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Musical Theatre is a course designed to introduce, practice, and apply theater as a performing art through the examination and exploration of dramatic structure and style, various acting techniques, various vocal techniques with an emphasis on ensemble and solo singing, various dance/movement techniques, scene study and character analysis, directing, theater terminology and actor’s etiquette, and entertainment business skills. The course provides an experiential learning environment to inspire students' imaginations, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. This class will participate in the Studio West Winter Showcase in December, the GHSA Large Group Performance Evaluation in March and perform/produce the junior version of Madagascar the Musical in April.

Advanced Musical Theater is an audition-only, advanced placement, conservatory style course designed to master theater as a performing art through the application of various acting techniques, vocal techniques, dance/movement techniques, character analysis, theater terminology and actor’s etiquette, entertainment business skills, and audition skills. The course provides an experiential learning environment in a musical theater company style performance setting to inspire students' imaginations, creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and professionalism. Students will have the opportunity to work with professional musical theater choreographers, musicians, vocal coaches, and other professional teaching artists. Students will also have the opportunity to explore career options in the performing arts industry and will receive information to assist them in their pursuit of a performing arts degree should they choose to pursue this. This class will perform/produce a one act version of Freaky Friday in October for the GHSA One Act Competition and the full version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid for the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards -- The Shuler Hensley Awards in March. Students in this class are encouraged to submit performance pieces for the Studio West Showcase in the Winter. 

Advanced Drama studies the artistic, technical, management, and performance elements of a live theater production. As a part of the planning, rehearsal, and performance, students assume positions of responsibility and demonstrate basic knowledge and skills in acting, directing, artistic criticism, script analysis, staging, character creation, vocal techniques, and physical movement. Students recognize the responsibilities of the producer, director, actors, designers, technicians, and managers through collaboration in the creation of a theater performance.

Intro to Technical Theater introduces  skills in drafting and set design and includes in-depth exploration of light operation, sound operation, stage management, costume construction, set development, make-up, and production staff. 

Advanced Technical Theater masters skills in drafting and set design and includes in-depth exploration of light operation, sound operation, stage management, costume construction, set development, make-up, and production staff. This class will be designing and executing all technical elements for the Musical Theater Productions. 

Treble Chorus (coded as Intermediate Womens' Chorus in Infinite Campus) is a course that explores S(S)A(A) group singing and choral arts with a wide variety of cultures, time periods, and genres through study and performance. The core curriculum emphasizes the basics of vocal technique, sight reading, music theory, and music history. Students in Choral Music are expected to perform their work throughout the semester in various performances. This class will perform at least three times throughout the year in performances, Large Group Performance Evaluation, and throughout the community.

Tenor Bass Chorus (coded as Intermediate Men's Chorus in Infinite Campus) is a course that explores T(T)B(B) group singing and choral arts with a wide variety of cultures, time periods, and genres through study and performance. The core curriculum emphasizes the basics of vocal technique, sight reading, music theory, and music history. Students in Choral Music are expected to perform their work throughout the semester in various performances. This class will perform at least three times throughout the year in performances, Large Group Performance Evaluation, and throughout the community.

Select Treble (coded as Advanced Women's Chorus in Infinite Campus) is a course that masters SSA(A) accompanied and acapella group singing and choral arts with a wide variety of cultures, time periods, and genres through study and performance. The core curriculum emphasizes the mastery of vocal technique, sight reading, music theory, and music history. Students in this course should have basic sight reading skills, be able to learn harmony parts quickly and sustain harmony parts independently, and must have excellent pitch/intonation, vocal agility, and the ability to balance vocally with 4+ harmony parts. Students in this course are expected to perform their work throughout the semester in various performances and competitions and audition for All State Chorus. This class will perform at least six times throughout the year in performances, competitions, Large Group Performance Evaluation, and throughout the community.