CREATIVE ARTS
MUSIC / DRAMA / VISUAL ARTS / ARCHITECTURE & 3D MODELING / GRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY / FILM & ANIMATION
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND BAND5 Credits each
Available in 10, 20, 30 Music students at Wise Wood are a part of a vibrant program with an incredible variety of opportunities. Instrumental ensembles will rehearse once or twice per week outside the regular timetable throughout the year. The Band ensembles (Concert Band or Wind Ensemble) are designed for the entire group of instrumental musicians to practice music together. Students will learn new rehearsal techniques and improve their ensemble playing by focusing on balance, blend, tone, and intonation while performing a wide variety of concert band repertoire. Solo performances, large ensemble participation, higher level theory, history, and musical analysis are components of the program. INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ5 Credits
Available in 10, 20, 30 Students will learn and perform a wide variety of music from different jazz styles. Students should be able to read music well as they will be working on jazz technique, jazz theory, and exploring new repertoire. Attendance is mandatory at all classes, rehearsals, and performances. Auditions take place early in the year. This course runs outside of the regular timetable twice a week throughout the year. |
CHORAL MUSIC AND CHOIR5 Credits
Available in 10, 20, 30 Choral Music classes run inside the regular timetable in each Semester and the Choir will rehearse once or twice per week outside the regular timetable throughout the year. Students will continue to develop the skills of a good musician by improving their basic technique. There is also a written component consisting of music theory, history, and ear training on state of the art software. Choral Music 20 and 30 students will see a greater emphasis on developing a higher quality of work and assume a greater responsibility as a musical performer and leader. The Choir ensemble is designed for the entire group of vocal musicians to practice music together and students will learn new rehearsal techniques and improve their ensemble playing by focusing on balance, blend, tone, and intonation while performing a wide variety of repertoire. TRAVEL WITH THE MUSIC PROGRAM!Traveling every year to places like Seattle, Vancouver, California, and Hawaii, students are exposed to different cultures and performance opportunities like no other, like performing right in the heart of Disneyland! Each trip contains performance concerts but also excursions that involve learning about the city and participating in engaging in once in a lifetime activities, like attending a Luau in Hawaii, touring the Experience Music Project and visiting a famous jazz club in Seattle!
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DRAMA5 Credits
Available in 10, 20, 30The goal of the drama program is to provide an introduction to the study of theatre as an art form. The curriculum stresses the development and the integration of specific theatre skills within a co-operative learning environment. Self-expression, flexibility, self-confidence and self-discipline are emphasized. This is an activity-based program which builds to the presentation of a theatrical event by each senior student. Possible units may include Storytelling, Mime, creative movement and Improvisation. Students who participate in this course are invited to attend the Calgary High School Drama Festival. |
ADVANCED ACTING5 Credits
Available in 10, 20, 30 Advanced Acting offers students the opportunity to study theatre as a production based course. It provides a continuum of theatre experiences that move well beyond the introductory and exploratory foundation skills and activities outlined in Drama 10-20-30. The focus of the class is a full scale production of a scripted play. The class is offered one semester after school. All rehearsals and performances are outside of the regular timetable and students need to be able to commit to all workshops, rehearsals and performances for the duration of the production work. Students can sign up for the technical, design and management side of the course, or audition for a part in the play. Please see drama teacher of details. |
Jill TuttleVisual Art
Graphic Design / Photography Miko NakamuraFilm and Animation
Drama |
Jim FinkbeinerMusic
Matthew MacDonaldDrama
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Jane RenykGraphic Design / Photography
Visual Art Samantha YoungFilm and Animation
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Diane RossArchitecture and 3D
Graphic Design / Photography |