Music Theory and Composition IIGrade Levels: 10-12 1451Term: SemesterPrerequisite: Music Theory and Composition IThis course is recommended for students with intermediate or advanced music skills who plan on taking AP Music Theory….
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Music Theory and Composition I
This course is recommended for students with basic or intermediate music skills, and will provide a general understanding of music fundamentals including reading, clefs, scales, intervals, triads, chords, and elements of notation. Students will participate in a variety of activities to enhance learning, including writing short pieces of music, sight-reading, and analysis of melodies, intervals, and chords.
Web Design
Web Design is a project-based course in which students learn how to build websites using the programming languages HTML and CSS, and Bootstrap front-end toolkit. By the end of this course, students will be able to explain how web pages are developed and viewed on the Internet, analyze and fix errors in existing websites, and create their very own multi-page websites. Students will learn the foundations of user interface design, rapid prototyping and user testing, and will work together to create professional, mobile responsive websites.
Video Production II
The overall purpose of this course is to provide students with a challenging environment to explore the planning, editing, and publication of film. This class will build on the technical knowledge developed in Video Production I, requiring further detailed planning, storyboarding, approval, filming, editing, sound-tracking, and production of original work through various assigned independent, paired, and group projects. Students’ understanding of film will be enhanced with given readings, assignments, and critiques going one step farther than Video Production I. This course will give students the ability to use, analyze, and create video media to express themselves utilizing their now-advanced skills in filmmaking.
Video Production I
The overall purpose of this course is for students to become acquainted with a professional understanding of the process of video planning, editing, and production with application of this understanding in the form of independent, paired, and group film projects. Students will gain experience with audio and video recording, as well as editing. Additional focus will be given to readings, assignments, and critiques that will help students understand the filming purpose, process, and product. This course will give students a basic understanding of video production from concept through publication using video cameras and industry-standard software such as Adobe Premiere and Audition
Broadcast Journalism
Students will learn how to reliably research news topics, find and use royalty-free resources, develop broadcast copy, film, edit, create, star in, and publish their own broadcast programs using video editing and live broadcast software. Students creating broadcasts have the potential to share their work with a worldwide audience. Broadcasting students will also produce media to support the daily Collegium student news production.
Myths, Legends, and Mysteries of History
Students in this course will investigate the myths and legends of a variety of cultures as well as study famous unsolved mysteries. This project-based course will allow students to use a variety of technology and both primary and secondary source materials in class discussion to enhance their critical thinking and presentation skills.
Diverse Voices in Short Works of Literature
Students will read and discuss a variety of works, including stories, novels, media, and nonfiction, that are selected to promote meaningful discussion on issues of identity and how literature can create communities where each voice matters. Among the voices explored in this course, students will read texts by Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ authors while analyzing intersectional identities related to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, culture, age, socioeconomic status, and belief systems.
Literature & Film
This course focuses on analyzing popular films adapted from literary works in various genres, as well as independently developed films. Students will critically read excerpts from some texts and then view, interpret, and analyze each film. Students will also view films through a variety of critical lenses in order to explore how experience and perspective influences meaning. Assessments will include written comparative/interpretive pieces, participation in class discussions, and projects.
Creative Writing
In this course, students explore the art of storytelling. Particular emphasis is placed on creating short works of fiction and learning the techniques of short story writing in various genres. Students will learn specifics of plot structure and development, conflict creation, authentic dialogue, character development, crafting setting and voice. Some genres explored may include, but are not limited to, fractured fairy tales, memoir, mystery, science fiction, and poetry. Students will revisit one of their submissions from the semester to workshop for their final semester project.