North Penn High School Circa 1997

Our Host – Matthew Klenk

Staffing  3.8 teachers  1 Band  1 Chorus  1 Technology  ½ Orchestra .3 other

Schedule  Built around the Ensembles  Ensembles elected as Major or Minor  Meet 2 – 6 days per 6 day cycle, depending upon major or minor  Majors will rehearse with different students, depending upon elective

Course Offerings  3 curricular bands  Auditions for Wind ensemble- 4-6 times a cycle  Symphonic Band- taught twice a day- music major- 4-6 times  Concert band- music minor- 2 times  Depends what you can fit into your schedule if you are in symphonic or concert.

Course Offerings cont.  1 curricular chorus  Offered 4 times a day 2, 4 or 6 times a cycle  Every class is a different make up of students

Course Offerings cont.  1 curricular orchestra  Offered 2 times a day 1, 4 or 6 times a cycle

No lessons

Electives  Three levels of music theory meets every day (fundamental, theory and AP) –Solo performance class (2 times/cycle)- mainly for kids who take private lessons to perform in a critiquing way (average class size is classes)  5 practice rooms

Electives cont.  Music careers- (2 times/cycle) for students who are thinking about going into a music career to find out what it is like- broadening it to include more technology based careers  Music technology 1 & 2 (minors 2 times/cycle)

Electives cont.  Audio engineering (2 times/cycle) midi sequencing  Contemporary music- (2 times/cycle) appreciation course –Comprehensive music technology (6 times/year)- technology ensemble class- arranging and sequencing tunes- performed at the concert- live performance with laptops sometimes. The performance is the final project  Finale and Logic (sequencing)

Extra Curricular Groups  Chorus rehearses from 3-5 pm  Chamber strings  Chamber singers (40) 2 times week, concert choir (80), ambassadors (jazz vocal) (18) 2 times week  Marching Knights  Brass Ensemble  Jazz band

Extra Curricular Groups  Pitt orchestra (spring only) two times a week  More of a conflict with theater- schedules to make sure that they can participate in more than one group

Doublers  Separate registration  Students decide which group is there major and which is their minor (band 4 days/ chorus 2 days or vice versa)

Concerts  2 district concerts- orchestra & chorus  and extra one for chorus which is an invitational with a few other high schools –3 concerts for band- an extra one in December, January and the Spring  wind ensemble has an extra concert

Tech Lab  18 stations plus a teachers station  logic pro, finale 2008, garage band

Tech Lab