GRADE 10

Instrumental Music 10, Y5

PREREQUISITE: Instrumental Music 9 or equivalent experience

Students enrolled in Instrumental Music 10 rehearse and perform as members of the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Senior Band. Students earn 5 credits through individual assessments in repertoire performance, technical development, theory, research, and critique while working together towards performances on campus, at local festivals, and on a yearly trip. The Senior Band seeks to present a diverse range of music for wind bands. Typically, students need at least 3 years of experience on their instrument to be prepared for the challenges presented in this course.

Musical Theatre 15, Y5

This course gives students an experience in the genre of Musical Theatre as a performing and technical art. Success in this course requires students to demonstrate discipline, leadership, maturity, commitment, and willingness to expand their singing, dance, and theatrical performance and production skills. Musical Theatre requires both written and performance work. Emphasis is placed on the development of the individual as a creator, and performer through a full-scale theatrical production, taking place in December of each year. Students will use a journal at the end of each unit to reflect on and document their skill development. This course will be held outside of the school timetable. Scheduling of this course will coincide with the Musical rehearsal schedule but may require additional time commitments.

There are eight units of study: (1) Auditioning/Casting, (2) Dance/Movement, (3) Character development, (4) Acting, (5) Technical theatre, (6) Vocal Pedagogy, (7) Performance

5 CREDITS

• As class times fall outside the timetable, enrolment in this course does not count towards the three elective choices for Grade 10 students; this becomes a fourth elective option in addition to other elective choices.

3 CREDITS