Below are course descriptions for the electives. Many also have a video linked in the course title for your convenience.
Next year, our Music Department is heading to Disney World! Cost information will be given to students over the summer.
Band and Orchestra are designed for students who are interested in improving their playing technique and collaborating in ensembles. In class, the students will be learning music literacy, theory, and history. Written work will support this learning. The class will be preparing for a variety of performances throughout the year as well as solo performances. Students will be playing and exploring different songs across all genres to assist in their progression as musicians.
Specific Courses Include:
Marching Band, Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, and String Orchestra
Early Bird Chorus – This class meets at 8:00 a.m. every day, no transportation provided. This class allows students to take chorus who might not be able to fit it into their schedule any other way. It is ideal for Specialty Center students who have a full schedule but still want to take chorus.
Show Choir - This is open to all students by audition.
Treble Choir – This class is for students with Soprano/Alto voices and is open to all students without an audition.
Men’s Chorus – This class is open to all Tenor/Bass singers without an audition.
Novettes – This class is an auditioned Treble Voice Choir. Mr. Miller will send audition information to Middle School Choral Directors.
In a typical year we have the following concerts and performances:
Veteran’s Day
Winter Gala
Winter Musical
Spirituals Concert
District Choral Assessment
District and All-Virginia Chorus
Spring Concert
Beginner I Keyboard Piano
This is a semester-long class for students who would like an introduction to playing the piano.
For students with no previous piano experience
Learn keyboard fundamentals, including notation, scales, chords, and theory
Focus on playing
Music Theory
Study meter, basic note values and rests, compound and simple time, conducting patterns, time signature, and chord construction
Theatre Arts
Level I, II, III, and IV
Theatre students are more than classmates, they are a community. And, if you enjoy creating, devising, and collaborating, Theatre Arts is the class for you! Through a study of different dramatic genres, students learn and present projects in different performance styles and learn about and design different production elements. We even write our own scripts! Theatre is where all the other content areas come to play! So, if you want to synthesize your learning and seek practical applications of that knowledge both in the classroom as well as in your life after high school, then Theatre Arts should be your top choice!