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Classes:
Winter/Spring 2025

 

🎢✨ Disney vs. Universal ✨🎬

A Theme Park Musical Showdown!

 

Join us this spring as Band & Beyond brings the magic of the theme parks to life in Disney vs. Universal — an energetic, cinematic band experience leading up to our exciting end-of-April concert!

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From beloved Disney favorites to thrilling Universal classics, students will explore iconic film scores and theme park hits while building ensemble skills, confidence, and performance artistry. This high-energy session blends music, imagination, and teamwork into an unforgettable musical adventure.

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Over the course of the session, students will:
🎵 Rehearse cinematic and theme park-inspired music
🎺 Strengthen ensemble technique and musical expression
🥁 Develop rhythm, listening, and group timing
🎭 Add theatrical elements and storytelling flair
🎬 Experience the magic of movie music and theme park thrills

Whether your musician dreams of castles or roller coasters, Disney vs. Universal promises an exciting musical journey filled with creativity, teamwork, and unforgettable performances.

 

🎉 Lights, music, action — let the showdown begin!

Music Lessons

Thursday & Friday Afternoons

Personalized attention, tailored instruction, and feedback crucial for musical growth. Students will foster a deeper understanding of technique, theory, and musical expression. One-on-one guidance allows for customized learning, addressing individual strengths and weaknesses. 

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🎨 Creative Sketchbook Studio: Art for the Imagination!

 

Unwind and get creative in this relaxing art class designed for young artists and daydreamers alike! ✏️💧
In Creative Sketchbook Studio, students will explore visual storytelling through weekly watercolor and drawing prompts that inspire imagination, mindfulness, and confidence.

 

Each 10-week session features new themes and techniques—students can join for one session or take both for a full semester of creative growth!

 

🖌️ Classes are 60 minutes each and include guided instruction, time for independent sketching, and optional sharing for peer inspiration.

 

Whether illustrating music, memories, or moments from daily life, students will learn to express themselves one sketch at a time in this calm, creative space.

 

💻🎶 Zoom-n-Play (Online Band Practice)

 

Zoom-n-Play is a supplemental online rehearsal space where students can strengthen skills between in-person band days. Each week, we warm up together, review concert music, tackle challenging measures, and build confidence — all in a focused 40-minute Zoom session. This class is perfect for musicians who want extra support, structure, and guided practice from home.

 

Students must be enrolled in at least one in-person Band Day to participate.

 

🌎🗣 Spanish I – Spring Semester

Continue your journey into Spanish language and culture!

This spring, returning students will complete their yearlong study of Spanish I and earn 1 full high school credit in World Language. Those joining us for the first time this semester are welcome—as long as they have previously taken a basic Spanish course and are ready to build on foundational skills.

 

We’ll continue using Oak Meadow Spanish I and Avancemos to deepen skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while expanding vocabulary, grammar, and conversational fluency. Each week offers engaging activities that bring Spanish to life through:

  • Real-world roleplay and conversations

  • Cultural exploration of Spanish-speaking countries

  • Projects that highlight music, traditions, daily life, and global connections

 

Students will grow their confidence as they discuss everyday topics, interpret short texts, write personal responses, and present ideas—all while building a strong base for Spanish II and beyond.

 

¡Vamos! Let’s make language learning exciting, immersive, and meaningful.

Ink & Insight: Where Literature, Drama & Writing Come to Life!

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Step into the second half of a literary adventure! This spring, students will continue their journey through drama, fiction, and creative expression in Ink & Insight: Stage & Story Through the Arts. Through imaginative writing, lively discussion, and hands-on projects, students will explore big themes like identity, rebellion, justice, and transformation—all while growing as readers and writers.

 

Each week includes a 90-minute in-person class with Miss Terra, where students read, analyze, and respond to literature with creativity and confidence. Whether writing from a character’s point of view, staging a Shakespearean scene, or crafting an artistic response, students will deepen their understanding of both classic and contemporary works in an engaging, welcoming space.

 

📚 Spring Reading List Includes:

  • 🕵️‍♂️ Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson

  • 🦊 Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

  • 🏙️ Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

  • 🎠 The BFG by Roald Dahl

  • ⚔️ Macbeth — Shakespeare for Kids Edition

  • 😈 The Witches by Roald Dahl

  • 🎭 Taming of the Shrew — Shakespeare for Kids Edition

  • 🧪 George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

 

✍️ Weekly activities include:

  • Literary analysis, journaling, and creative writing

  • Dramatic readings, mini-performances, and character work

  • Artistic projects that connect literature to visual and performing arts

  • Group discussion and peer-sharing opportunities

 

This class is perfect for theatre-loving readers, creative writers, and thoughtful thinkers alike. Students will connect timeless stories with their own voices and ideas, building skills that extend far beyond the page.

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🎧 Mini-Musicians Listening Lab (30–40 min Zoom)

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In this relaxed weekly music appreciation group, students will explore one piece of music each week — we’ll listen together, discuss instruments and musical elements, and compare how different styles make us feel. This class encourages confident listening, musical vocabulary, and deeper understanding of sound — all in an easygoing, discussion-based format. A perfect companion class to band, Music Theory Lab, or Zoom-n-Play.

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Physical Science & the Human Body: Energy, Systems & STEM Connections 🧬💡🔊🧲

Get ready to discover how the world works—from the inside out! This spring, students will explore two dynamic science themes: the wonders of the human body and the energy-based forces of heat, light, sound, and magnetism.

 

Each week includes a 90-minute in-person class with Miss Terra, packed with engaging demonstrations, hands-on labs, and creative STEM activities. Students will build models, run experiments, and connect science to real life—through art, music, and movement!

 

🔍 Topics include:

  • 🧠 Body systems: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and more

  • 🔥 Heat energy and temperature transfer

  • 💡 Light waves and reflection/refraction

  • 🔊 Sound vibrations and acoustics

  • 🧲 Magnetism and simple electromagnets

 

This course blends curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking in an unforgettable way. Whether you're a future doctor, engineer, or inventor—or just love to explore—this class makes science come alive.

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🎼🎧 Music Theory Lab

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Music Theory Lab is a guided online class designed to help students understand the structure of music — not just play the notes. Each week, we’ll explore rhythm, intervals, scales, key signatures, chords, form, and how these elements connect to the music students are performing in band. Through interactive examples, listening, and short written exercises, students will grow stronger in reading, understanding, and thinking like musicians — not just performers.

 

This class is an excellent supplement to band, private lessons, and Zoom-n-Play, and will help students become more confident, well-rounded players.

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