Description: Students explore and express their identity through drama experiences, and gain confidence in front of groups while having fun! Primarily an acting class, students collaborate to create a community that nurtures risk-taking and exploration. Improvisation, games and invented scene work cultivate creative expression and presentation confidence.

Recommendations:

• Students should be able to demonstrate respect for themselves, others, and the audience.
• Students should be able to contribute to a collaborative environment with a positive attitude.
• Students should be willing to imagine, rehearse, and perform.

Additional Information: This course runs for 1 quarter.

Prerequisite: Theatre Company 10 or audition with the teacher

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education 10, 11 or 12

Description: Community and collaboration are paramount in this exciting and engaging performance class by immersing themselves in the theatre experience, students grow together. Growth as a theatre company requires perseverance, reflection, and collaboration. Artists use movement, sound, imagery, and language to provide unique aesthetic experiences. Active participation in a theatre company creates personal and cultural connections. Preparing a theatre production requires active engagement, resilience, and commitment.  Students will be expected to mentor and encourage Theatre Company 10 students.

Recommendations:

• Students should be able to ensure safe learning, rehearsal, and performance environments.
• Students should be able to explore and create musical theatre collaboratively, using imagination, observation, and inquiry.
• Students should have experience with rehearsal and performance techniques such as interpretation, levels, blocking, speech techniques and character expression, gesture and interaction.

Additional Information: This course requires outside-class performance on the dates scheduled. Unusual exceptions can be granted for verified illness; students are responsible for arranging another performance and audience.

Prerequisite: Theatre Company 11

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education

Description: Experiences in this Theatre Company class are transferable to personal, professional, and educational contexts. Students enroll in this leadership growth with the understanding that they may write and/or direct original works.  Growth as a theatre company requires perseverance, risk taking, and collaboration.  The artists will communicate ideas, challenge opinions, and inspire change in a theatre company. Active participation in a theatre company provides insight into identity, culture, and human experience. The senior student will explore how theatre productions are informed by history, culture, and values, and independent study will be necessary.  This course is considered a “passion course” and should be taken with the understanding that it is intensive and requires initiative.

Recommendations:

• Students should be able to apply and inspire safe learning, rehearsal, and performance environments.
• Students should be able to lead and mentor in rehearsal and performance techniques such as interpretation, levels, blocking, speech techniques and character expression, gesture and interaction.
• Students should be fluent in theatre etiquette and professional habits.

Additional Information: This course requires outside-class performance on the dates scheduled. Unusual exceptions can be granted for verified illness; students are responsible for arranging another performance and audience.

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education

Description: Students gain real-world theatre experience by working within a functioning theatre company, whether through the RCS musical or dramatic productions.  During musical years, the course emphasizes more on practical competencies such as the of building props, sets, and working in a theatre alongside theatre professionals. They contribute to the creative assembly of costumes and sets and conduct a marketing campaign. During non-musical years, students build portfolios including costume designs and set models, developing a professional response to a “creative brief”. In either year, students practice skills such as perseverance and resilience, becoming adaptable, innovative, resourceful and confident under pressure. Involvement is beneficial for CV and university applications.

Recommendations: Completion of Studio Art 10 or Theatre Company 10.

Prerequisite: Theatre Production 11

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education

Description: Taking leadership roles, Theatre Production 12 students fulfill responsibilities within a functioning theatre company. This course prepares all the technical aspects for the RCS Musical, whether during a musical year or not. Lead students design and create props, make-up, sound, and lighting effects. Students design and conduct a marketing campaign, as well lead the creative assembly of costumes and sets. As running crew captains, students grow in leadership, mentoring, and real-world chain-of-command in a professional theatre setting. Collaborating and clear communication will ensure that all production challenges are solved through creativity, innovation, and professional resourcefulness. Involvement is beneficial for CV and university applications.

Prerequisite: 3 years of music lessons or middle school experience or instructor permission.

Description: Students will develop instrument technique, ensemble playing, and rhythm reading. Students will have opportunities to perform in school concerts. Ear training will be done using computers and will emphasize rhythm development. Students will be expected to practice regularly at home.

Recommendations: 

• Students should be proficient in naming musical notes.
• Students should be proficient in a concert band instrument, violin, or piano.

Additional Information: This course is 2 quarters long.

Prerequisite: Concert Band 9 or 4 Years of Playing Experience or Instructor’s Permission

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education 10, 11 or 12

Description: Students will further their musicianship on their band instruments, focussing on sight-reading. Students will have opportunities to perform in school concerts. Ear training will be done using computers and will emphasize rhythm development. Students will be expected to practice regularly at home to develop tone, as well as keep up with the quality of pieces as they are in a Grade 10-12 band.  There are optional Band Trips that occur in the Spring for Band students.

Recommendations: Students should be proficient in reading and counting rhythms.

Prerequisite: Concert Band 10

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education 10, 11 or 12

Description: Students will further their skills on their instruments, focussing on developing a greater sense of expression and musical line. Students will have opportunities to perform in school concerts. Ear training will be done using computers and will emphasize rhythm development.  There are optional Band Trips that occur in the Spring for Band students.

Recommendations: Students should be proficient in reading music.

Prerequisite: Concert Band 11

Graduation Requirement: ADST and Arts Education 10, 11 or 12

Description: Students will be expected to take a leadership role in the context of a concert band. They will further develop their ear-training, rhythm and playing skills by leading sectionals, conducting the band and leading warm-up exercises. Students will have opportunities to perform in school concerts. Ear training will be done using computers and will emphasize rhythm development. There are optional Band Trips that occur in the Spring for Band students.

Recommendations: Students should be proficient in basic music theory.