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Middle School Course Offerings

Middle School Course Offerings

​7th/8th Grade Band: 
Middle School Band is an intermediate level class for students with previous band experience on their chosen band instrument. Both in full-band rehearsals and weekly small group lessons, band students will further develop their abilities and reinforce fundamental aspects of music making learned in beginning and intermediate level band. In learning and performing music from a variety of genres, students will research and experience God’s diverse world. As students mature musically, they may be given the opportunity to audition to join the High School level activities such as Pep Band, Jazz Lab Band, graduation performances, various field trips, and IMEA Honors Festival.

​6th Grade Band: 
Sixth Grade Band is a beginning to intermediate level class for students with one year of previous band experience or who are new to RCS and did not begin in fifth grade. Students will play one of the following band instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, or Percussion. Within full band rehearsals and weekly small group lessons, students will learn to perform music from a variety of genres (folk, classical, jazz, rock, etc). This class also reinforces the fundamental aspects of excellent music making such as proper breathing, tone control, technical facility, music reading skills, improvisation, and development of the embouchure – all in a fun-filled environment.

7th/8th Grade Choir: 
This performance-based ensemble will prepare middle school students for success in high school choral ensembles. Students will perform in diverse vocal genres and develop musical skills such as music literacy, sight-singing, strong vocal technique, and beginning music theory.

6th Grade Choir: 
This ensemble will give students an introduction to vocal technique and music literacy. Students will learn basics of proper breathing, vocal production, sight-singing, and singing in harmony. Students in Grade 6 choir also present a special presentation each year at the Matthew 25 party.

​​​​​​6th Grade Art: 
Year-round “quarterly” class in rotation with Chinese, Theatre, Computers and Spanish. This class serves as the basis for 7th/8th Grade Art, but is not a pre-requisite.

7th/8th Grade Art: 
The focus of these courses is to honor God by creating artwork using our hands, head and heart. We will begin with the fundamentals of art, which include the elements and principles of design. Students will develop creativity and technical skills through both 2-D and 3-D projects in several media. They will also grow in art appreciation through exposure to art history and God’s creation. The students’ strongest pieces will be displayed at the end of each semester, when we celebrate with a Fine Arts Festival.