| Pilot Site: |
| | This is a pilot course for Lincoln High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 11–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | Band 1,2, Band 3,4, Band 5,6, Band 7,8, and Band 9,10 |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters. |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Visual and Performing Arts |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | f - Visual and Performing Arts |
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| Course Description: |
| | Band 11,12 is the sixth course in the concert band
course sequence, an extension of the sequence for
schools on a 4x4 schedule (in which students complete
a year-long course in one semester). In Band 11,12,
students will continue to develop their technique and
musicianship on their instruments. They will increase
their understanding of music theory and vocabulary
through excerpt analysis, conducting in new, irregular, or
mixed meters, and composition using chord analysis.
Students will research interdisciplinary or
multidisciplinary music careers and explore
improvisation in cultural music. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9291 - Music - Instrumental (Performance Based) |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Site selected materials. |