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Half Credit Electives
Half Credit Electives
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION I - 09615 - 1/2 CREDIT (SEM)
Prerequisite: None
Credit: Fine Arts
Description: This half year project-based course focuses on the skills and tools needed for modern video production. Students will work in small production teams to complete projects ranging from a short silent film, to a TV commercial, to a fully produced music video. Topics covered will include basic camera operation, pre-production planning. editing techniques, and on-location filming. Open to all, no experience necessary.
Intro to Audio and Video Production.mp4RECORDING TECHNIQUES I - 09605 - 1/2 CREDIT (SEM)
Prerequisite: Open to students in grades 10-12
Credit: Fine Arts
Description: This half year project-based course will introduce students to modern audio production and the recording studio. If you want to learn how to create beats and record your own music, then this is the class for you. Students will use online tools to create their own music, and learn the basics of recording in our cutting edge studio. Open to all, no musical experience necessary.
Sequential Electives
Sequential Electives
COLLEGE PIANO - 09210 - 1 CREDIT
Prerequisite: Open to students in grades 10-12
Credit: Fine Arts
Description: By the end of this class, students will be able to read and play music in various styles on the piano both in solo performance and in small ensembles. Students also will compose and improvise their own musical creations. Students do NOT have to own or rent a keyboard or piano to join this class. This course is for beginners who would like to learn piano technique and the basics of music theory. It is also well suited for instrumentalists (band/orchestra) and/or singers who would like to broaden their knowledge of music through a fun and challenging study of the piano. Students who successfully complete this course can obtain as many as 3 credits from Westchester Community College at a reduced tuition.
COLLEGE/ADVANCED PLACEMENT MUSIC THEORY - 09205 - 1 CREDIT
Prerequisite: Music Teacher Recommendation
Credit: Fine Arts
Description: This course builds on the foundation developed in Intro to Music Theory. College/AP Music Theory integrates aspects of melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, form, musical analysis, elementary composition, and, to some extent, history and style. A special emphasis will be placed on further understanding of harmony. Musicianship skills such as dictation and other listening skills, sight-singing, and keyboard harmony are a part of the course. Students will develop the ability to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a score through the development of: aural skills, listening exercises, sight-singing skills, written skills, compositional skills, creative exercises and analytical skills. College/AP Music Theory is recommended for any student planning to pursue music studies in College as well as those who desire it for enrichment. For information regarding AP exam dates and fees, please visit the College Board website at http://www.collegeboard.org
Non-Sequential Electives
Non-Sequential Electives
INTRODUCTION TO GUITAR - 09130 - 1 CREDIT
Prerequisite: Open to students in grades 10-12
Credit: Fine Arts
Description: This is an introductory course on the fundamentals of playing guitar. Students will learn tuning, scales, chord positions, music theory and composition. The class will allow students to pick songs they want to learn and to master, as well as offer the chance to create original songs. Guitars are provided, but it is suggested that the student have a guitar for at-home practice.
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