
and on the study of related literature. Based on successful completion of
sequential concepts for each level, students will continue as specified in course
level. After school rehearsals and performances are required of all students as a
part of the course. Marching band techniques, rehearsals, and performances are
included in this course.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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JAZZ ENSEMBLE (924015)
Level 1
(Instrumental Jazz)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition or permission of the instructor
Corequisite: Participation in an intermediate or advanced band class, at
the instructor's discretion.
The instrumental jazz ensemble curriculum emphasizes improvisation and styles
of the jazz idiom. Content includes the study of blues scale patterns and
harmonic progressions innate in jazz music. Content also includes the study of
the appropriate jazz literature and rehearsal and performance techniques from
the jazz idiom. Performances and rehearsals both in and out of school may be
required. Instrumentation of the jazz ensemble is at the discretion of the jazz
instructor.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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GUITAR (924515)
Level 1
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: none
Students learn the fundamentals of guitar. Guitar instruction emphasizes basic
technique, reading, progressions, and music theory. Instructional literature is
selected from classical and contemporary repertoire. Guest artists and field trips
to performances and/or seminars may also be part of the curriculum.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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GUITAR 2 (924516)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition or permission of the instructor.
Students continue to develop skills on the guitar. Guitar instruction emphasizes
intermediate technique, reading, progressions, and music theory. Instructional
literature is selected from classical and contemporary repertoire. Guest artists
and field trips to performances and/or seminars may also be part of the
curriculum.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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GUITAR ENSEMBLE (924519)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition or permission of the instructor.
Students in this course form the representative performing guitar ensemble for
the school. Emphasis is placed on the sequential development of advanced
technical skills and on the study of related literature. Based on successful
completion of sequential concepts for each level, students will continue as
specified in course level. After school rehearsals and performances are required
of all students as a part of the course.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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STRING ENSEMBLE (925016)
(Chamber Music Ensemble)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
This course is designed to meet specific needs and/or interests. Content includes
study of the appropriate ensemble literature, and rehearsal and performance
techniques from the various areas of musical composition. Performances and
rehearsals, both in and out of school, may be required. Schools may also require
membership in intermediate or advanced orchestra class. Instrumentation of the
group is at the discretion of the instructor.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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ADVANCED WOMEN'S CHORUS (928916)
(Select Women's Ensemble)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
Students are offered advanced choral experiences for women's voices.
Emphasis is placed on the development of musicianship and proficiency in
ensemble performance. Course content includes a study of choral literature,
vocal techniques, and sight-singing. Based on successful completion of
sequential concepts for each level, students will continue as specified in course
level. Rehearsals and performances both in and out of school are required.
This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922. |
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