COURSE OUTLINES
Mrs. Sarah Owens
Title: Chorus 1
Unit Credit: 1.00
Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
This course emphasizes the development of basic vocal techniques and skills including good posture, tone quality, breath support, diction, and attack and release. Attention is given to the elements of music including music reading. Students may have the opportunity to sing in Latin and other foreign languages. Vocal independence is emphasized and the elements of music are reinforced through the performance and study of quality literature.
Title: Chorus 2
Unit Credit: 1.00
Grade Level: 9-12
This course is a continuation of Chorus 1. Students continue to concentrate on elements of tone, production, music reading, sight reading, ear training, and perform music of various styles and periods, utilizing the basic musical skills that have been developed previously. Students have the opportunity to sing in small chamber ensembles and develop vocal independence.
Title: Chorus 3 H
Unit Credit: 1.00
Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisite: Chorus 2 and Instructor Approval
This course is an advanced study of vocal techniques and skills. Students continue to develop sound vocal techniques, improved tone quality, music reading , sight reading , and ear training. There are opportunities to perform solo and ensemble literature, and to rehearse and perform advanced choral works. Students may participate in county and state choral events, sing individually and in ensemble, and perform literature in foreign languages. Students in this course will be required to work with more intensity, at a deeper level, and produce a wider range of more difficult and complex material.
Title: Chorus 4 H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H
Unit Credit: 1.00
Grade Level: 10-12
Prerequisite: Chorus 3 H and Instructor approval
This course emphasizes the study and performance of advanced choral literature from numerous stylistic and historical periods. It stresses the development and mastery of sound vocal techniques. Students continue to perform in foreign languages, participate fully in class and in numerous performances, and develop leadership skills. Students in this course will be required to work with more intensity and produce/perform more difficult material.
Title: Music Appreciation
Unit Credit: 1.00
Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
This class will provide the students with a general overview of the following musical periods: 20th Century, Romantic, Classical, Baroque and Renaissance. Students will be expected to learn and use basic musical terminology, basic musical reading skills, listening skills (timbre, harmony, melody, rhythm, meter, tempo, form & dynamics), and identify pieces aurally from different musical periods and composers. Students will study opera and musical theater, world music and genres.
Title: Early Childhood Ed 1 (H)
Unit Credit: 1.00
Grade Level: 10
Prerequisite: None
World of Education: The Early Childhood Education 1 Honors course provides students with an overview of the teaching profession. Students will gain an understanding of the growth and development of the whole child and learning needs in the early childhood, elementary, middle and high school levels. They will learn how to support the whole child with exceptionalities in education. They will acquire an understanding of school support and curriculum design They will develop an understanding of the importance of school-community partner relationships. The course will provide hands-on activities, service projects, and field experiences to offer real-world interactions.