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SJHHS Performing Arts Conservatory Welcome and Guidelines:
What is Conservatory? The SJHHS Conservatory program was created by the Performing Arts department to:
Provide an avenue that allows for deeper growth
Instructs the students in a way that prepares them for collegiate, conservatory, or professional life after high school
Honor the students who are committed to their specific craft
Create a way to push students to their full potential while still having them enrolled in general arts classes.<br>
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Who is involved? Theatre Arts
Ms. Beilstein- Director of Theatre Arts
Dance
Mrs. Calder
Choral/Vocal Arts
Mr. Ushino
Instrumental Music
Mr. McElroy<br>
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Who can be in Conservatory? Any interested student who conferences with the Focus Instructor in their selected Conservatory
and it is decided that it is the right path for them.<br>
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What makes someone right for Conservatory? A student who wants to have a career in the arts
A student who wants to be pushed further
A student who wants to work past the normal school day workload
A student with a positive attitude
A student who excels in their craft, or wants to
A student who is good at independently managing their goals.<br>
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What is required for Conservatory? Different Conservatories have different requirements due to the wide variety of skills necessary in each focus area.
Think of it as selecting a “Major” of focus while you are here at SJHHS
In school, there are minimal differences in classwork
You will NOT be enrolled in a Conservatory class.<br>
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Class Requirements These are to be complete by the time you graduate
They all must be taken at SJHHS.
Only in extreme scheduling conflict circumstances will outside courses be accepted as a part of the Conservatory Curriculum
These are approved on case by case basis.<br>
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Class Requirements (cont.) EACH Conservatory in the Theatre Arts are required to complete:
Core focus classes (Acting, or Technical Theatre)
Secondary focus classes (Classes that help support your core classes)
Elective Arts classes (Music Theory, Art, Dance, Choir, Video Production, Guitar, Commercial Music)<br>
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Theatre Class Req. Core Classes
4 years of Acting: (Beginning, Advanced, Actor’s Repertory)
*You may repeat some levels
Secondary Classes
1 year of Stagecraft
1 year of Dance or a Musical (movement is important!)
Electives
2 years of Electives
This can be more than one year of your secondary classes<br>
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Musical Theatre Req. Core Classes
4 years of Acting: (Beginning, Advanced, Actor’s Repertory)
*You may repeat some levels
Secondary Classes
1 year of Choir
1 year of Dance
Electives
2 years of Electives
This can be more than one year of your secondary classes<br>
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Tech Theatre Req. Core Classes
1 year of Stagecraft
2 years of Theatrical Production
Secondary Classes
1 of Theatre
1 of Video Production, 3D Model Making or Graphic Arts
Electives
2 years of Electives
This can be more than one year of your secondary classes<br>
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What else is required? Due to the fact that Conservatory does not require an audition to get it, a requirement to ensure the quality of the craft work is the :
PRODUCTION REQUIREMENT
This ensures that the student is performing at a level that will be successful once the student gets to a higher level of education or in the work industry<br>
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Production Req. Theatre Students must have completed by the time they graduate AT SJHHS:
3 semesters of Drama/Musical Comedy
This needs to include the following role requirements:
Major Role- 2 productions
Main stage production role with a lead, supporting, or featured character
Minor role- 3 productions
Any role in a Main stage production
Showcase role- 4 showcases
In class
Holiday Show
Fullerton Showcase<br>
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Prod. Req. Musical Theatre Students must have completed by the time they graduate AT SJHHS:
3 semesters of Drama/Musical Comedy
This needs to include the following role requirements:
Major Role- 2 productions (1 of which is a Musical)
Main stage production role with a lead, supporting, or featured character
Minor role- 3 productions (2 of which are a Musical)
Any role in a Main stage production
Showcase role- 4 showcases
In class
Holiday Show
Fullerton Showcase<br>
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Prod. Req Technical Theatre Production Lead on 6 productions before graduation
Any of the design areas (3 of which are in area of focus)
Submission of work into at LEAST 4 festivals
CETA, Fullerton, Cappies, Scholarships etc.
Run crew for at LEAST 4 outside productions
This could include dance, choir, instrumental, theatre events, or outside theatre companies.<br>
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What else? Additionally each Conservatory member is required to participate in:
4 Juries
Final assessment at the end of each year
Summative performance in front of a panel
Each Conservatory member is required to view:
2 professional shows a semester (college of above)
Each with a write-up critique
Each Conservatory member is required to Attend:
2 outside auditions a year
Each with a write-up reflection<br>
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Differences in Expectations In Class
You will be graded on a more highly structured rubric for better feedback to push your performance
At Auditions
You will be expected to submit your headshot and updated resume
This is for practice
Optional Workshops
It is expected all conservatory students to attend free optional workshops Ms. B provides in their area of focus.<br>
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Odds and Ends GPA Requirement:
Students are expected to receive ‘A’’s in all core academy classes
A “B” is allowed in AP Music Theory
Students must also maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0
Students are expected to be an active member of the:
Trapdoor Theatre Company
AND/OR the
International Thespian Society<br>
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Portfolios 1- 3 inch binder
Serves as a summative 4-year assessment
Included:
Examples of work
Rubrics from performance or adjudication
Self-reflections
Jury feedback
Monologue or Scene copies
Any work relevant to your area of focus
Headshot/Resume Copy
Table of Contents
Dividers separated by year
Proof of academic completion of classes
Checklist<br>
