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Band Performance 5,6 (4979, 4980)    - SITE ADOPTED COURSE -


Approved Site(s):
 Approved course for San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.

Grade Range:
 11–12
 Prerequisites:
 Band Performance 1,2 and Band Performance 3,4
 Course duration:
 Two semesters
Subject area in which graduation credit will be given:
 Practical Arts
Course Description:
 Band Performance 5,6 allows advancing musicians to further develop their instrumental technique and tonal control. They will begin to independently monitor and modify their own pitch, articulation, and interpretation, and evaluate performances using more sophisticated analysis. More complex musical concepts, notation, and vocabulary will be studied, including modulations, cadences, and multiple types of scales. Students will perform diverse repertoire that take place in a variety of performance settings and venues. They will create longer and more intricate compositions, improvisations, and arrangements of music, and improve their aural skills through transcription. The students will complete a musical career research project and draw conclusions about the context of a piece based on its stylistic features.

State Course Code(s):
 7235 - Advanced Professional Music (Capstone)
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides:
 Smart Music Sound Innovation Ensemble Development Class Set of method book