Film, Music & Performing Arts   

A hands-on filmmaking workshop for actors, writers and directors to bring drama to the screen. Students are invited to submit their final projects to the Very Short Film Festival in the spring.
 

Join the new Peninsula College Concert Band!

Concert Band provides large ensemble experience for instrumentalists and gives Port Angeles a local concert band.

Perform the finest wind band literature, both contemporary and traditional. Focus on musicianship, winds and percussion techniques, and performance skills through study of literature from all stylistic periods in various musical styles and cultures. Join weekly rehearsals and conclude with a public concert performance.

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Concert Band is open to all student and community musicians with experience reading and performing instrumental band literature. Must play a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument at the high school level or better. While the ensemble is open to all student and community musicians who are interested, a short audition may be required at the beginning of each quarter to demonstrate ability based on ensemble capacity limits. Contact MRosen@pencol.edu with questions on requirements.

Prerequisite: Must play a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument at the high school level or better.

Required: Participation in concert on last day of class. 

This course is an introduction to the styles and techniques of the classical guitar. Students will learn how to read music, play scales and arpeggios, and perform music in an ensemble setting. We will also explore the history and repertoire of the instrument to give students a solid foundation for exploring the broader world of the classical guitar. This class is suitable for students with no experience with guitar and students with some introductory knowledge of guitar. Appropriate for adults and youth 14+ with parent/guardian also enrolled. 

Required: Students must provide their own guitar and music stand for home practice (wire music stands can be purchased for under $15). Music stands will be available for use during class.

Do you want to take your guitar skills to the next level? Enroll in our continuation course, designed for students who have already completed the "Intro to Classical Guitar Ensemble" course. During this course, you'll learn new techniques such as arpeggios, chords, and scales, and play exciting new pieces of music. Appropriate for adults and youth 12+ with parent/guardian also enrolled. 

Prerequisites: Prior approval of instructor or completion of Classical Guitar Ensemble 1.

Required: Students must provide their own guitar and music stand for home practice (wire music stands can be purchased for under $15). Music stands will be available for use during class.
 

Nurture the body and mind with belly dance. This ancient art form is a full body low impact dance that can help with balance, posture, flexibility and muscle coordination. It provides stress relief, as well as energies the body and mind. Use and care for your body with something fun. All levels of experience welcome! 

By the end of this course, students will be equipped with muscle isolation techniques, basic and beyond basic moves, warm up exercises, and footwork patterns. They will be able to put together dance combinations and have a basic understanding of belly dance music.