Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
- Explore the roots of rock and roll through games, movies, and videos with lots of MUSIC!
- Class games include Blue Blocks, Concentration, British Invasion Bingo, and Fantasy Rock Band.
- Investigate the history of rock instruments and the recording industry.
- Dance Party! Learn dances and watch past experts.
Musical
Musical Composition/Songwriting
- Learn to write melody and harmony.
- Music theory topics include, scales, intervals, harmonic structures.
- Write pieces and possibly record and/or perform them.
- Improve your musical and listening skills.
- Explore instrumental and vocal compositional styles.
- Work on the skills required to set lyrics to music.
- Students may work on individual projects for more advanced study.
Spring Play —MA Middle School Drama Festival
- Production of a play for festival.
- Mandatory Saturday performance (April 28, 2018).
- Learn acting and character development.
- Lighting, sound, and stage management.
- Mandatory Saturday rehearsal: 4/21/2018 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
Filmmaking
- Class will write 4-5 original screenplays.
- Learn acting and directing for the camera.
- Editing skills will be developed.
- Class culminates in a movie-screening night for the community.
KnightMusic
- Performance based on a 5 song set drawn from popular music.
- Show choir which combines singing, choreography, props, and costumes.
- Community evening performance.
Improv and One-Act Comedies
- Building on the improv skills learned in seventh grade, this course will explore the basics of comedy improvisation: team building, trust, speed, status, active listening, and agreement.
- Students will learn to create solid characters (voice, attitude, object work, and physicality) and develop strong scenes.
- The class will culminate in a comedy show comprised of improvisation and short scripted works.