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Grade 10 Foundation
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Q-S-Y	Pre-Requisite	Notes
6011	ART 1	.5	Q
This beginning level art course on the high school level is designed to expose students to all that the art department has to offer. Students may have hands on experiences with drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, pottery, photography, and crafts, as well as quick immersions into art history, criticism, aesthetics, and career exploration. Students can take this exploratory quarter course to earn their ½ credit requirement in the arts for graduation, or to use as a prerequisite for the sequential offerings of Art 2 and beyond.
6021	ART 2	1	S	Prerequisite: Any Art Course
Intended for students with a strong interest in the visual arts and the desire to improve artistic skills. Experiences will include observational drawing, color theory, painting, anatomy, portraiture, linear perspective, printmaking and sculptural activities. This course includes the use of a text from which the class will read and follow project assignments along with the rest of the coursework. Sketchbooks will be used for practice and proficiency activities. Expectations include daily homework assignments and independent research designed to enhance self directed learning.
6071	CRAFTS	1	S
Learn a variety of handmade crafts. Before you select this course, you must understand craftwork as skill, and as a visual language, and that an appreciation that crafts provide a powerful means of selfexpression. Explore a variety of techniques using both natural and synthetic materials. These explorations may include greeting cards, glass staining, batik, soft sculpture, decorative painting, dream catchers and grapevine wreaths.
6081	FUNDAMENTALS OF JEWELRY MAKING	.5	Q
From beads to metal. With a variety of jewelry supplies, including beads, wire, metal, gemstones, and non-traditional materials (such as paper and clay) students will explore different ways to create necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and other wearable art. No jewelry experience needed. Open to all grades. This course fulfills the ½ art credit required to graduate.
6091	ART APPRECIATION	.5	Q
This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of the elements and principles of art and design to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Sources of study include selective readings, slide lectures and discussion and hands-on projects. The class explores the elements and principles of art and design and the visual characteristics of art in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional format. The class learns to look at objects of art and, through an informed perspective, to appreciate the value such objects held in society. The most important purpose of this course is for the student to further enhance an interest, appreciation, and understanding of the fundamental elements of style and aesthetic development in the visual arts. There is a great deal of required reading and at least one field trip to an area museum. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.
6131	GUITAR CLASS	1	S		Note: This course may not be repeated for credit
If you are a beginning guitarist or have some basic skills, you can develop your reading and technical skills. You will perform regularly, both for and with the music faculty and the class. You will need to buy a guitar book and provide your own acoustic guitar.
6141	MUSIC THEORY	1	S		Note: Meets ICT requirement
Improve your music reading skills, develop aural skills, and study proper notation, music analysis, and transpositions. Learn how to take rhythmic and melodic dictation, write scales, and use key signatures and different meters. Acquire sightsinging and basic piano keyboard skills. You will be assessed on notation skills, aural skills, and basic keyboard proficiency. This course should be of special interest if you are considering a career in music.
6161	THE ROOTS OF ROCK AND ROLL	1	S
Want to learn about Rock 'n' Roll? How about Hip-Hop? Rap? The popular music culture? Then this is the course for you! You will listen to music daily - all different kinds of popular music from the 1960's through to the music of today and learn about the culture surrounding these styles of music!
6171	BAND	1	S		Note: Band is a performancebased course and may be repeated for credit. This course is open to students who have experience playing a band instrument. Registration with the Band Director is required by April 15th of this year in order to receive information regarding the commitment schedule. This is an A/B block class, which means that it will be combined with another class and offered every other day throughout the year and is worth one credit out of the credits you need to select for a full schedule. Grade 9: Freshman Seminar/Sports Ed. Grade 10: Fit for Life/Health. Grade 11: US History; Grade 12: Music Ensemble.
Students perform music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary European, American, and world music, learning the historical backgrounds of composers and musical styles. Sharpens music reading skills, musical elements, and proper instrumental technique. The band performs at school and civic functions, as well as concerts and competitions. Students are required to participate in all activities including weekly after school rehearsals. Students also have the opportunity to audition for Jazz Band and other ensembles, to participate in the NH Solo and Ensemble Festival and the New England Band Festival, and to audition for the NH Jazz AllState and AllState Festival Bands or Orchestras. In addition to the above, the band performs at football games, parades, and band shows.
6181	CHORALE	1	S		Note: This is an A/B block class, which means that it will be combined with another class and offered every other day throughout the year and is worth one credit out of the credits you need to select for a full schedule. Note: There is no audition requirement.
Do you enjoy singing? Join a nonauditioned group that sings many different styles of music. Students will learn proper rehearsal procedures, correct singing techniques, choral blend and balance, music terminology, and music reading skills. Chorale performs at least twice a year, and students are expected to participate in all activities and have the opportunity to audition for any NHS extracurricular choir. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in the NH Solo & Ensemble Festival and to audition for AllState and Jazz AllState Choruses with the choral director's permission.
6191	CONCERT CHOIR	1	S		Prerequisite: You must have successfully completed one year of Chorale AND must pass an individual audition. Concert Choir is a performance based course and may be repeated for credit.
Join a vocally wellbalanced chorus and tackle more challenging choral literature. Students will perform music ranging from Renaissance to contemporary European, American, and world music, learning the historical backgrounds of composers and musical styles. Explore correct vocal techniques, music reading skills, small ensemble assessments, solo opportunities, choral diction, balance and blend. Concert Choir performs at school and civic functions as well as concerts and competitions. Students are required to participate in all activities and will have the opportunity to audition for any NHS extracurricular choir. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the NH Solo; Ensemble Festival and to audition for AllState Jazz All State Choruses with the choral director's permission.
6201	POTTERY	1	S
Develops the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary for working with clay. Students study all methods of handling clay such as pinch, slab, coil and wheel work. Students also learn glazing and firing techniques. The forms created in this course are functional, aesthetic and relate to the history of ceramic art.
6241	JAZZ IMPROV & LIT	1	S	Prerequisite: You must have at least one year's playing experience and need permission from the band director.	Note: Jazz Improv and Lit is a performance-based course and may be repeated for credit. This is an A/B block class, which means that it will be combined with another class and offered every other day throughout the year and is worth one credit out of the credits you need to select for a full schedule.
Study, rehearse, and perform the various styles and periods of Jazz, learning their basic elements and structures, as well as learn the theory and skills of improvisation. This course is open to all players of saxophone, trumpet, trombone, rhythm/lead guitar, string bass/bass, piano/keyboard, and drum set. Auditions may be necessary based on enrollment and instrumentation.
6301	DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 1	1	S		Note: Students must provide their own 35mm (SLR) camera with manual shutter speeds and aperture capabilities and a digital camera. Note: Pending Budget Appoval.
Teaches the basic functions of a 35mm SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera and a digital camera. Students take black and white photographs and use a darkroom to develop negatives and photographs. Students are also introduced to Adobe Photoshop and digital photography techniques and technologies, including scanning images, and working with color formats. Instruction is balanced between classroom lecture with research, darkroom, and digital application.
6321	A TASTE OF THE ARTS	1	S		This course would meet the pre-requisite for Art 2. This course will only be offered at South for 2012-2013.
A Taste of the Arts is an inter-disciplinary fine arts course which makes connections between Dance, Music, Theatre, and the Visual Arts. Through an experiential study of each of these four art forms, followed by a culminating event, participants will have the opportunity to learn and apply skills, processes and media to encourage self-expression, creative growth, and collaborative adventures. This course is a part of a balanced and sequential arts education program which encourages students to appreciate the intellectual growth and creative self-expression of their own interpretations and those of others. The culminating event will showcase the abilities of all students at the end of the semester and will encourage audience participation.
6351	MUSIC ENSEMBLES	1	S		Note: This is an A/B block class, which means that it will be combined with another class and offered every other day throughout the year.
Students who are enrolled in Band, Jazz Improv and Lit, Concert Choir and Chorale should sign up to join this performance-based class and improve your technique, music reading, ensemble skills, and overall musicianship with individual and full ensemble rehearsal time. Students will perform at least twice annually and be assessed through performance in class at least biweekly. Students will be expected to participate in all activities.

Grade 10 Honors
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Q-S-Y	Pre-Requisite	Notes
6047	ADVANCED ART	1	S	Art 2	Students may take this course for up to 2 semesters.
This advanced art course is designed for students with exceptional ability and personal motivation within the realm of the visual arts. The pre-requisites for this course include Art 1 and Art 2, with Art History as a strong recommendation. The course explores the traditional areas of drawing, painting, printmaking, art history, aesthetics, criticism, design studies, and sculpture, including teacher guided units of study along with intensive independent studies that are the choice of the student artist. The hours of work inside the classroom are equal to outside art making assignments. Students will be prepared to present portfolios for college interviews by the end of this course. Students may take this course at the honors level for up to two semesters.
6107	ART HISTORY	1	S
This introductory art history course begins the semester with a quick immersion into modern art, followed by hands-on and academic projects to trace the development of art chronologically from prehistory to the Renaissance. This approach uses a variety of materials, including texts, digital imagery, videos and actual art reproductions to support instruction. The evaluation of students relies primarily on summative assessment techniques such as quizzes, tests, projects and reports. Students develop a greater awareness and appreciation of art and gain an ability to discuss and critically evaluate works of art through numerous oral critiques as well as written communication.

Grade 10 Advanced Placement
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Q-S-Y	Pre-Requisite	Notes
6239	AP MUSIC THEORY	1	S	Prerequisite: You must have successfully completed Music Theory.	Note: Students are expected to take the AP exam administered in May. This course was formerly called Advanced Music Theory. Note: Meets ICT requirement
Study secondary dominants, nonharmonic tones, and advanced chord progressions, learn transpositions of all instruments, and compose works for several different musical ensembles. This course is for serious musicians aiming for composing, arranging, or teaching careers.