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SEQUENCE OF COURSES

Ninth grade students should be aware of the sequence of courses in both the music and visual arts areas. These are the various courses offered during a four-year program:

MUSIC COURSES

970 FRESHMAN GIRLS’ CHORUS
This full-year unleveled (1 credit) course is open to freshman girls who have a serious desire to learn how to sing in a healthy manner, read music, and perform a wide variety of choral literature from the popular, classical, jazz, music theatre, folk, and world music repertoire.
973 STRING ENSEMBLE
This full-year (0.5 credit) course/ensemble is open by audition only to serious student musicians in grades 9-12 who play violin, viola, cello or string bass.
977 BELL CHOIR
This full-year (0.5 credit) ensemble course is open to all students by audition only and although no ringing experience is required, students need to have exceptional music reading skills.
980 MIXED CHORUS
This full-year unleveled (1 credit) course is open to boys in grades 9-12 and girls in grades 11 and 12.
987 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC – LAB
This half-year (0.5 credit) course is designed for both the non-musician and musician who wish to satisfy the Arts requirement for graduation.
990 CONCERT BAND
This full-year (1 credit) course/ensemble is open to all wind players in grades 9–12.
993 JAZZ BAND
This full-year (1 credit) course is open by audition only to students in grades 9-12.
994 JAZZ LAB BAND
This full-year (0.5 credit) course is open by audition only to students in grades 9-12.
995 PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
This full-year (1.0 credit) course is recommended for all beginning percussionists who have had at least one year of experience in a school band program.
971 SOPHOMORE GIRLS’ CHORUS
This full-year unleveled (1 credit) course is open to sophomore girls who have a serious desire to learn to sing in a healthy manner, read music, and perform a wide variety of choral literature from the popular, classical, jazz, music theatre, folk, and world music repertoire.
972 SELECT CHOIR
This full-year (0.5 credit) course/ensemble is open by audition only to students in grades 9-12 who are members of the Freshmen Girls’ Chorus, the Sophomore Girls’ Chorus or the Mixed Choir (Chorale).
974 WIND ENSEMBLE
This full-year (1.0 credit) course/ensemble is open by audition only to a limited number of students in grades 9-12.
981 MUSIC THEORY 1 (sem. 1)
982 MUSIC THEORY 2 (sem. 2)
983 AP MUSIC THEORY
This (1.0 credit - full year) course is a redesign/renaming of the present Music Theory 3 & 4.

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