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Performing Arts
For information regarding Jungle Book use the following links.Current Performance & Recital Info Drama
Students are encouraged to watch their peers perform with the eyes of
acting students, not as a passive audience. They practice giving constructive
feedback, with specific examples of success and clear suggestions for
improvement. The fall and spring plays at the middle school are separate from in-class
instruction; work on these takes place only after school. These performances
are for serious drama students who make a full commitment to a more rigorous
rehearsal schedule. Auditions are held, and an ensemble of approximately
20 students is chosen to act in the plays.
MusicMusic is studied to nurture the spirit, to touch that part of the child
that is creative and expressive, Music ensembles perform often at school events and for local audiences. Archives |
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Drama plays an important role in the school curriculum, encouraging students
to express themselves creatively but also developing listening and speaking
skills, cooperation, and the ability to analyze texts. The middle school
drama curriculum focuses on three areas: ensemble and exploration, performance,
and active observation.
Each student engages in drama exercises that focus on ensemble technique,
a physical and vocal approach to theater that emphasizes group success.
Students develop physical and vocal skills for public presentation and
learn to collaborate effectively. We explore the creative use of body
and voice, the subtext of spatial relationships, and the power of listening,
stillness, and silence. 
“Risk and Respect” is a class motto that promotes
an environment in which all students feel comfortable taking risks and
trying things out. By the end of each year, every student in the school
will have acted in a short recital piece for a school assembly. 
Casting is based on focus,
interest, commitment, and collaboration. Interested students are welcome
to participate in the action behind the scenes as stage managers, set
and prop builders, and sound and lighting operators.
and to know the satisfaction of connecting with others in a common effort.
As students learn to sing, dance, and play music together, they grow in
ways that deepen their commitment to each other and increase their joy
of music. 
Students receive weekly music instruction, integrated with curricular
studies in all grades. In addition, Prospect Sierra has two orchestras, two jazz bands, a rock band and a recording band. Both the middle school orchestra and the recording band make a CD in a professional recording studio at the end of the year. There are also middle school electives in vocal music
and specialized ensembles, such as Latin band. 