Concert band meets two or three times per week and emphasizes both ensemble and solo performance.

Jazz band offers a more demanding venue for band musicians to grow as performers, as the music is more complex and improvisation is required. Ongoing participation in concert band is a prerequisite for participation jazz band.

This hands-on course is designed to provide an overview of theatre as an art form: its nature, elements, genres, styles and techniques. Class activities and assigned projects include verbal and nonverbal expression, pantomime, acting techniques, character development, scene and monologue work. Students will gain a broad knowledge of the overall process of theatrical production, theatrical terms and stage direction. Students will read and critique plays, and discuss major movements in theatre history and styles of theatre. Course content is based upon the supposition that knowledge of the theatre – whether as an active participant, reader of good plays, or audience member – is a significant means of enriching individual human existence.

The Spartanburg Day School Concert Choir is a performance-oriented vocal group open to students grades 8-12 who enjoy singing and performing. This is a SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) choir that performs both on and off campus for community events, recitals, concerts and has performed with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Our repertoire includes spirituals, folk songs, contemporary Broadway/pop, as well as an introduction to the masterworks.