By the end of this course students will have performance experiences in large and small ensembles and will receive a rating of a 1 or 2 at assessment. 

Course Description

In this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your singing skills and techniques, both as an individual singer and as part of a small or large ensemble. You will learn how to use your voice to create different tones, dynamics, and expressions, and how to blend your voice with others. Students will also have the opportunity to perform in various settings, such as concerts and competitions. Students will learn a variety of vocal techniques and musical skills. Students will learn how to perform a variety of different choral music from a wealth of composers and arrangers. Students will learn about musical terminology and how music is composed. Students will be able to analyze and critique music from various genres, styles, time periods, and composers. Students will also do self-reflections where they critique their own performances.

Academic Standards

• Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 

• Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 

• Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. 

• Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. 

• Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

   

Approaches to Learning Skills

Thinking Skills

• Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Create original works and ideas
• Use visible thinking strategies and techniques
• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes
• Use brainstorming and mind mapping to generate new ideas and inquiries

Social Skills

• Practice empathy
• Help others succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Encourage others to contribute
• Give and receive meaningful feedback

Communication Skills

• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Interpret and use effective modes of non-verbal communication
• Use and interpret a range of discipline-specific terms and symbols
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Use of a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

Self-Management Skills

• Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
• Set goals that are challenging and realistic
• Understand and use sensory learning preferences (learning styles)
• Select and use technology effectively and productively
• Plan strategies and take action to achieve personal and academic goals

Research Skills

• Make connections between various sources of information
• Understand the benefits and limitations of personal sensory learning preferences when accessing processing and recalling information
• Use memory techniques to develop long term memory
• Access information to be informed and inform others.

Course Description

In this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your singing skills and techniques, both as an individual singer and as part of a small or large ensemble. You will learn how to use your voice to create different tones, dynamics, and expressions, and how to blend your voice with others. Students will also have the opportunity to perform in various settings, such as concerts and competitions. Students will learn a variety of vocal techniques and musical skills. Students will learn how to perform a variety of different choral music from a wealth of composers and arrangers. Students will learn about musical terminology and how music is composed. Students will be able to analyze and critique music from various genres, styles, time periods, and composers. Students will also do self-reflections where they critique their own performances.

Academic Standards

• Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 

• Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 

• Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. 

• Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. 

• Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

   

Approaches to Learning Skills

Thinking Skills

• Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Create original works and ideas
• Use visible thinking strategies and techniques
• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes
• Use brainstorming and mind mapping to generate new ideas and inquiries

Social Skills

• Practice empathy
• Help others succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Encourage others to contribute
• Give and receive meaningful feedback

Communication Skills

• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Interpret and use effective modes of non-verbal communication
• Use and interpret a range of discipline-specific terms and symbols
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Use of a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

Self-Management Skills

• Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
• Set goals that are challenging and realistic
• Understand and use sensory learning preferences (learning styles)
• Select and use technology effectively and productively
• Plan strategies and take action to achieve personal and academic goals

Research Skills

• Make connections between various sources of information
• Understand the benefits and limitations of personal sensory learning preferences when accessing processing and recalling information
• Use memory techniques to develop long term memory
• Access information to be informed and inform others.

Course Description

In this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your singing skills and techniques, both as an individual singer and as part of a small or large ensemble. You will learn how to use your voice to create different tones, dynamics, and expressions, and how to blend your voice with others. Students will also have the opportunity to perform in various settings, such as concerts and competitions. Students will learn a variety of vocal techniques and musical skills. Students will learn how to perform a variety of different choral music from a wealth of composers and arrangers. Students will learn about musical terminology and how music is composed. Students will be able to analyze and critique music from various genres, styles, time periods, and composers. Students will also do self-reflections where they critique their own performances.

Academic Standards

• Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 

• Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 

• Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. 

• Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. 

• Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. 

• Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Approaches to Learning Skills

Thinking Skills

• Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Create original works and ideas
• Use visible thinking strategies and techniques
• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes
• Use brainstorming and mind mapping to generate new ideas and inquiries

Social Skills

• Practice empathy
• Help others succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Encourage others to contribute
• Give and receive meaningful feedback

Communication Skills

• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Interpret and use effective modes of non-verbal communication
• Use and interpret a range of discipline-specific terms and symbols
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Use of a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

Self-Management Skills

• Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
• Set goals that are challenging and realistic
• Understand and use sensory learning preferences (learning styles)
• Select and use technology effectively and productively
• Plan strategies and take action to achieve personal and academic goals

Research Skills

• Make connections between various sources of information
• Understand the benefits and limitations of personal sensory learning preferences when accessing processing and recalling information
• Use memory techniques to develop long-term memory
• Access information to be informed and inform others.

• Bryan Station High School StationArts Program
• School for Creative and Performing Arts
• Frederick Douglass High School Arts @ Douglass Program
• All FCPS high schools offer chorus

• Rock 101
• School play
• Honor's choir
• KMEA All-state choir