Subject: Performing Arts

Important Arts Department Information

This is Honors Strings for which an audition is required to participate.  Auditions are held at the beginning of Fall Semester, and again in December for the following Spring Semester.  Students develop technical mastery in all aspects of ensemble playing, including tone production, intonation, rhythmic execution and musicianship.  Honors Strings performs works from the baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century repertoire, and will perform at an adjudicated festival in the spring while on the annual orchestra/band spring trip. In the fall semester students audition for All-State & CODA Honor Orchestras. 

This course is offered outside of the 9:00 am – 2:45 pm school day. Meets Mondays 3:15-5:15pm and Tuesdays 8-8:50am, plus performances.

First Semester Taken:  Orchestra Advanced A (?)

Second Semester Taken:  Orchestra Advanced B (?)

Subsequent Semesters Taken:  Orchestra Advanced C (?

Important Arts Department Information

Band 1A/1B/C

Course Description:

The Band performs in two different stylistic configurations: Concert Band, which focuses on traditional classical and contemporary concert repertoire, and Pep Band, which plays a variety of popular musical styles.  The class is open to students who play woodwinds, brass, or percussion.  Students will study fundamental musical concepts, including tone production, instrument technique, intonation, ensemble awareness, and sight reading.  The Band performs in the annual Winter Concerts, Spring Pops Concerts, and Performing Arts Assembly, as well as home football games, pep rallies, and other occasional school events.

This course is offered during 0 period. Meets 2 mornings per week, plus:

• • 8 home football & volleyball games (and playoffs, if applicable) for the FALL semester

• Fall/Winter and Spring Concerts

First Semester Taken:  Band A (6538)

Second Semester Taken:  Band B (6539)

Subsequent Semesters Taken:  Band C (9818)

Important Arts Department Information

Course Description:

The Band performs in two different stylistic configurations: Concert Band, which focuses on traditional classical and contemporary concert repertoire, and Pep Band, which plays a variety of popular musical styles.  The class is open to students who play woodwinds, brass, or percussion.  Students will study fundamental musical concepts, including tone production, instrument technique, intonation, ensemble awareness, and sight reading.  The Band performs in the annual Winter Concerts, Spring Pops Concerts, and Performing Arts Assembly, as well as home football games, pep rallies, and other occasional school events.

This course is offered during 0 period. (8:00-8:45 am, Tue, Thu during fall semester ONLY) Meets 2 mornings per week, plus:

• • 8 home football & volleyball games (and playoffs, if applicable) for the FALL semester

• Fall/Winter & Spring Concerts

First Semester Taken:  Band A (6538)

Second Semester Taken:  Band B (6539)

Subsequent Semesters Taken:  Band C (9818)

Important Arts Department Information

Course Description:

The Band performs in two different stylistic configurations: Concert Band, which focuses on traditional classical and contemporary concert repertoire, and Pep Band, which plays a variety of popular musical styles.  The class is open to students who play woodwinds, brass, or percussion.  Students will study fundamental musical concepts, including tone production, instrument technique, intonation, ensemble awareness, and sight reading.  The Band performs in the annual Winter Concerts, Spring Pops Concerts, and Performing Arts Assembly, as well as home football games, pep rallies, and other occasional school events.

This course is offered during 0 period. (8:00-8:45 am, Tue, Thu during fall semester ONLY) Meets 2 mornings per week, plus:

• • 8 home football & volleyball games (and playoffs, if applicable) for the FALL semester

• Fall/Winter & Spring Concerts

First Semester Taken:  Band A (6538)

Second Semester Taken:  Band B (6539)

Subsequent Semesters Taken:  Band C (9818)

Dance Workshop is a production-focused studio course in dance technique and performance, focusing on ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance styles.  All dancers are welcome to audition, with no prior experience necessary.  Auditions allow the director to place students into groups based on approximate levels of technique and artistry.  Each group will have one required technique class per week and one rehearsal.  Students will rehearse choreographed dances in a supportive community environment and present a dance concert at the end of the semester.

One semester; offered after school/evenings ONLY
Time commitment:  Meets 1-2 afternoons per week, 3 hours per meeting, plus performances.

This course is offered outside of the 9:00 am – 2:45 pm school day. 

 

 

This course is an after-school workshop in acting, rehearsal, performance, and technical/design skills culminating in the production of a full-length play in the fall semester.  Students are admitted on the basis of a competitive audition held at the beginning of the semester.  Four additional students may be selected to the positions of stage manager, stage crew chief, lighting designer on the basis of in-depth interviews. These students will work alongside professionals over the course of the production developing knowledge and skills in each specialized area and their application in performance.

 

This course is offered outside of the 9:00 am – 2:45 pm school day. Meets 3-5 times per week, afternoons or evenings, 3 hours per meeting.

 

*This class is not counted in the student’s SI GPA

Drama 1C:  Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop is an after-school workshop exploring drama, dance and music theories and their application in performance.  To that end, students will explore acting, singing, dancing, rehearsal, performance, and technical/design skills culminating in the production of a full-length Broadway musical in the Spring semester.  Students will also learn about the historical and cultural significance of the selected piece of musical theatre. Students are admitted on the basis of a competitive audition and interviews held at the beginning of the semester.
This course is offered outside of the 2:45 am – 3:00 pm school day.
Meets 3-5 times per week, afternoons or evenings, 3 hours per meeting. 

*This class is not counted in the student’s SI GPA

 

 

 

Jazz Combo prepares students to perform a variety of musical competitions from the 1940s through the present, focusing primarily on small-ensemble jazz and solo improvisation.  This class is available to students who have taken private lessons for at least one year, or participated in their middle school Band program.  Jazz Combo will perform at the Winter Concerts, the Spring Pops Concerts, the Performing Arts Assembly, and several additional performances at SI and around the Bay Area.

 

This course is offered outside of the 9:00 am – 2:45 pm school day. Meets 1 afternoon per week for 2 hours each, plus performances.

 

*This class is not counted in the student’s SI GPA