High School Music Course Pathways

Scheduling Requirements:

·       OSSE requires 0.5 credit of music to graduate. 

·       Options include but are not limited to: Concert Band/Orchestra/Choir (I-IV), Piano/Guitar Lab, Computer Music Tech, Jazz Ensemble, General Music, and Bach to Rap. All music courses count toward the required 0.5 of music graduation credit, required for students to graduate.  

·       Schools are required to offer course options for students to fulfill their visual art and music requirement, as well as elective level credits to encourage sustained engagement in the arts. The pathway documents below offer insight to suggested course sequencing for the arts in secondary grades. These pathways are designed to ensure students are ready for the AP (Advanced Placement) portfolio requirements.