| 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: | |
| Orchestra Performance 1,2 and Orchestra Performance 3,4 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Practical Arts | |
| Course Description: | |
| Orchestra Performance 5,6 allows intermediate 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): | |
| 4985, 4986: 7234 - Intermediate Professional Music (Concentrator) 4985, 4986: 7235 - Advanced Professional Music (Capstone) | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Sound Innovations Sound Development Advanced, Bob Phillips and Kirk Moss, Violin Supplemental Resources Smart Music Final Notation Software | |