Beginning BandPrerequisite: None
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Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 1 year
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Course Description
Discover all the instruments at Chinle High School ! After playing many of them, choose one to study. Learn the language of music and develop skills to play music in an ensemble!
Concert BandPrerequisite: 1- 2 years playing experience.
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Grades: 9,10, 11, 12
Duration: 1 year
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Course Description
The concert band performs a varied assortment of concert music, history, theory and instrument technique. Multiple performances and festival attendance is required outside of class time. One to two years of studying music in a classroom required.
Symphonic BandPrerequisite: 2 - 3 years playing experience
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Grades: 10, 11, 12
Duration: 1 year or instructor approval.
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Course Description
This is the top performance group at Chinle High School. This class covers a varied assortment of concert music, history, theory and instrument technique. Multiple performances and festival attendance is required outside of class time. Students must have two to three years minimum playing experience in a class room environment (Jr. High or high School). May be repeated for credit.
World of MusicPrerequisite: None
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Grades: 11th & 12th
Duration: 1 year
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Course Description
Travel the world through its musics! Learn about cultures from their folk music. Play simple songs on guitar, recorder and drums from Africa, The Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, India, Asia and more! Have fun “traveling” and learn to write your own music!
Beginning GuitarPrerequisite: None
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Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th
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Course Description
Learn music through playing guitar. Students are exposed to all aspects of guitar performance, genres (styles), history, and culture. Through listening, playing, creating exploring and evaluating music, students begin developing their musical skills (discipline).
Advanced Guitar EnsemblePrerequisite: 1 - 2 years experience in a guitar!
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Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration 1 year music class or ensemble,and instructor approval
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Course Description
The AGE ensemble is a guitar performance group. Students learn two to four part guitar ensemble pieces, they continue developing sight reading, theory and knowledge of various styles of music. Styles range from Classical, Blues, Jazz, Latin,and Rock to World music. Each semester multiple
concerts are performed and festivals attended for work shops and adjudicated performance.
concerts are performed and festivals attended for work shops and adjudicated performance.