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
- Students will rehearse and perform a fully staged musical production.
- Past performances: "School of Rock," "Guys and Dolls," "Addams Family," "13," and "Spelling Bee."
- Mandatory Saturday Rehearsals: 3/3/2018 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM and 5/19/18 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM.
Songwriting
- Write songs and possibly record or perform them.
- Use a journal to collect images, text, collages.
- Play word games to develop vocabulary. Meter and rhyming skills.
- Possible activity: create Chatterpix animations/raps.
- Learn to write melody and harmony.
- Individual projects.
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.