Archived Middle school registration guide 2016-17 | Seite 12

Course Selection
MUSIC

OTHER

Choir 6
[elective, every other day]
Intended Audience: Grade 6
Major Outcomes:
• Learn to use voice correctly.
• Perform a variety of styles of music
from different cultures and historical
periods.
• Study the elements of music and gain
reading and notating skills.
Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Choir 7
[elective, every other day]
Intended Audience: Grade 7
Major Outcomes:
• Sing and perform a variety of styles of
music.
• Increase understanding of tone quality,
intonation/pitch, rhythm/meter,
technique and interpretation.
• Acquire vocal skills and musicianship.
Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts
and create an original composition.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Choir 8
[elective, full year]
Intended Audience: Grade 8
Major Outcomes:
• Sing and perform a variety of styles
of music.
• Achieve advanced vocal skills
and musicianship.
Projects/Activities: Perform in large vocal
ensembles and in small groups.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Orchestra 6
[elective, every other day]
Intended Audience: Grade 6
Major Outcomes:
• Learn the beginning elements of
playing an orchestra instrument.
• Produce good tone and perform in an
ensemble.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts
and independent practice.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Beginning Orchestra 7
[elective, every other day]
Intended Audience: Grade 7 students
who did not take orchestra in grade 6
Major Outcomes:
• Learn the beginning elements of
playing an orchestra instrument.
• Produce a good tone and perform
in an ensemble.
Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts
and independent practice.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Instructional Sequence: Upon completion
of course, students would enroll in grade
8 orchestra.
Orchestra 7
[elective, every other day]
Prerequisite/Selection Process:
Orchestra 6 or teacher permission
Intended Audience: Grade 7
Major Outcomes:
• Increase understanding of tone quality,
intonation/pitch, rhythm/meter,
technique and interpretation.
• Introduce to orchestra ensemble
playing with an emphasis on the bow
stroke and fundamentals of music.
• Learn improvisation skills.
Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts,
create an original composition and
independent practice.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Beginning Orchestra 8
[elective, full year]
Intended Audience: Grade 8 students
who did not take orchestra in grade 6 or
grade 7
Major Outcomes:
• Learn the beginning elements of
playing an orchestra instrument.
• Produce a good tone and perform in
an ensemble.
Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts
and independent practice.

SCIENCE

Instructional Focus: Group instruction.
Instructional Sequence: Upon completion
of this course, students would enroll in
grade 9 orchestra.
Orchestra 8
[elective, full year]
Prerequisite/Selection Process:
Orchestra 7 or teacher permission
Intended Audience: Grade 8
Major Outcomes:
• Advance skill development and
musicianship.
• Focus on the finer nuances of musical
performance.
Projects/Activities: Perform in concerts
and independent practice.
Instructional Focus: Group instruction.

Other Courses
Study Hall
[elective, every other day or full year]
Intended Audience: Grade 8
Major Outcomes:
• Improve homework completion,
organization and study skills.
Instructional Focus: Provide the opportunity for students to independently
complete assignments in a quiet setting
during the regular school day.

Physical Education Courses
Physical Education 6
[every other day]
Intended Audience: Grade 6
Major Outcomes:
• Participate in cooperative learning
activities that focus on fitness concepts.
• Engage in activities for lifetime fitness.
Instructional Focus: Embedded throughout the curriculum is a structure that
promotes character building, cooperation, teamwork and decision making.
Students will participate in a variety of
activities that may include: basketball,
floor hockey, football, soccer, volleyball,
dance, fitness, softball, team handball
and winter outdoor activities.
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