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VOCAL PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
VOCAL PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
Level: All levels - NO Audition Required
Credits: 10
UC / CSU approved
Vocal Performance Ensemble is a unique vocal class that focuses on contemporary solo and group repertoire with an emphasis on pop music and musical theater. Solo singing is a large component of the class in addition to ensemble singing.
Through the year students will gain experience in:
1. Solo singing technique
2. Small and large ensemble collaboration
3. Performance techniques
4. Improvisation
5. Harmonization
6. Songwriting and lyric composition
VOCAL ENSEMBLE is a class for all levels of singing experience open to all students. No experience needed. No audition is required. Everyone is welcome.
Students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances of the Concert Chorale
Please contact Mrs. Peterson with any questions: tinapeterson@iusd.org
MUSIC THEORY
MUSIC THEORY
Credits: 5 per semester
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Music Theory is open to all students. It is recommended for sophomores and/or juniors who plan to enroll in Advanced Placement Music Theory. However, it is also for those wishing to simply acquire a broader understanding of music. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Demonstrate fluency with all major and minor scales.
Demonstrate ability to perform difficult rhythmic passages.
Demonstrate understanding of intervals.
Analyze a harmonic passage of medium difficulty.
Write two-part melodies from dictation.
MUSIC THEORY
MUSIC THEORY
Credits: 5 per semester
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Music Theory is open to all students. It is recommended for sophomores and/or juniors who plan to enroll in Advanced Placement Music Theory. However, it is also for those wishing to simply acquire a broader understanding of music. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Demonstrate fluency with all major and minor scales.
Demonstrate ability to perform difficult rhythmic passages.
Demonstrate understanding of intervals.
Analyze a harmonic passage of medium difficulty.
Write two-part melodies from dictation.
Intermediate Levels
VIVA CANTAR
VIVA CANTAR
Open to all Grade Levels - Audition Required
Credits: 5 per semester
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Are you ready for a challenging and Musically fulfilling signing experience? Take a look at what students are saying about the Irvine Choirs: Join Irvine Choirs
VIVA CANTAR is an INTERMEDIATE singing ensemble open to all students that sing in the higher, treble range. Open to 9-12 grade. Memberships by audition only. Auditions are in May of the previous school year.
What students can expect to experience in VIVA CANTAR:
Expand intermediate level music literacy and performing skills
Develop vocal technique and musicianship skills
Perform in choir concerts
Make new friends
Express yourself creatively through music
Gain life skills that will transfer to other academic classes
Have a great time making life-long memories
Students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances of the Viva Cantar
Please contact Mrs. Peterson with any questions: tinapeterson@iusd.org
IRVINE HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE
IRVINE HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE
Open to all Grade Levels - Audition Required
Credits: 10
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Are you ready for a challenging and Musically fulfilling signing experience? Take a look at what students are saying about the Irvine Choirs: Join Irvine Choirs
The IHS Chorale is an INTERMEDIATE mixed singing ensemble open to 9-12 grade students. Selection for IHS Chorale is dependent upon appropriate balance between sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. Membership is by audition only.
Students will acquire skills in reading music notation and in vocal production. Through singing, students will express themselves creatively. During the course of the year, students will gain historical and cultural perspective by studying, analyzing, and performing music from across the historical spectrum. Through written and oral analysis of texts and music being performed, students will connect and apply analytic skills learned in other courses. Through participation in concerts and festivals, singers will respond to and assess the technical and aesthetic aspects of choral performance. By working with varied instrumental ensembles in concert and by working with guest conductors and vocal specialists, students will gain an understanding of the choral art in relation to other performance disciplines and will develop an awareness of the various facets of the music profession.
What students can expect to experience in CHORALE:
Expand intermediate music literacy and performing skills
Continue developing strong vocal technique
Perform in choir concerts and a festival
Make life-long friends
Express yourself creatively through classical and pop styles
Gain life skills that will transfer to other academic classes
Have a great time making life-long memories
Advanced Levels
CANTA BELLA
CANTA BELLA
Open to all Grade Levels - Audition Required
Credits: 10
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Are you ready for a challenging and Musically fulfilling signing experience? Take a look at what students are saying about the Irvine Choirs: Join Irvine Choirs
CANTA BELLA is an ADVANCED singing ensemble open to all students that sing in the higher, treble range. Selection for Canta Bella is dependent upon appropriate balance of voice parts. Membership is by audition only.
Students will acquire skills in reading music notation and in vocal production. Through singing, students will express themselves creatively. During the course of the year, students will gain historical and cultural perspective by studying, analyzing, and performing music from across the historical spectrum. Through written and oral analysis of texts and music being performed, students will connect and apply analytic skills learned in other courses. Through participation in concerts and festivals, singers will respond to and assess the technical and aesthetic aspects of choral performance. By working with varied instrumental ensembles in concert and by working with guest conductors and vocal specialists, students will gain an understanding of the choral art in relation to other performance disciplines and will develop an awareness of the various facets of the music profession.
What students can expect to experience in CANTA BELLA:
Advance your music literacy and performing skills
Develop advanced vocal technique and musicianship
Perform in choir concerts, festivals, and community performances
Make life-long friends
Express yourself creatively through classical and pop styles
Gain life skills that will transfer to other academic classes
Have a great time making life-long memories
Students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances of the Canta Bella.
Please contact Mrs. Peterson with any questions: tinapeterson@iusd.org
IRVINE SINGERS
Open to all Grade Levels - Audition Required
Credits: 10
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Are you ready for a challenging and Musically fulfilling signing experience? Take a look at what students are saying about the Irvine Choirs: Join Irvine Choirs
Irvine Singers is an ADVANCED mixed singing ensemble that specializes in the performance of challenging literature of diverse genres. Membership is by audition only.
Students will acquire skills in reading music notation and in vocal production. Through singing, students will express themselves creatively. During the course of the year, students will gain historical and cultural perspective by studying, analyzing, and performing music from across the historical spectrum. Through written and oral analysis of texts and music being performed, students will connect and apply analytic skills learned in other courses. Through participation in concerts and festivals, singers will respond to and assess the technical and aesthetic aspects of choral performance. By working with varied instrumental ensembles in concert and by working with guest conductors and vocal specialists, students will gain an understanding of the choral art in relation to other performance disciplines and will develop an awareness of the various facets of the music profession.
What students can expect to experience in IRVINE SINGERS:
Advance your music literacy and performing skills
Develop advanced vocal technique and musicianship skills
Perform in choir concerts, festivals, and community performances
Make life-long friends
Express yourself creatively through classical and pop styles
Gain life skills that will transfer to other academic classes
Have a great time making life-long memories
Students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances of the IRVINE SINGERS.
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Please contact Mrs. Peterson with any questions: tinapeterson@iusd.org
AP MUSIC THEORY
AP MUSIC THEORY
Advanced Placement
Credits: 10 (Weighted GPA)
College Prep Course
UC / CSU approved
Designed for student musicians with advanced skills and strong interest in music, this course prepares students for the Advanced Placement Examination. The course integrates aspects of melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, form, and to some extent, history and style. Ability to read and write basic music notation is required.
Because of the abundance of collegiate and professional musical performances in the area, students will be expected to attend many concerts and provide written evaluations of those performances.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Earn college credit for Freshman Music Theory by passing the Advanced Placement Test.
Demonstrate speed and fluency in working with basic musical notation.
Demonstrate skill in melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation.
Demonstrate ability to sight-sing four to eight measure melodies in major and minor tonalities.
Demonstrate appropriate compositional and analytical skills, and
Demonstrate awareness of major stylistic periods in music history.
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