Irondale High School 2021-22 course guide

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MUSIC Knightingales

Course Numbers: 3154 & 3155 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Registered students must successfully complete an audition with the teacher in the spring and earn a letter grade of “C” or better in previous music courses Note: Knightingales is for Soprano and Alto singers in grades 10 through 12 Knightingales is for upper class treble singers with previous musical experience and a desire for high quality performance. Members continue to build music theory and musicianship skills for upper level music making. Members perform at all school concerts, Region Contest, and do an exchange concert with an area treble choir.

Honors Concert Choir

Course Numbers: 3191 & 3192 Grade: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Registered students must successfully complete an audition with the teacher in the spring and earn a letter grade of “C” or better in previous music courses.

College Singing Fundamentals ARCC Singing 101

Course Number: 3151 Grades: 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Participate in Concert Choir for Junior & Senior years Note: Offered Semester 2 This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course taught at Irondale. Students will earn 3 credits for MUSC 1109 upon successful completion. This course helps fulfill Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 6C, Humanities and Fine Arts. Students in this ARCC course are simutaneously in Concert Choir and ARCC MUSC 1109. This is not an additional semester course requiring space in your schedule. Students will learn to develop the voice as an instrument and learn basic fundamentals of music, as well as a diversity of singing styles and music history. Opportunities to perform for peers and instructor will help develop students as performers.

Note: Honors Concert Choir is for tenors and basses in grades 10 through 12, and sopranos and altos in grades 11 and 12 Note: Seniors in Concert Choir may be eligible to earn 3 ARCC credits in College Singing Fundamentals. This course is embedded in Concert Choir second semester. See further descriptions in this section. Honors Concert Choir is an advanced, auditioned, mixed choir for students who possess strong musical and vocal skills. Members continue to build music theory and musicianship skills for upper level music making. Members are required to perform in many evening performances, at festivals, and have the opportunity to be a part of a national or international tour every other Spring.

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