Music - General Course Descriptions

1120 Music Direction

• Grade Level: 12

• Credits Earned: 1.0

• Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

Description: Are you considering a career in music? This capstone course serves as the bridge for those who have mastered music performance classes but are looking for another challenge. From a director’s perspective, students will be required to lead rehearsals of small groups or an entire ensemble and may conduct them in a performance.

Major Topics or Themes: (additional topics may be covered)

• Conducting techniques

• Performance programming

• Score research and analysis

• Advanced rehearsal strategies

State Course: 05149A000, Music-Other