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Jazz Ensemble – 230110 Theatre Arts 1 – 291110
15 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
1 Year Course 1 Year Course
UC Requirement f UC Requirement f
CSU Requirement VAPA CSU Requirement VAPA
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, THS School Site(s) MHS, THS, BCHS, LHS
Description: This is primarily a performing Description: This course introduces students to all
aspects of theatre production. Students study acting
organization. Emphasis is placed on performing a techniques, improvisation, storytelling, pantomime,
variety of standard jazz styles, applying music theory in dramatization, and characterization, as well as writing
jazz performance and improvisation. Attendance and simple play scripts, studying literature of the theatre,
participation at all rehearsals, and performances, is history and play production. Students are expected to
mandatory. Concurrent enrollment in Symphonic participate in all class projects on an on-going basis.
Band, Wind Ensemble, or Orchestra is required. This Students are required to see one play per quarter.
class may be repeated for credit.
Theatre Arts 2 – 291210
Orchestra – 230310 10 Credits Grade(s) 10-12
10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 1 Year Course
1 Year Course UC Requirement f
UC Requirement f CSU Requirement VAPA
CSU Requirement VAPA School Site(s) MHS, LHS, THS,
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS Description: This course emphasizes advanced acting
Description: This course is devoted primarily to techniques, theatre history, theatre careers, and play
learning and performing folk, popular, and classical production. Students are given the opportunity to
music for string ensembles. Students build technical collaborate with other students in the development of
skills and musical awareness that apply to the dialogue and movement, and study the basic principles
literature. The orchestra performs at concerts, music of theatre direction: director’s intent, script
festivals, civic functions, etc. Attendance and interpretation, various styles represented by a wide
participation at all rehearsals, and performances is range of ethnically diverse playwrights; and dramatic
strongly encouraged. This class may be repeated for and literary analysis. The course emphasizes play
credit. production and in-depth analysis of plays and scenes.
Students are expected to participate in all class
Band 1 – 238010 assignments and prepare portfolio and production
books. Student are asked to rehearse outside of class
10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 time and are required to see one play per quarter.
1 Year Course Recommended pathway: successful completion of
UC Requirement f Theatre Arts 1 and instructor approval.
CSU Requirement VAPA Theatre Arts 3 – 291315
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS 10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12
Description: This is an individualized instruction 1 Year Course
course on a standard band instrument. This course is UC Requirement f
designed for students with little or no experience or for CSU Requirement VAPA
desiring to learn a second band instrument.
School Site(s)
BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS
Description: This course is a review, extension, and
Oral Interpretation/Performing Arts – 290210 enrichment of topics studied in Theatre Arts 2.
10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 Students combine a study of major historical changes
1 Year Course and various elements of theatre and drama with
UC Requirement f performances of monologues and duet scenes. It
CSU Requirement VAPA continues to emphasize advanced acting techniques,
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS theatre history, and play production. Students are
Description: Oral Interpretation is one of the oldest of given the opportunity to collaborate with other students
human social activities - a speaker gives life to words on in the development of dialogue and movement and
a page. Students analyze the meaning and feeling study the basic principles of theatre direction: director’s
behind words of poetry, prose and dramatic literature, intent; script interpretation; various styles represented
respond to the sensory information of the literature, by a wide range of ethnically diverse playwrights; and
and use the voice and body to share with, and perform, dramatic and literary analysis. Recommended
for others. Through the art of oral interpretation, pathway: Successful completion of Theatre Arts 2 and
students learn appreciation for literature in its varied instructor approval.
forms and develop skills for presentation.

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