Secondary Performing Arts

Our Performing Arts Department at Blackhawk Christian School is composed of our Bands, Choirs, and Theatre department. For more information, please read below.

Performing Arts – Band

Our Band department offers five band classes, listed below:

Junior High Concert Band – Grades 7-8

Junior High Band is an elective course, with admission based on satisfactory accomplishment at the 5th & 6th grade elementary band level.  Attendance at, and participation in, performances is a requirement for receiving credit in this course.  Students continue learning all aspects of instrumental music at more progressive levels (note reading, rhythmic accuracy, tone production, technical dexterity, increasing range of notes played on the instrument, proper style and interpretation, improving sight reading skills…).  Repertoire will consist of age appropriate concert band literature based on the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) graded lists.  Most literature selected for end of school year performances will be from the Group II and Group I Junior High lists.   All active members of concert band will be eligible for participation in ISSMA solo & ensemble and organization festivals.  The students will also demonstrate discipline, communication skills, proper posture, stage presence and proper performance conduct.

Beginning Concert Band – Grades 9-12

High School Band is an elective course, with admission based on satisfactory accomplishment at the Junior High level.  Attendance at, and participation in, performances is a requirement for receiving credit in this course.  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use creative and critical thinking skills to interpret and reproduce the complexities of many various styles of music.  All students will be required to demonstrate their individual technical abilities on their instruments by performing with good tone production, good intonation, intermediate sight-reading skills and intermediate high school band literature.  The students will also demonstrate discipline, communication skills, proper posture, stage presence and proper performance conduct.

Intermediate Concert Band – Grades 10-12

High School Band is an elective course, with admission based on satisfactory accomplishment at the Junior High level.  Attendance at, and participation in, performances is a requirement for receiving credit in this course.  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use creative and critical thinking skills to interpret and reproduce the complexities of many various styles of music.  All students will be required to demonstrate their individual technical abilities on their instruments by performing with good tone production, good intonation, intermediate sight-reading skills and intermediate high school band literature.  The students will also demonstrate discipline, communication skills, proper posture, stage presence and proper performance conduct.  Intermediate band students may enter statewide competition at advanced levels.

Advanced Concert Band – Grades 11 & 12

High School Band is an elective course, with admission based on satisfactory accomplishment at the Junior High level.  Attendance at, and participation in, performances is a requirement for receiving credit in this course.  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use creative and critical thinking skills to interpret and reproduce the complexities of many various styles of music.  All students will be required to demonstrate their individual technical abilities on their instruments by performing with good tone production, good intonation, intermediate sight-reading skills and intermediate high school band literature.  The students will also demonstrate discipline, communication skills, proper posture, stage presence and proper performance conduct.  Advanced concert band members develop leadership skills in elected positions and in working with beginning students in sectionals.

Jazz Band Ensemble 1 & 2 – Grades 9-12

Jazz Band meets before the regular school day begins, 2-3 days per week.  Attention is given to proper technique and interpretation of jazz stylings (swing, bee-bop, latin…), and to improvisation using jazz chord progressions.  Attendance at, and participation in, performances is a requirement for receiving credit in this course.  Students receive .5 credits each semester.

Performing Arts – Theatre

Our Theatre Department mounts two major theatre productions each year.  In the Fall semester we present a play and in the Spring semester, a musical.

In addition to these productions there are three concerts that feature our instrumental and vocal classes.  Jr. High and High School Art classes display their projects and works in the Spring Fine Arts Festival held in May.

The BCS Theatre Department provides a costume rental service to area high schools, colleges, and community theatres. We can supply individual costume pieces, partial or whole shows at competitive rental rates.

Some of the shows in our costume department include Wizard of Oz, Seussical, Annie, Oklahoma!, Sound of Music, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, and The Music Man. To enquire about rentals, availability and rates please contact Candis Allwein at celaina52@aol.com.

We trust that we can meet your costume needs.

Recent productions: 

SEUSSICAL, Spring 2007     Pictures From SEUSSICAL

Annie, Spring 2008      Pictures From Annie