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Music Theory

MUSIC THEORY I Year 5 Credits GRADES 10-12
Prerequisite: Students must have prior experience in either instrumental or vocal music.

This course is designed for students who want to explore the fundamental concepts of music theory as they
apply to their instruments. Content includes, but is not limited to note reading, intervals, scales, rhythm,
melodic composition, sight-reading, musical dictation, technology and vocabulary. This course meets
Technology requirements.

AP MUSIC THEORY Year 5 Credits GRADES 10-12
Prerequisite: Music teacher recommendation required.

This course is designed for students who want to further develop the concepts of music theory explored in
Music Theory I. Content includes but is not limited to harmony, chord construction and identification, chord
progression, improvisation, sight-reading, musical dictation, technology, composition and form. During this
course, students seeking AP credit will analyze, create and perform compositions utilizing a variety of skills and
compositional devices including but not limited to extended harmony, complex harmonic progress, the study of
traditional forms and twelve tone methods. They will also have the opportunity to further develop, practice, and
master music theory skills, and prepare them for college level coursework. It is highly recommended that
students seeking AP credit sit for the Advanced Placement Music Theory examination. This course meets
Technology requirements.

Theatre Arts

THEATRE ARTS I Year 5 Credits GRADES 9-12
This course is primarily for novice actors with little or no previous theatre arts training.

This comprehensive elective course is designed to give students a basic introduction to drama, theatre, and
acting. This course is designed as a workshop where students will engage in the study of acting, performance,
and the world of theater. Students will perform and create characters through dramatic improvisation and
acting exercises, and will study various methods and forms of acting as a means of promoting the development
and integration of an actor’s cognitive abilities.

THEATRE ARTS II, III, & IV Year 5 Credits GRADES 10-12
*Dual Credit Opportunity*
Students in this course will have an opportunity to earn Dual Credit through Camden County College.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Theatre Arts I.

Designed to continue and build on the basic knowledge acquired in the Theatre Arts 1 course, this elective
course is organized as an acting workshop where students will expand their prior knowledge of the study of
acting, performance, and theater. By performing characters through dramatic improvisation and scripted
theatrical pieces, students will study several methods of acting and participate in advanced acting exercises to
promote the development and integration of an actor’s cognitive abilities.

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