Performing Arts Students have the opportunity to select dance, acting/performance theatre, technical theatre, vocal music, or instrumental music as a program of study. Previous experience, though not expert level, is expected for applicants. (Program content and available resources may vary at each location.) Acting/PerformanceTheatre allows students to work in a variety of performance settings, including traditional and black box. Guest artists enhance student experiences and allow for individual talent development in drama, comedy, and musical theatre. Several performances throughout the year allow students to showcase their talents to a wide audience. MMA CCAT PHSCFA Dance (Carver and Patapsco only) emphasizes rigorous training in ballet and modern techniques, as well as jazz, tap, and musical theatre. Students develop skills through experiences in aesthetic education, dance composition, labanotation, repertory, choreography, creative expression, production, performance, criticism, and connections between dance and healthy living. Design & Production/nical Theatre provides students with opportunities to engage actively in live stage production work with sound, lighting, set design and construction, costume design, and theatre/stage management. -available at G. W. Carver Center for Arts & nology (CCAT), Milford Mill Academy (MMA)and Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts (PHSCFA) Digital Instrumental Music prepares students for a broad range of professional activities in the music world. Students use their musicianship to enhance and complement their understanding of music theory, music literature, and music production in order to compose, perform, and produce their own music and the music of others. Students explore analog and digital technologies to apply those technologies to recording, composition, and performance as an individual musician and in ensembles. Instrumental Music allows students to develop their individual talents as well as skills in ensemble performance, sight-reading, and music theory. Students are also prepared for conducting and solo performances in advanced settings and are exposed to composing and recording technology. (Instrumental Music does not include the study of guitar or piano.) Vocal Music prepares students for solo and ensemble performances in a variety of musical genres including opera and musical theatre. Course work includes vocal fundamentals and technique, sight reading, and music history, theory, and criticism. Students may also work with music technology, recording, and engineering.
Dance (available only at G. W. Carver Center for Arts & nology and Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts) Ballet 1 Dance 1 Ballet 2 Dance 2 Ballet 3 Ballet 4 Ballet 5 Dance 3 Ballet 6 Ballet 7 Dance 4 Dance Composition 1 Dance Composition 2 Labanotation Dance Company Acting/Performance Theatre Introduction to Theatre, Acting 1 and Advanced Movement/ Advanced Voice Acting 2 Theatre Movement Theatre Voice Acting 3 Musical Theatre Theatre Production Seminar Acting 4 (Independent Study) Advance Movement Advanced Voice Performance Styles Design and Production Acting Company 1 Acting Company 2 Directing Audition Process Theatre Internship
nical Theatre/Design and Production Design and Design and Production Introduction to Theatre Design and Production 2 Production 3 4 Design and Production 1 Design and Production 3 Design and Production 4 Theatre Production Seminar Acting 1-3 Musical Theatre nical Theatre III Theatre Internship Theatre Movement Theatre nology Assistantship for Introduction to the Theatre Assistantship for nical Theatre Design and Production Company 1 & 2 Vocal Music Voice 2 Voice 3 Voice 4 Voice 1 Chorus 9 Music Theory GT Foundations of Music APMusic Theory Music Seminar Music Theory 1
AP Music Theory Opera/Musical Theatre *At Patapsco, classes beyond Grade 9 are determined through audition and instructor evaluation Instrumental Music Band 9 Strings 9 Symphonic Orchestra Symphonic Orchestra Music Theory Honors Foundations of Music *Classes beyond grade 9 are determined through audition and instructor evaluation. Show choir Chorale Symphonic Orchestra G. W. Carver Center for Arts & nology 938 York Road Baltimore, Maryland 21204 410-887-2793 Performance Programs Offered: Acting, Dance, Design and Production, Digital Instrumental Music, or Vocal Music. Applications are accepted for Grade 9 through Grade 11. Transportation is provided for students from all areas of the Baltimore County Public Schools. Milford Mill Academy 3800 Washington Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21207 410-887-0605 Performance Programs Offered: Acting, Instrumental Music, nical Theatre, or Vocal Music
Applications are accepted for Grade 9. Transportation is provided for students who are zoned for the Northwest and Southwest areas. Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts 8100 Wise Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21222 410-887-7060 Performance Programs Offered: Dance, Instrumental Music, Performance Theatre, nical Theatre, or Vocal Music Applications are accepted for Grade 9 through Grade 11. Transportation is provided for students who are zoned for the Northeast and Southeast areas, as well as those who are zoned to attend Loch Raven High School.