Course Catalog - Fine Arts Department

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

INTRODUCTION
Students are required to take two semesters of Fine Arts electives to fulfill graduation requirements. The Department offers courses in the fine arts designed to develop the skills necessary for appreciation of and participation in the creative process embracing music, theatre, dance, and visual arts (including multimedia design). All courses are sequential in nature. Some are presented in 8th period, after school, or evening sessions.

NOTE: 8th period performing arts classes are taken in addition to, not in lieu of, a student's six classes during the regular school day. Students enrolled in an 8th period performing arts class will not be allowed to drop a course that meets during the regular school day. Students may satisfy one of the two-semester graduation requirements with a Performing Arts Class.

PLEASE NOTE: University of California and California State University requirements: Students must complete two semesters of the same visual and performing arts course. The two semesters need not be taken in the same academic year. Please see your counselor if you have any questions about this requirement, and to help you plan your classes accordingly. Multimedia Design 1A and 1B fulfill the UC VPA requirement.

I. FINE ARTS COURSES

ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1A (6100)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Limit - 30 students
Course Description - Designed to offer students the chance to learn about the art of architectural design in society and its effect on our sense of culture. Particularly interesting for students who plan to major in architecture and/or design of any kind, the class will provide field trips, involvement with our rich cultural environment and an introduction to “hands-on” skills involving design and composition. Coursework will include short papers, a non-written final project, and opportunity for original creative expression. Students do not need to have experience in drawing in order to take this course.

ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1B (6105)

Grade Level - 10,11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Art and Architecture A
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Limit - 30 students
Course Description - A studio-based design course that continues to study the wealth of artistic expression in modern and ancient cultures as seen in their architecture, painting, and artifacts. Assignments in design and drawing will supplement the class field trips and the students’ involvement in the culture of our community. Written homework, and a final design project will constitute the work required outside of the classroom.

ART AND NATURE INTENSIVE: ART AND ARCHITECTURE B 8th PERIOD (6106)
ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE*

Instructor: Katie Wolf
Grade Level - 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Art and Architecture 1A and/or approval of instructor
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Limit - 24 students
Length - Friday evening through Sunday evening -- one weekend.
PLEASE NOTE:

Two pre-retreat evening meetings will be held
Two post-retreat evening meetings will be held
This class does NOT meet during regular school day. As with other 8th period classes, it does not qualify the student for a study hall.
No textbook is required, but additional fees will be incurred

Course Description - A weekend workshop that utilizes a "hands-on" exploration of earth-friendly techniques to demonstrate respect for resources and creative problem-solving. A variety of individual and collaborative assignments will be presented in a manner that challenges the student to experience growth in awareness of the creative process, Nature as master designer, and creating a community of gratitude. A pristine natural environment on the edge of a wilderness area is the setting for the workshop retreat. Aspects will include:
- all weather campsites
- bathroom facilities with hot showers
- nature trails
- a campfire circle gathering area
- personal private meditation sites
- architectural demonstration structures
- a sculpture garden
- meals provided
- workshop materials provided

* This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

STUDIO ART A (6120)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Limit - 25 students
Course Description - This course is a "hands-on" class designed to develop skills in design and composition, a variety of drawing styles, and acrylic painting. Students will receive instruction in a variety of media and will be required to use each of them in the creation of original work. The study of historical examples will be a springboard for the student’s creative expression. No previous drawing skills are required to take this class; just come with an open mind!

STUDIO ART B (6125)

Grade Level - 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Studio Art A
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - A broadening of our sense of design as implemented by painting, drawing and design projects. Our study of historical and contemporary styles of art will serve as example and inspiration for our work. We will concentrate on the painting process. Field trips to local museums are planned to enrich class activities.

ART AND NATURE WEEKEND INTENSIVE: STUDIO ART B 8th Period (6126)*

Instructor: Katie Wolf
Grade Level - 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Studio Art A and/or approval of instructor
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Limit - 24 students
Length: Friday evening through Sunday evening -- one weekend.
Please Note:
1. Two pre-retreat evening meetings will be held
2. Two post-retreat evening meetings will be held
3. This class does NOT meet during regular school day. As with the 8th period classes, it does not qualify the student for other
4. No textbook is required, but additional fees will be incurred
Course Description - A weekend workshop that utilizes a "hands-on" exploration of material and techniques to demonstrate respect for resources and creative problem-solving. A variety of individual and collaborative assignments will be presented in a manner that challenges the student to experience growth in awareness of the creative process, Nature as master designer, and creating a community of gratitude. A pristine natural environment on the edge of a wilderness area is the setting for the workshop retreat. Aspects will include:

all weather campsites
bathroom facilities with hot showers
nature trails
a campfire circle gathering area
personal private meditation sites
architectural demonstration structures
a sculpture garden
meals provided
workshop materials provided

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

STUDIO ART C / SACRED SYMBOLS-UNIVERSAL SIGNS (6130)

Instructor: Katie Wolf
Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement AND see Note below.
Prerequisite - Studio Art A or permission of instructor
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - A "hands-on" class focused on the exploration of symbols and universal signs used as visual expressions in art, architecture and religious imagery. In this integrated approach to learning about cultures, religions and the arts each student will create several art projects that represent the traditions studied. The final collaborative class project will be a mosaic composite presentation of the symbols studied and created during the semester.
NOTE: Sacred Symbols will also fulfill the one semester Senior elective Religious Studies requirement for graduation.

3D STUDIES/MIXED MEDIA: SCULPTURE A (6150)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement.
Prerequisite - None
Limit - 18 students
Course Description - A studio-based problem-solving course that uses a variety of materials; paper, wood, plaster, found objects, and wire to explore the design process in 3 dimensions. Study of historical examples of sculpture will serve as a "spring board" for inspiration directed toward solutions to design projects. The work of 20th century sculptors such as Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson and Henry Moore will challenge the student to understand their own creativity. Field trips to local museums and some written work will complement the original work created by the student in the studio and at home.

3D STUDIES/MIXED MEDIA: SCULPTURE B (6155)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - 3D Studies/Mixed Media Sculpture A
Limit - 18 students
Course Description - 3D Studies/Mixed Media Sculpture B continues the exploration of the visual world; its relationships of form and space -- in the context of historical examples, environmental/cultural impact, creative self-expression and collaborative pieces. Field trips to local museums and sculpture collections and some written work will complement the original work created by the student in the studio and at home.

ART & NATURE WEEKEND INTENSIVE: SCULPTURE B 8° (6156)*
ADVANCED SCULPTURE

Grade Level - 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - 3D Studies I and/or approval of instructor
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Limit - 24 students
Length: Friday evening through Sunday evening -- one weekend.
Please Note:
1. Two pre-retreat evening meetings will be held
2. Two post-retreat evening meetings will be held
3. This class does NOT meet during regular school day. As with other 8th period classes, it does not qualify the student for a study hall.
4. No textbook is required, but additional fees will be incurred
Course Description - A weekend workshop that utilizes a "hands-on" exploration of materials and sculptural techniques to demonstrate creative problem-solving and the shaping of form and space. A variety of individual and collaborative assignments will be presented in a manner that challenges the student to experience growth in awareness of the creative process, Nature as master designer and creative a community of gratitude. A pristine natural environment on the edge of a wilderness area is the setting for the workshop retreat. Aspects will include:

all weather campsites
bathroom facilities with hot showers
nature trails
a campfire circle gathering area
personal private meditation sites
architectural demonstration structures
a sculpture garden
meals provided
workshop materials provided

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

PHOTOGRAPHY 1A and 1B

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
*Course 6160 - Photography IA (Introductory) - Offered During School Day
*Course 6165 - Photography IB (Intermediate) - Offered During School Day
Type of Course - Elective satisfying the Fine Arts graduation requirement.
Prerequisite - Students must complete Photography 1A before taking Photography IB
Criteria for Enrollment - Students should have a SLR 35 mm camera
Limit - 16 students
Course Description: The Photography 1 class provides a comprehensive study of photography as an art form. The course will expose the student to fundamental issues unique to the medium through the study of the history of photography and "hands-on" work in the darkroom. The students will experience a variety of approaches to the medium of black and white photography. The goal of the program is to offer a wide range of experiences, both technical and aesthetic, and to encourage and accelerate the development of the students' use of the medium through practical experience in the field and in the darkroom.

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN 1A (6710)*

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - Interest in developing computer multimedia and design skills through creative web, print, and animation projects.
Course Description - This is an introductory computer graphic design course with a focus on motion graphics software. Coursework includes a variety of web, print, and animation projects created with Adobe CS3 software such as Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, and HTML along with video cameras and electronic graphics tablets. Creative work is supported by learning traditional art and design principles, consideration and critique of mass media, historic study of animation and the study of contemporary multimedia artists and designers.
NOTE: This course fulfills one semester of the UC VPA requirement.

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN 1B (6720)*

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective
Prerequisite - Multimedia Design 1A
Criteria for Enrollment - Interest in developing computer multimedia and design skills through creative animation, music, and video projects.
Course Description - This class furthers skills learned in the previous course in various Adobe CS3 software programs as well as music and video projects using programs such as Garageband, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro. The development of effective narrative structures will be emphasized so that students learn to use the various media to create intentional works with meaning. Particular attention will be paid to the design process and students' conscious development of their own creative process.
NOTE: This course fulfills one semester of the UC VPA requirement.

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

DANCE 1A: BALLET, JAZZ, AND SOCIAL DANCE (6601)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester toward Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria - None
Course Description - This course introduces beginning technique, warm-up exercises, in-class choreography, movement in space, and improvisation. Students will study ballet, jazz, and social dance forms including Charleston, swing, and hip hop. As a final project, students will create a dance in small groups and will research the history of a style of dance.

DANCE 1B: MODERN DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY (6602)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Students must complete Dance IA before taking Dance IB
Criteria - None
Course Description - Building off the foundation of Dance 1A, modern dance movements and form are presented. The class will trace the history of 20th century modern dance through the present using both the history and the movement of major choreographers such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Alvin Ailey. With that history as their foundation, students will experience the choreographic process themselves. Using various creative stimuli, the dancer/choreographers will create new dances both individually and in small groups.

NOTE:

DRAMA 1A: INTRO TO THEATRE (6210)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Satisfies one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - In Drama 1A, we will explore various approaches to acting. We will begin by playing a series of theatre games, move to improvisations, then perform professionally scripted and student-written monologues. Students will develop an approach to enact short monologues from professional play scripts for final presentation. Students may have an opportunity to audition their original monologues for performance in the Student Arts Showcase. Students will also master an overview of the major historical periods of theatre history from Ancient Greece to the 19th Century using student projects and teacher presentations of production, acting, and notable innovators in theatrical art of these periods. By the end of the course, students will have developed an appreciation for the art of the theatre, a respect for working within an ensemble of artists, and an appreciation for the variety of approaches to actor training.

DRAMA 1B: ADVANCED ACTING(6211)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Satisfies one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Drama 1A: Intro to Theatre, or equivalent experience
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - Students will continue the study and development of acting through scene work. While building on the principles and techniques learned in Drama 1A, students will participate in group warm-ups (vocal and physical), theatre games, improvisations, and advanced theatre exercises. Students will work on scenes from professionally produced plays. Students will study 20th Century theatre through the study of playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and August Wilson.

MUSIC APPRECIATION A: SURVEY OF WESTERN MUSIC (6500)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - Music Appreciation A is designed for non-musicians and develops the art of perceptive listening and performance in musical composition through experiential activities. Students will have practice in playing, singing, creating, listening to, analyzing, and describing music. They will evolve specific criteria for making informed critical evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of performances and compositions. Students will identify, explain and perform stylistic features of a given musical work. This is an introductory level course, meeting four class hours per week with extensive participation in musical activities, audiovisual presentations, class projects, demonstrations and live performances. Lectures and experiential learning will cover the instruments of the orchestra, composers, performance practice, musical composition techniques, and major compositions of the era.

MUSIC APPRECIATION B: ROOTS OF JAZZ: EXPLORING MUSIC IN CULTURE (6515)

Grade level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Music Appreciation A
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - Roots of Jazz: Exploring Music in Culture is designed for non-musicians and develops the art of perceptive listening to music of Africa, Latin American, India, Bali, China, the Middle East, Asia, Japan, and Eastern Europe. Learning will be balanced between theoretical and experiential song-writing activities. Students will evolve specific criteria for listening to, describing, analyzing, understanding, and creating music as it is understood and experienced in different cultures. Students will play instruments and explore digital media. This is an intermediate level course, meeting four class hours per week with extensive lectures, experiential learning, audio-visual presentations, class projects, demonstration and attendance at live performances.

MIXED CHORUS (MEN’S CHORUS/WOMEN’S CHORUS)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
- First Semester Taken: Mixed Chorus A (Men’s) (9865)
- First Semester Taken: Mixed Chorus A (Women’s) (9867)
- Subsequent Semesters: Mixed Chorus B (Men’s) (9866)
- Subsequent Semesters: Mixed Chorus B (Women’s) (9868)

Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of two-semester Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Mixed Chorus A is a prerequisite for Mixed Chorus B
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - This course is open to all freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students will be introduced to good practice procedures for choral rehearsal and to an awareness of different styles of choral music. Student achievement will involve study of sight-singing, notation, phrasing, rhythm, harmony and musical terminology. Students will be expected to spend additional hours beyond the regular class time. Students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances. Men’s/Women’s ensembles will perform at concerts and choral festivals.

II. PERFORMING ARTS COURSES (Most are 8th period classes by Audition)

Grading Policy for Performing Arts 8th period classes - Grades from 8th period Performing Arts classes are posted in a separate GPA on the transcript. These repeatable performing arts classes are not calculated into the student's cumulative GPA. Students may satisfy one of the two-semester graduation requirement in Fine Arts with a Performing Arts class. A student may petition the Academics Office to move any two semesters of 8th period Performing Arts grades out of the Performing Arts GPA and into the cumulative academic GPA. This request must be initiated by the student at the beginning of the semester she/he is enrolled in that particular 8th period Performing Arts class. Completed Student Petition Forms are submitted with the class lists, by the instructor, to the Director of Scheduling at the beginning of the semester.

DRAMA 1C: ADVANCED THEATRE WORKSHOP (9710)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester (FALL); offered 8th period ONLY
Type of Course - Satisfies one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - Permission of instructor
Course Description - This course is an after-school workshop in acting, rehearsal, performance, and technical/design skills culminating in the production of a full-length play in the fall semester. Students are admitted on the basis of a competitive audition held at the beginning of the semester. Four additional students may be selected to the positions of stage manager, stage crew chief, lighting designer on the basis of in-depth interviews. These students will work alongside professionals over the course of the production developing knowledge and skills in each specialized area and their application in performance.

DRAMA 1C: ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP (9710)

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester (SPRING); offered 8th period ONLY
Type of Course - Satisfies one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - Permission of instructor
Course Description - Drama 1C: Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop is an after-school workshop exploring drama, dance and music theories and their application in performance. To that end, students will explore acting, singing, dancing, rehearsal, performance, and technical/design skills culminating in the production of a full-length Broadway musical in the Spring semester. Students will also learn about the historical and cultural significance of the selected piece of musical theatre. Students are admitted on the basis of a competitive audition and interviews held at the beginning of the semester.

DANCE WORKSHOP (9704)

Grade level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester; offered 8th period ONLY
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirements.
Prerequisites - None
Criteria - Admission is by audition only.
Course Description - This course is designed for students with significant dance experience. Emphasis will be on building techniques necessary for presentation and performance of ballet, jazz, and modern dance styles. Students will present a final project of dances at the Dance Concerts in January and/or May.

MIXED CHORUS

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester, offered 8th period ONLY
- First Semester Taken: Mixed Chorus A (9851)
- Subsequent Semesters: Mixed Chorus B (9852)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement.
Prerequisite - Mixed Chorus A is a prerequisite for Mixed Chorus B
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - This course is open to all freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students will be introduced to good practice procedures for choral rehearsal and to an awareness of different styles of choral music. Student achievement will involve study of sight-singing, notation, phrasing, rhythm, harmony and musical terminology. Students will be expected to spend additional hours beyond the regular class time. Students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances. Men’s/Women’s ensembles will perform at concerts and choral festivals.

CHAMBER SINGERS

Grade Level - 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester, offered 8th period ONLY
- First Semester Taken: Chamber Singers A (9861)
- Subsequent Semesters: Chamber Singers B (9862)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - Audition only and signature of the Director
Criteria for Enrollment - Admission is by audition only
Course Description - This course is a mixed singing ensemble intended for singers of advanced ability and specializes in performance of challenging literature of diverse genre. Students will read music notation in treble and bass clefs, demonstrate understanding of more complex notation, demonstrate knowledge of terminology pertinent to the performance of choral music, demonstrate and understand correct singing technique, and demonstrate appropriate rehearsal discipline and performance skills. Students will be expected to spend additional hours beyond the regular class time. Students are expected to attend all rehearsals, performances and choral festivals.

JAZZ BAND

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester, offered 8th period ONLY
- First Semester Taken: Jazz Band A (9811)
- Subsequent Semesters: Jazz Band B (9812)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement
Prerequisite - None
Criteria for Enrollment - Admission is by audition only
Course Description - (Jazz) Band is designed for students who have taken private lessons for at least one year or participated in their middle school Band program. Students continue their studies on wind, brass and percussion instruments with warm-up exercises to improve tone, balance, blend, articulation, rhythm and note reading. The Band performs repertoire from the Classical, Romantic and Jazz eras at the Winter and Spring Concerts in Bannan Theatre. Students are enrolled in Jazz Band A & B (2 semesters) to satisfy the University of California Fine Arts requirement.

INDEPENDENT STUDY: MUSICAL ENSEMBLE

Grade Level - 10, 11, 12
Length - One Year, offered 8th period ONLY
- First Semester Taken: Musical Ensemble A (9841)
- Subsequent Semesters: Musical Ensemble B (9842)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graducation requirement
Prerequisite - Three years of Symphonic Orchestra, Jazz Band, Vocal Study, or equivalent
Criteria for Enrollment - Admission is by audition only
Course Description - For advanced musicians who perform in specially arranged musical ensemble groups (e.g. string ensemble, jazz ensemble, vocal ensemble). Students rehearse four hours per week, performing advanced musical pieces, in preparation for concert work.

STRING QUARTET (HONORS)*

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester, Limited to 4 players
- First Semester Taken: String Quartet A (9821)
- Subsequent Semesters: String Quartet B (9822)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graducation requirement
Prerequisite - Audition only - Please contact instructor
Criteria for Enrollment - Admission is by audition only
Course Description - Students must be of the highest performance caliber to participate in this ensemble. Participation is by audition only. Honors Quartet members are expected to act as principal string players in the SI Orchestra.
Winter Performances include an Honors Concert in October (with the Jazz Combo & Chamber Singers) and four Winter Instrumental Music Concerts in Bannan Theater. Spring Performances include a Quartet Recital in Bannan Theater, participation at the Solo and Ensemble Festival, tw0 Spring Instrumental Music Concerts in conjunction with Orchestra, Jazz Band, Advanced Jazz Combo (Bannan Theater).

The Honors String Quartet will meet during by arrangement according to players’ schedules, or during the normal school day if students have a free period.

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

JAZZ COMBO *

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester, Limited to 6 players
- First Semester Taken: Jazz Combo A (9815)
- Subsequent Semesters: Jazz Combo B (9816)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graducation requirement
Prerequisite - Audition only - Please contact instruction
Criteria for Enrollment - Admission is by audition only
Course Description - Students must be of the highest performance caliber; participation is by audition only. Jazz Combo members are expected to simultaneously enroll in Jazz Band.

Winter Performances include an Honors Concert in October (in conjunction with Chamber Singers and Honors String Quartet) and four Winter Instrumental Music Concerts in Bannan Theater. Spring Performances include a Jazz Combo Showcase Performance in Bannan Theater, participation at the CMEA Jazz Festival and two Spring Instrumental Music Concerts in conjunction with Orchestra and Jazz Band (Bannan Theater).

Jazz Combo will meet at a time by arrangement according to players’ schedules, or during the regular school day if students have a free period.

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

ORCHESTRA (STRINGS) *

Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
Length - One Semester
- First Semester Taken: Orchestra A (9801)
- Subsequent Semesters: Orchestra B (9802)
Type of Course - Elective satisfying one semester of Fine Arts graducation requirement
Prerequisite - Participation in middle school orchestra program, or private lessons for at least one year
Criteria for Enrollment - None
Course Description - Orchestra is designed for students who have taken private lessons for at least one year or participated in their middle school orchestra program. Students continue their studies on the violin, viola, cello, or double bass with exercises in bowing, fingering, tone production, musicianship, vibrato, and shifting. The String Orchestra performs repertoire from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras at the Winter and Spring Concerts in Bannan Theatre. Students who enroll in Orchestra A & B (2 semesters) will satisfy the University of California Fine Arts requirement.

*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.

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