FINE ARTS

What you need to know:

• Band 10 rehearses every other day and is a full year course.  

• Students will work to develop the following skills and musical components: technique, rhythm, aural skills, interpretive concepts, and historical knowledge.  

• Theory and music history are also part of the course study.  

• Participation in performances is an expected part of the course. 

What you need to know:

Through the rehearsal and performance of a wide variety of quality repertoire, students: 

• focus on the fundamentals of choral singing by developing enhanced vocal technique, musical literacy, ear training and listening skills. 

• will perform at CTC concerts and other potential performance opportunities as they arise.

This class can be taken as an eleventh class at lunch on alternating days.

No previous vocal training or choral experience is required. 

What you need to know:

• Students will participate in a range of dance styles by learning technique, dance history and theory. 

• Includes multiple performance opportunities including a final recital

What you need to know:

• This course is a performance-based class that:

  • • requires no experience as we study the dramatic process and technique.  

    • focuses on speech, improvisation, script work, and movement. 

What you need to know:

• This is an introductory course for any instrumentalist interested in jazz!  No previous jazz experience is necessary. 

•  Students should be proficient on a wind instrument, piano, bass, guitar, or drums in order to register.  

• Learning will be experiential through small combos with a focus on improvisation and blues. 

• Students will engage in meaningful cultural and artistic inquiry as they become more competent and confident jazz performers, listeners, and consumers.   

What you need to know:

• there is an emphasis on pop, rock, blues, and classical music. 

• covers music history, theory, ethnomusicology, pop music, music appreciation, and composition.  

• guitars and materials are provided in class. 

What you need to know:

Students will develop self-expression and technical skills through:

• Four major areas (drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking), 

• Several genres (still life, portraiture, figure, landscape, nature, architecture, nonobjective) and 

• Variety of media (graphite, coloured pencil, charcoal, conte, pastel, ink, acrylic, watercolour, clay, wire, glass, paper/cloth mache). 

• Students will be introduced to informal class critiques, complete sketchbook exercises outside of class time and be given an opportunity to complete an independent project of their choice. 

What you need to know:

• Band 30 rehearses every other day and is a full year course.  

• Students will work to develop the following skills and musical components:  technique, rhythm, aural skills, interpretive concepts, and historical knowledge.  

• Theory and music history are also part of the course study. 

• Participation in performances is an expected part of the course .

What you need to know:

Through the rehearsal and performance of a wide variety of quality repertoire, students:

• develop the fundamentals of choral singing by working on advanced vocal technique, musical literacy, ear training and listening skills.

• will perform at CTC concerts and other potential performance opportunities as they arise.

This class can be taken as an eleventh class at lunch on alternating days.

No previous vocal training or choral experience required.

What you need to know:

This course includes a variety of dance styles with a focus on:

• group performance and an increased understanding of the choreographic process.  

• preparing for multiple performance opportunities including a final recital. 

What you need to know:

• The course allows students  to explore various genres, acting styles, and  artistic aspects of production including directing. 

• Students are encouraged to challenge themselves with difficult material including that which they write themselves. 

• Students continue to develop enthusiasm in participation and excellence in performance.

What you need to know:

• A variety of music styles and specific topics will be researched, at an advanced level. 

• students focus on individual performance and form group "bands" using intermediate-advanced playing techniques

• students will be expected to work independently and design some of their own learning goals in cooperation with the instructor. 

• specific focus on performance, composition and using technology. 

• guitars and materials are provided in class. 

What you need to know:

• Visual Art 30 is intended for committed art students who wish to advance their skills and design repertoire.  

• Canadian art history and art criticism will be explored in an in-depth manner and students will participate in regular class critiques. 

• Students will also be given a field trip opportunity to critique an art exhibition at a local gallery.  

• Media may include graphite, coloured pencil, charcoal, conte, pastel, ink, acrylic, watercolour, collage, clay, wire, paper and plaster using singular and mixed media approaches.