Berkeley Center for the Arts
Student Handbook
&
Program of Study
GCHS Head Principal: Jimmy Huskey
Program Director: LaTanya Butler
Guidance Counselor: Jayne Board
Administrative Assistant: Paige Fender
1137 Redbank Road
Goose Creek, SC 29445
843-553-5300
Table of Contents
BCA Handbook
BCA Mission Statement ……………………………………………………………………………………….3
Application and Audition Process ………………………………………………………………………..3
Criteria to Maintain Enrollment …………………………………………………………………………..4
Academic Probation …………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Artistic Probation …………………………………………………………………………………………………4
BCA Certificate …………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Rehearsal Attendance Policy ……………………………………………………………………………….5
Performance Attendance Policy ………………………………………………………………………....5
BCA Department Grade Weights …………………………………………………………………………6
Dress Code ….………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
Fees …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
BCA Program of Study
Visual Arts ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Creative Writing …………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
Dance ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………….. 11
Theater ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12
Voice ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
Strings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16
Wind and Percussion …………………………………………………………………………………………18
BCA Graduation Checklist ………………………………………………………………………………….21
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BCA Mission Statement
We provide students with a solid foundation in a chosen fine arts discipline
through studio classes taught by professional arts educators. It is our goal to
prepare students for various post-secondary and pre-professional pursuits in their
art area major.
Application and Audition Procedure
BCA is open to all rising 9th grade students in Berkeley County School District. These
students should be gifted in one of our seven disciplines (Theatre, Visual Arts,
Creative Writing, Dance, Voice/Chorus, Strings, and Winds & Percussion). BCA also
accepts students in their sophomore year on a case by case basis. Sophomore
students must be selected by their teacher and approved by the program director
and guidance counselor.
Students interested in attending BCA must first complete the current application
packet. Students must include their personal information, two teacher provided
letters of recommendation, a current picture, and a personal statement. Based
upon the student major, he or she may be required to include additional
information. Students intending to attend the large spring audition must have
their audition packet completed and submitted by the designated deadline. After
completing their application packet, students must prepare to attend spring
auditions. Upon submitting a completed application packet students will be
mailed an audition date and time. Students who are unable to attend the spring
audition for a valid reason, may arrange a private audition with the teacher of
their major. Though BCA operates on a rolling audition process, additional
auditions after the spring audition are contingent upon space and availability
only.
Upon arriving at their auditions, students will be judged on a variety of criteria
including ability and professionalism. Student should plan to speak about their
experiences and goals relating to the art of their choice. In addition, many
students will be asked to perform a selected piece or complete a particular task.
After completing their audition, students will be notified as to the status of their
admission within 2 weeks.
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Criteria to Maintain Enrollment
In order to remain in good standing at BCA, students must obtain six credits
during each academic year. In addition, students must have an 80 average or
higher in their art area major at the end of each academic year. Students who are
unable to maintain BCA enrollment criteria will be subject to academic and/or
artistic probation, or removal from the program. All decisions related to
enrollment status are made by the program director and the GCHS head principal.
Academic Probation
At the conclusion of each academic year, BCA students who have not obtained 6
credits, will be placed on academic probation. These students will each be
assigned a mentor teacher who will monitor their academic progress for the fall
semester of the next academic year. The mentor teacher will develop an
intervention plan with the student that is to be submitted to the school
administration. At the conclusion of the first semester, students will interview
with the program director for removal from probationary status in order to
remain in BCA.
Artistic Probation
At the conclusion of each quarter, students who earn a grade of 80 or lower in
any of their art area major classes will be placed on artistic probation. Students
will be required to raise their grade over the next quarter or their probation will
continue for the remainder of the school year. Students who remain on artistic
probation for the remainder of the year will be assigned a mentor who will create
an intervention plan. At the conclusion of the school year, these students will be
interviewed by both the program director and their art major teachers to
determine whether they will be allowed to remain in BCA for the next school
year.
BCA Certificate
In order to receive a BCA Certificate of Completion, students must complete 6
courses in their art major by the end of their senior year. In addition, students
must successfully complete their senior thesis/recital. Completing the BCA
program represents the student’s willingness and ability to exceed expectations
of the South Carolina High School diploma. In addition, these students have
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accomplished mastery of the expectations for secondary education as it pertains
to his or her discipline.
Rehearsal Attendance Policy
In order to ensure student mastery of their discipline, rehearsing with instructors
present is absolutely essential. Instructor led rehearsals ensure that students are
developing proper technique and are working to develop good habits that will
lead to mastery of their discipline. To that end, students will be issued a rehearsal
schedule at the beginning of each quarter. Rehearsals not attended will result in a
grade deduction. Students must attend at least 80% of all instructor led
rehearsals. 20% of rehearsals not attended can be excused using a legitimate
excuse and an alternate assignment. In order to be excused from rehearsals,
students must give prior notice and supply an excuse (such as a doctors note) to
their instructor upon return. In preparation for the annual BCA Showcase,
students must attend 100% of director scheduled performances.
This policy is in place to ensure that BCA students continue to develop superior
artistic talent. It is the goal of BCA that our students are capable of performing on
a post-secondary level upon graduation. In addition, rehearsal attendance is
essential to ensure that public performances are reflective of the standards and
expectations of BCA. To that end, if a student is consistently unable to attend
instructor led rehearsals, he or she may be placed in regular art electives.
Performance Attendance Policy
One of the major goals of BCA is to ensure that students develop superior talent
in their major area of fine arts. Displaying this talent through public
performances is essential to BCA recruitment and retention. Teachers will issue
performance schedules at the beginning of each semester. Student’s attendance
at all performances is absolutely mandatory. Failure to attend a performance will
result in a zero performance grade. Teachers are not mandated to provide
students with alternate assignments for failure to attend a performance.
Performances are 40% of students overall grade.
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BCA Department Grade Weights
BCA teachers use department grade weights. Each teacher is expected to adhere
to these overall department weights for grading, however teachers are free to
create sub-categories for each area. Teachers are not allowed to weigh any area
higher than the percentages listed below and no assignment can be classified in
multiple areas.
 Classwork / Participation
 Test / Performances
 Preparation / Homework / Rehearsals
40%
40%
20%
Dress Code Policy
In order to ensure that all BCA programs maintain the highest standard of
professionalism, many art area majors have instituted rehearsal and/or
performance dress codes. Students in each art area will be held accountable for
adhering to dress codes established by their program instructor.
Fees
In an effort to make certain that all BCA students are able to fulfill the basic
requirements needed to be successful in their art major, all BCA programs assess
their students a minimal fee. Program fees and deadlines for payment are
outlined in each discipline’s course syllabus. Each BCA student should receive a
syllabus at orientation or at the beginning of each school year.
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BCA Program of Study
The BCA program of study is designed to provide students with options that will
allow them to refine their skills in a specific area of their art major. Courses
offered in the BCA program are tailored to student’s specific interests, allowing
them to be fully engaged in the pursuit of the mastery of their craft. In order to
be considered a BCA completer, students must successfully complete 6 BCA
courses by the end of their senior year. All 9th grade students are mandated to
take the same entry level courses, however students in grades 10th – 12th will be
allowed to sit down with the BCA guidance counselor to select courses that are
specific to their particular area of interest. During their senior year, all BCA
students will be working toward the completion of their senior thesis, despite
their course load. These students will work with the teacher of their art major to
select and design a senior thesis.
BCA Visual Arts Program of Study
Grade
Course
Description
th
Foundations
of 2D Design
This class is designed to expand the
skills of students as an artist using a
variety of drawing and painting
techniques. The class will have an
emphasis on quality of work and
learning to critique your own work as
well as others. Students will be
encouraged to begin to develop their
own style and unique perspective of art
through various projects and exercises.
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
9th
Foundations
of 3D Design
This is a foundations course which
defines and explores the base elements
and principals of three-dimensional art.
Students will begin an exploration of
sculptural form using traditional and
contemporary materials and techniques
in problems involving figurative and
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
9
Prerequisite Credits
7
10th
Intermediate
3D Design
10th
Paint/
Drawing
11th
Advanced 3D
Design
non-figurative and environmental space
issues. Students will gain knowledge of
design through art history, art aesthetics,
art criticism, and art production.
Information notebooks and photo-folios
of student work are required.
This is an advanced foundations course
-Foundation of
that will continue to define and explore
2D Design
base elements and principles of threedimensional art. Students will continue
-Foundation of
to explore sculptural form using
3D Design
traditional and contemporary materials
and techniques in problems involving
figurative and non-figurative and
environmental space issues. Information
notebooks and photo-folios of student
work are required.
Painting will focus on numerous media
-Foundation of
such as tempera, watercolor, acrylic, and
2D Design
oils. Significant artists and trends in
painting will be explored, and students
-Foundation of
will develop interpretive and technical
3D Design
skills. Drawing will extend the student’s
drawing abilities by delving further into
perspective, figure drawing, portrait
drawing, still life, and landscape.
This is a third year advanced
-Foundations of
foundations course that will continue to
3D Design
define and explore the base elements and
principles of three-dimensional art.
-Intermediate
Students will continue an exploration of
3D Design
sculptural form using traditional and
contemporary materials and techniques
in problems involving figurative and
non-figurative and environmental space
issues honing and refining their
techniques and concepts. A concentrated
exposure to traditional techniques in the
uses of plaster, stone, and modeling clay
will again be a mainstay to the course.
Found objects and self-chosen
experimental materials will be revisited
in the later section sequence with an
emphasis on form and function. Students
will gain knowledge of design through
art history, art aesthetics, art criticism,
and art production. Information
notebooks and portfolios of student work
are a main component to the grading
requirement.
1
1
1
8
11th
Art 3 Honors
Art III is offered to the serious art
student. It allows the student to become
selective in his/her choice of mediapainting, sculpture, printmaking,
drawing, and fine crafts.
-Successful
completion of
9th and 10th
grade BCA art
courses.
1
-Foundations
2D Design
th
Art 4 Studio
Art Honors
12th
Art 4 Studio
AP
12
Art Studio prepares the highly motivated
and experienced art student for the rigors
of the AP Art course. Students will draw
observationally, strengthen creative
thinking, and explore traditional themes
and experimental techniques. Along with
art production, students will study artists
and art movements and delve into
aesthetics and art criticism. In addition,
students will learn to prepare a portfolio
for college review or scholarship
competition. Admission into the AP Art
course second term will be based on
performance and dedication in this
prerequisite course.
Students will produce a minimum of 24
works that satisfy the requirements of
Quality, concentration and the Breadth
section of the Advanced Placement
Studio Art portfolio addressing twodimensional (2-D) design issues. For this
portfolio, students are asked to
demonstrate mastery of 2-D design
through any two-dimensional medium or
process, including, but not limited to,
graphic design, digital imaging,
photography, collage, fabric design,
weaving, fashion design, fashion
illustration, painting and printmaking.
-Paint/Drawing
-Successful
completion of
9th – 11th grade
BCA art
courses.
-Successful
completion of
9th – 11th grade
BCA art
courses.
1
1
BCA Creative Writing Program of Study
Grade
9
th
Course
Description
BCA Creative
Writing 1
This course provides an introduction to
the writing process, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and other genres of writing.
There is a portfolio requirement for this
course.
Prerequisite Credits
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
9
9th
BCA Creative
Writing 2
10th
Fiction
Writing 1
10th
11th
11th
Poetry
Writing
Advance
Fiction
Writing 2
Advance
Poetry
Writing 2
This intermediate level course continues
work on poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and
other genres. Students begin the
workshop process and reading to write.
There is a portfolio requirement for this
course.
This course is designed to enhance the
beginning writer’s knowledge of the
craft, style, voice, and artistic discipline
required with creating the short story and
other pieces of fiction. A number of
works will be read throughout the
semester, introducing students to a
number of prolific American writers
from this generation, and of those past,
grossing genre, gender, and culture.
Analytical response papers and
workshops discussing each author’s
unique style, craft, diction, and narrative
voice will serve as the basis for the class.
A student portfolio is required.
This course is designed to develop poetry
writing skills, as well as creative and
critical understanding of poetic
discipline. Students will read from a
variety of poets from around the globe,
both past and present, and from a variety
of genres, including sonnet, epic, lyric,
romance, tragedy, satire, and comedy. A
student portfolio is required.
This course is designed to further
enhance the writer’s knowledge of the
craft, style, voice, and artistic discipline
required with creating the short story and
other pieces of fiction. A number of
works will be read throughout the
semester, introducing students to a
number of prolific writers from this
generation, and of those past, crossing
genre, gender, and culture. Analytical
response papers and workshops
discussing each other’s unique style,
craft, diction, narrative voice, and
integral aspects of constructing the short
story will be used in the class. A student
portfolio is required.
This course is designed to continue to
develop student’s poetry writing skills,
as well as the creative and critical understanding of poetic discipline, in a more
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
-BCA Creative
Writing 1
1
-BCA Creative
Writing 2
-BCA Creative
Writing 1
1
-BCA Creative
Writing 2
-BCA Creative
Writing 1
1
-BCA Creative
Writing 2
-Fiction Writing
1
-BCA Creative
Writing 1
1
10
12th
Technology
Writing
Honors
12th
Writing for
Publication
Honors
rigorous and challenging environment.
Students will read from a wide variety of
poets from around the globe, while
focusing mainly on contemporary poets
and their various styles, forms, and
current trends. Stream of consciousness,
free verse, and spoken word, among
other modern trends in poetry will be
looked at closely. A student portfolio is
required.
This unique course will combine the art
of creative writing and modern
technology. Students will create audioCDs, publish material via Windows
Movie Maker, design a personal web
page showcasing completed works,
produce pieces through photo story,
workshop peer works and published
works through an interactive online
program, as well as with other
technological advances that can enhance
writing.
This course provides opportunities for
students to work with raising funds,
editing, revising, publishing, advertising,
and selling the GCH literary arts
magazine, DESK GUM, as well as other
student-generated publications (a
magazine of strictly BCA works).
Students will engage in seeking
publication for personal works, comet in
various local, state, and national writing
competitions, including the four-year
personal journal documenting the “high
school experience”.
-BCA Creative
Writing 2
-Poetry Writing
1
-Successful
completion of
9th – 11th grade
BCA creative
writing courses.
1
-Successful
completion of
9th – 11th grade
BCA creative
writing courses.
1
BCA Dance Program of Study
Grade
Course
Description
th
Dance
Theory I
9th
Dance 1
Freshman will study the history and
culture of dance, the origination of dance
forms, healthful living, and dance
motion.
This course is designed to allow students
to experience Ailey, Duncan, Graham,
jazz, and hip hop techniques; create a
dance based on a universal theme; view
dance as a tool in rite of passage; use
9
Prerequisite Credits
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
11
10th
Dance
Theory 2
10th
Dance 2
11th
Dance 3
Honors
12th
Dance 4
Honors
gestures and pedestrian movement to
create dance.
Sophomores will study the history and
culture of dance, the origination of dance
forms, healthful living, and dance
notation. They
will also study the science of dance and
the body with a focus on preparing the
body for class during warm up.
This course is designed to allow students
to experience an in-depth study of the
African American influence on dance,
especially theater forms; experience
Horton and Denishawn techniques and
understand their connections to modern
dance; view and experience
Romanticism in ballet technique;
explore dance in media; and use
partnering in choreography.
This course is designed to allow students
to understand the Neoclassical
movement in ballet; be able to explain
the Russian influence on American
ballet; compare and contrast traditional
and contemporary ballet choreographers;
experience and create dances with social
themes; learn about dance injuries and
the appropriate therapies.
This combination of courses is designed
to provide students with experiences
Tharp technique and choreographic
style, Repertory Etudes, dance notation,
the auditioning application and process.
A senior thesis is required for
completion.
-Dance I
-Dance II
-Dance Theory I
1
-Dance I
-Dance Theory I
1
-Dance I
-Dance Theory I
-Dance 2
-Dance Theory
2
1
-Dance I
-Dance Theory I
-Dance 2
-Dance Theory
2
1
-Dance 3
Honors
BCA Theater Program of Study
Grade
9
th
9th
Course
Description
History/Devel
opment of
Theater
This course is designed to provide a
foundation of basic knowledge in
theatrical knowledge for the purpose of
applying it to future studies.
This course will focus on breaking
down and analyzing theatrical texts
from a variety of viewpoints (i.e. the
actor, the director, the designer, etc.)
Play Analysis
Prerequisite Credits
BCA audition
and acceptance.
1
BCA audition
and acceptance.
1
12
for the purpose of applying it to future
studies. Students will assess each text
in the proper historical content.
The course is designed towards the
student exploring the skills and rigor in
becoming a professional actor.
Students have received instruction
previously in basic script analysis
skills to utilize as an actor.
This course is a curriculum geared
towards the student exploring the skills
and rigor involved in becoming a
profession-al technician.
This combination of courses is
designed to provide students with
experiences Tharp technique and
choreographic style, Repertory Etudes,
dance notation, the auditioning
application and process. A senior
thesis is required for completion.
10th
Fundamental
s of Acting
10th
Fundamental
s of Technical
Theater
11th
Auditions
Techniques
and Scene
Studies
11th
Theater
Production 1
Honors
This course is a curriculum geared
towards the student exercising,
developing, and refining the skills
involved in becoming a professional
performer.
11th
Design
Seminar and
Stagecraft
Honors
This course is a curriculum geared
towards the student exercising,
developing, and refining the skills
involved in becoming a professional
technician.
12th
Theater
Production 2
Honors
This course is designed to encourage
the student to begin post-secondary
preparation for collegiate or career
development utilizing the theatrical
skills and techniques cultivated in the
BCA program. The curriculum allows
the student a final opportunity to
develop new skills and techniques
-History and
Development of
Theatre
-Play Analysis
1
-History and
Development of
Theatre
-Play Analysis
-History and
Development of
Theatre
-Play Analysis
-Fundamentals
of Acting,
-Fundamentals
of Technical
Theatre.
-History and
Development of
Theatre
-Play Analysis
-Fundamentals
of Acting,
-Fundamentals
of Technical
Theatre.
-History and
Development of
Theater
-Play Analysis
-Fundamentals
of Technical
Theater
-Fundamentals
of Acting
-History and
Development of
Theater
-Play Analysis
-Fundamentals
of Acting
1
1
1
1
1
13
before entering the university level of
study or the professional world.
12th
Senior Recital
Performance
Honors
12th
Senior Recital
Design
Honors
This course is designed to encourage
the student to begin post-secondary
preparation for collegiate or career
development utilizing the theatrical
skills and techniques cultivated in the
BCA program. The curriculum for this
course focuses on the student
preparing a cumulative resume and
audition portfolio in the area of theatre
performance.
This course is designed to encourage
the student to begin post-secondary
preparation for collegiate or career
development utilizing the theatrical
skills and techniques cultivated in the
BCA program. The curriculum for this
course focuses on the student
preparing a cumulative resume and
audition portfolio in the area of theatre
design.
-Fundamentals
of Technical
Theater
-Theatre
Production I
-Audition
Techniques
-Design Seminar
and Stagecraft
-Fundamentals
of Technical
Theater
-Theatre
Production I
-Audition
Techniques
-Design Seminar
and Stagecraft
-Fundamentals
of Technical
Theater
-Theatre
Production I
-Audition
Techniques
-Design Seminar
and Stagecraft
1
1
BCA Voice Program of Study
Grade
9
th
9th
Course
Description
Voice 1
Students will receive technical training
in the four basic principles of singing
(respiration, phonation, resonance,
articulation). Students will receive
instruction in performance etiquette,
English and Italian diction, and career
choices. Participation in state and
regional competitions may be
encouraged depending upon student
readiness and vocal ability.
This course is an introduction to the
study of music history with focus on
the elements of music and their
relationships, the musical
Music History
1CP
Prerequisite Credits
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
.5
14
9th
Piano Music
Theory 1 CP
10th
Voice 2
10th
Music History
2 CP
10th
Piano Music
Theory 2 CP
11th
Voice 3
Honors
characteristics of representative works
and composers, common musical forms
and genres of various western and
nonwestern historical style periods, and
appropriate listening experiences.
This course is a basic introduction to
playing piano through music reading,
chords, rhythmic and written activities.
It is designed for students with little or
no piano experience. The curriculum
contains the development of beginning
piano techniques and the fundamentals
of music including basic hand position,
music reading skills of melodic and
harmonic material, major scales,
transposition, and harmonization
including the I, IV, V7 chords.
This course will continue the technical
training of students as described in
Voice I. Students will receive in-depth
instruction in performance etiquette;
English, Italian, and German diction;
and career choices. Participation in
state and regional competitions is
encouraged and expected.
This course is an overview of the
origins, major composers, and trends of
Western Classical art music as well as
an introduction to music as well as an
introduction to music from Antiquity to
the Baroque Period.
This course is a continuation of Piano
and Music Theory I with emphasis on
elementary piano techniques including
major and minor chord and five finger
patterns and sight reading. Students will
learn to play the piano through music
reading, chords, rhythmic and written
activities.
This course will continue the technical
training of students as described in
Voice I and II. Students will receive
instruction in performance etiquette;
English, Italian, German, and French
diction; and career choices. Students at
this level are especially serious about
pursuing further study in the field of
vocal music. Participation in state and
regional competitions is encouraged
and expected.
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
.5
-Voice I CP
-Music History I
CP
-Piano
-Music Theory I
CP
1
Music History I
CP
.5
Piano and
Music Theory I
CP
.5
-Voice I CP
-Voice II CP
-Music History I
CP
-Music History
II CP
-Piano and
Music Theory I
CP
1
15
-Piano and
Music Theory II
CP
12th
Voice 4
Honors
This course is designed for students at
the advanced level of instruction in
English, Italian, German, and French
diction, performance etiquette, and
career choices. Attention is focused on
college entrance and scholarship
auditions. Students will prepare a final
solo or duo recital, and are expected to
participate in seminars, master classes,
and attend performances.
12th
Music Theory
CP
12th
Music Theory
AP
This course provides instruction in the
fundamentals of music theory. Basic
studies in harmony, melody, rhythm,
ear training, and keyboard are covered.
This course prepares students to
recognize, understand, and describe the
materials and processes of music that
are heard or presented in a musical
score. Aural, analytical, and
compositional skills will be developed
using both listening and written
exercises. Creativity is fostered through
student-centered activities, which may
include harmonization of melody,
composition of a bass line, or the
realization of figured-bass notation.
-Voice I CP
-Voice II CP
-Voice III
Honors
-Music History I
CP
-Music History
II CP
-Piano and
Music Theory I
CP
-Piano and
Music Theory II
CP
Successful
Completion of
9-11 grade BCA
Courses
Successful
Completion of
9-11 grade BCA
Courses
1
1
1
BCA Strings Program of Study
Grade
9
th
Course
Description
Strings
Chamber
Music 1 CP
Students will study the string
performance with proficiency in two
octave major scales, an understanding
of tone production, intonation and
phrasing, ensemble performance
practices, fingerboard positions (1-4),
and performance knowledge of
chamber works from the standard
repertoire.
Prerequisite Credits
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
16
9th
Music History
1 CP
9th
Piano and
Music Theory
1 CP
10th
Strings
Chamber
Music 2 CP
10th
Music History
2 CP
10th
Piano and
Music Theory
2 CP
11th
Strings
Chamber
Music 3
Honors
This course is an introduction to the
study of music history with focus on
the elements of music and their
relationships, the musical
characteristics of representative works
and composers, common musical forms
and genres of various western and
nonwestern historical style periods, and
appropriate listening experiences.
This course is a basic introduction to
playing piano through music reading,
chords, rhythmic and written activities.
It is designed for students with little or
no piano experience. The curriculum
contains the development of beginning
piano techniques and the fundamentals
of music including basic hand position,
music reading skills of melodic and
harmonic material, major scales,
transposition, and harmonization
including the I, IV, V7 chords.
Students will have met the objectives of
Level I and will demonstrate
proficiency in performing three octave
scales and arpeggios and perform
chamber music from the standard
repertoire with special emphasis on the
music of Mozart and Haydn.
This course is an overview of the
origins, major composers, and trends of
Western Classical art music as well as
an introduction to music as well as an
introduction to music from Antiquity to
the Baroque Period.
This course is a continuation of Piano
and Music Theory I with emphasis on
elementary piano techniques including
major and minor chord and five finger
patterns and sight reading. Students will
learn to play the piano through music
reading, chords, rhythmic and written
activities.
Students will have met the objectives of
Level I and Level II and demonstrate
proficiency in performing three octave
scales and arpeggios and perform
chamber music from the standard
repertoire with special emphasis on the
music of the Classical and Romantic
Period.
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
.5
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
.5
-String
Chamber Music
I
-Music History I
-Piano and
Music Theory I
1
Music History 1
CP
.5
Piano Music
and Theory 1
CP
.5
-String
Chamber Music
I and II Music
-History I and II
-Piano and
Music Theory I
and II
1
17
12th
Stings
Chamber 4
Honors
Students will have met the objectives of
Level I, II, and III and demonstrate
proficiency in performing three octave
scales and arpeggios and perform
chamber music from the standard
repertoire with special emphasis on
American music and music of the 20th
century.
12th
Music Theory
AP
12th
Music Theory
This course prepares students to
recognize, understand, and describe the
materials and processes of music that
are heard or presented in a musical
score. Aural, analytical, and
compositional skills will be developed
using both listening and written
exercises. Creativity is fostered through
student-centered activities, which may
include harmonization of melody,
composition of a bass line, or the
realization of figured-bass notation.
This course provides instruction in the
fundamentals of music theory. Basic
studies in harmony, melody, rhythm,
ear training, and keyboard are covered.
-String
Chamber Music
I, II, and III,
-Music History
I, II, and III,
-Piano and
Music Theory I,
II, and III
Successful
Completion of
9-11 grade BCA
Courses
1
Successful
Completion of
9-11 grade BCA
Courses
1
1
BCA Wind and Percussion Program of Study
Grade
Course
Description
9th
Wind and
Percussion
Studies 1 CP
9th
Music History
1 CP
This course serves as the first course in
a four-year, in-depth study of
performance on the student’s chosen
instrument. The curriculum in this
course is designed to prepare students
for acceptance into top level college
and university instrumental music
programs by exposing them to rigorous
training in technique, music reading
and notation, musicality and artistry,
basic conducting, and expressive solo
and chamber music performance.
This course is an introduction to the
study of music history with focus on
the elements of music and their
relationships, the musical
characteristics of representative works
and composers, common musical forms
and genres of various western and
Prerequisite Credits
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
1
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
.5
18
9th
Piano and
Music Theory
1 CP
10th
Wind and
Percussion
Studies 2 CP
10th
Music History
2 CP
10th
Piano and
Music Theory
2 CP
11th
Wind and
Percussion
Studies 3
Honors
nonwestern historical style periods, and
appropriate listening experiences.
This course is a basic introduction to
playing piano through music reading,
chords, rhythmic and written activities.
It is designed for students with little or
no piano experience. The curriculum
contains the development of beginning
piano techniques and the fundamentals
of music including basic hand position,
music reading skills of melodic and
harmonic material, major scales,
transposition, and harmonization
including the I, IV, V7 chords.
The curriculum in this course is
designed to prepare students for
acceptance into top level college and
university instrumental music programs
by exposing them to rigorous training
in technique, music reading and
notation, musicality and artistry, basic
conducting, and expressive solo and
chamber music performance.
This course is an overview of the
origins, major composers, and trends of
Western Classical art music as well as
an introduction to music as well as an
introduction to music from Antiquity to
the Baroque Period.
This course is a continuation of Piano
and Music Theory I with emphasis on
elementary piano techniques including
major and minor chord and five finger
patterns and sight reading. Students will
learn to play the piano through music
reading, chords, rhythmic and written
activities.
The curriculum in this course is
designed to prepare students for
acceptance into top level college and
university instrumental music programs
by exposing them to rigorous training
in technique, music reading and
notation, musicality and artistry, basic
conducting, and expressive solo and
chamber music performance. This class
will culminate with a full student recital
which will last at least 30 minutes in
length and will be accompanied by
piano or another approved ensemble.
BCA audition
and
acceptance.
.5
-Wind and
Percussion
Studies I CP,
-Music History I
CP,
-Piano and
Music Theory I
CP
1
Music History 1
CP
.5
Piano and
Music Theory 1
CP
.5
-Wind and
Percussion
Studies I CP
and Wind and
Percussion
Studies II CP,
-Music History I
CP and Mu-sic
History II CP,
-Piano and
Music Theory I
CP and Piano
1
19
12th
Wind and
Percussion
Studies 4
Honors
This course is designed to prepare
students for acceptance into top level
college and university instrumental
music programs. It will focus on
polishing tone quality, technique, and
lyricism in the individual musician, as
well as preparing audition materials for
post-secondary study. It will give
students a great knowledge of the
standard repertoire on their instrument
and a familiarity with the professionals
in their field. This course will
culminate in a senior recital.
12th
Music Theory
This course provides instruction in the
fundamentals of music theory. Basic
studies in harmony, melody, rhythm,
ear training, and keyboard are covered.
12th
Music Theory
AP
This course prepares students to
recognize, understand, and describe the
materials and processes of music that
are heard or presented in a musical
score. Aural, analytical, and
compositional skills will be developed
using both listening and written
exercises. Creativity is fostered through
student-centered activities, which may
include harmonization of melody,
composition of a bass line, or the
realization of figured-bass notation.
and Music
Theory II CP
-Wind and
Percussion
Studies I CP,
Wind and
Percussion
Studies II CP,
and Wind and
Percussion
Studies III
Honors;
-Music History I
CP, Music
History II CP,
and Music
History III
Honors;
-Piano and
Music Theory I
CP, Piano and
Music Theory II
CP, and Piano
and Music
Theory III
Honors
Successful
Completion of
9-11 grade BCA
Courses
Successful
Completion of
9-11 grade BCA
Courses
1
1
1
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Graduation Checklist for BCA Students
Requirement
English
English
English
English
Math
Math
Math
Math
Science (Biology 1)
Science
Science
US History
Government/Economics
Social Studies
PE/ROTC
Computer Science*
Foreign Language/Career
Course**
BCA Elective 1
BCA Elective 2
BCA Elective 3
BCA Elective 4
BCA Elective 5
BCA Elective 6
Elective 7/Retake
Elective 8/Retake
Elective 9/Retake
Elective 10/Retake
Elective 11/Retake
Elective 12/Retake
Elective 13/Retake
Elective 14/Retake
Semester
Course
Pass
Fail
(24 Credits for SC Diploma / 6 BCA Credits for Certification of Completion)
* Computer, Web Page, Programming, Digital Desktop, Graphic Communication
** Any Computer, Business, Food, Family Life, or CTE course
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am aware that violation of program policies and procedures can result in student
dismissal from BCA and return to home school.
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