Sandia Prep Curriculum Guide 2018 - 2019

Guitar
Beginning Guitar: Grades 6-8
Intermediate Guitar: Grades 6-8
Advanced Guitar: Grades 8-12
A year-long class
The Sandia Prep Guitar program is open
to any middle or upper school student
who has an interest in learning guitar. All
three class levels learn and practice proper
techniques of playing and strumming,
music reading, and music theory. These
classes perform often at Sandia Prep
events. Students must provide their own
nylon string guitar. A few are available for
loan.
Triple Threat
Grade 9
The one year Triple Threat class allows
students to experience the three performing
arts disciplines: acting, singing, and
dancing. The emphasis in this class is
to strengthen EACH of the elements
and create a well-rounded “triple threat
performer.” Students rotate through all
three areas of performance learning
the tools and techniques needed for
performance as well as having additional
time to further focus and develop their
chosen “threat.” Students are encouraged
to take this Triple Threat course prior to
splitting off into the individual performance
electives offered in upper school.
Tech Theater
Grades 9-12
A year-long class Prerequisite: Each level
must be successfully completed before
moving on to the next
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Each level of Technical Theater teaches
through doing. Students study the many
facets of theater stagecraft as they design,
build, sew, and paint for Prep stage
productions, learning lighting, rigging,
props and sound, scenery construction,
and costume design. In level 4, senior
students, proficient and able in the
technical aspects of theater, step into
leadership roles and manage one or more
departments for a main stage production.
Acting Intensive 1-2
Grades 10-12
A year-long class
These semester classes offer students an indepth
look at the art of acting that explores
both stage and film performance. Students
learn to discern a character’s objectives,
actions, and intentions, with an emphasis
on “physicalizing” the character. Specific
units include the art of makeup, musical
theater, techniques of auditioning, and
acting for comedy.
Extreme Theater
Grades 9-12
A year-long class
This advanced theater arts course involves
producing upper school plays in the
fall and spring semesters. All aspects of
production will be covered including
acting, directing, stage management,
technical elements, marketing, and front
of house. In addition to the mainstage
productions, possible projects will
include film acting with Prep’s Advanced
Digital Film class, the Annual One Act
Play Festival, and a children’s theater
touring production to elementary schools.