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Repertoire, Grade 12 University/College Preparaon (AMR4M)
This course in Music Repertoire will provide students with the opportunity to learn an increasingly complex and extensive repertoire
for their instrument or voice. They will connue to develop their sight reading, presentaon, and performance skills as well as
various styles through listening and analysing selected works. Prerequisite: AMR3M Bawang, White Pines, SJD, and Korah only
Musical Theatre – University/College Preparaon (AMT 4M)
If you would like to express yourself on the stage or as part of a musical producon (pit musician, lights, sound, stage, technical),
then this is the course for you. Students interested in acng should be prepared to take on a role that involves both singing and
speaking. Typical pit band instruments include keyboard, percussion, bass, guitar, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, and flute.
Other dues will include stage manager and sound and light manager. While staging a producon you will learn all the elements
of mounng a successful producon including set design/construcon, rehearsal techniques, promoon/markeng, and of course,
performance. Korah and White Pines only
Music, Grade 12, University/College Preparaon (AMU4M)
This course emphasizes the appreciaon, analysis, and performance of music from the romanc period and the tweneth century,
including art music, jazz, popular music, and Canadian and non-Western music. Students will concentrate on developing interpreve
skills and the ability to work independently. They will also complete complex creave projects. Prerequisite: Music, Grade 11,
University/College Preparaon or Open Bawang, CASS, Elliot Lake, Michipicoten, SJD, WC Eaket, and White Pines only
Media Arts, Grade 12, Open (ASM4O)
This course emphasizes the development of the knowledge and skills required for the producon of interacve media art forms
(e.g., interacve art installaons, interacve videos, simulaons, network art). Students will analyse and evaluate media art works,
and will create their own works using a variety of technologies and processes (e.g., computer graphics, photo-imaging, digital video
producon techniques, electro-acouscs). Students will maintain a porolio of their media art works. Prerequisite: Any Grade 11
course in the arts Alexander Henry only
Dance, Grade 12, University/College Preparaon (ATC4M)
This course emphasizes the development of technical proficiency and the creaon and presentaon of complex composions.
Students will acquire increasingly difficult technical skills; assume leadership as dancers, choreographers, and producon personnel;
analyse and evaluate dance performances; and study historical and cultural aspects of dance, especially of dance in Canada.
Prerequisite: Dance, Grade 11, University/College Preparaon or Open White Pines only
Vocal Music, Grade 12 University/College Preparaon (AMV4M)
This course allows student to share their experse as a secon leader in large group singing while having more opportunies for
small group and solo singing. As in previous vocal classes, you will connue to develop your vocal technique, applying your singing
skills to more advanced music. Prerequisite: AMV3M. Korah and White Pines only
Visual Arts, Grade 12 University/College Preparaon (AVI4M)
This course focuses on the refinement of students’ skills and knowledge in visual arts. Students will analyse art forms; use theories
of art in analysing and producing art; and increase their understanding of stylisc changes in modern and contemporary Western
art, Canadian (including Nave Canadian) art, and art forms from various parts of the world. Students will produce a body of work
demonstrang a personal approach by choosing a theme, primary medium and subject maer. There will be a strong emphasis on
drawing. Prerequisite: AVI3M Bawang, CASS, Elliot Lake, Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, WC Eaket, and White Pines only
Business
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Accounng for a Small Business, Grade 12, Workplace Preparaon (BAN4E)
This course further develops students’ understanding of the fundamentals of accounng by having them examine each component of
the accounng cycle, with an emphasis on a merchandising business. Students will use computer applicaons soware to learn how
accounng is pracsed in the workplace. Students will acquire an understanding of payroll systems, inventory, specialized journals,
subsidiary ledgers, income tax reporng, and budgeng. Prerequisite: Accounng Essenals, Grade 11, Workplace Preparaon ELSS
and WC Eaket only
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