Blue and Gold CompanyClassification: Regular
Intermediate Chorus (Blue and Gold Company) provides students with opportunities to develop musicianship and specific performance skills through ensemble and solo singing. The Blue and Gold Company is a mixed chorus of students in grades 10 through 12. Activities create the development of a quality repertoire of an intermediate level reflecting the diverse styles of choral literature appropriate in difficulty and range for the students. Instruction is designed to enable students to connect, examine, imagine, define, try, extend, refine, and integrate music study into other subject areas. The Blue and Gold Company provides instruction in creating, performing, conducting, listening to, and analyzing, in addition to focusing on the specific subject matter. Students develop the ability to understand and convey the composer's intent in order to connect the performer with the audience. Additional emphasis is placed on sight-reading, critical listening skills, vocal technique, and basic stage movement. Students have the opportunity to experience live performances by professionals during and outside of the school day. A limited amount of time, outside the school day, may be scheduled for dress rehearsals and performances. A limited number of public performances may serve as a culmination of daily rehearsal and music goals. Students must participate in performance opportunities, outside of the school day, that support and extend learning in the classroom.
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