same orchestra plays the music for the school musical each year. Concert Band Led by Brian Ewing, the concert band focuses on contemporary band works and classical transcriptions. Jazz Band The CAPA Jazz Band, a "Big Band" plays music from many eras of jazz history. String Ensemble The string ensemble is a large group of string instruments which normally plays classical music. String Quartet String Quartet is reserved for more advanced string players. Those rostered into this class are split up into two quartets, both of which learn chamber pieces. The string quartet often plays professionally. The quartets are instructed by Nanette Foley. Saxophone Quartet CAPA Jazz Sextet Theatre The Theater Department puts on an average of seven performances a year, plus three more by the MyVision Theater Ensemble, a selective theater group. The students actors also worked in partnership with the Philadelphia Theatre Company to see plays and write their own pieces with teaching artists from the company before PTC's education department was removed in 2018. Course syllabus Movement Students learn the basics of the human body through the Alexander Technique, Yoga, several Dance styles, Theatre Games, and exercise. Principals of Theater I+II Students learn the history of theater from the moment it was created out of religious ceremonies to present day. Students also learn methods of acting from Stanislavski, Chekov and other masters. Students learn basics of playwriting, with special emphasis on monologue writing. They learn about directing, costuming, prop selection and more. They study other forms of art to enhance their knowledge of their own, and read plays varying from classics like Oedipus, Death of A Salesman, Glass Managerie to more modern ones such as How I Learned to Drive. Visual arts CAPA's Visual Arts department covers a variety of disciplines, including: drawing and painting, graphic design, commercial arts, and ceramics and 3-dimensional sculpture. Freshmen and sophomores focus on drawing and quick sketching. Students also study the human body and perspective. The freshman students are introduced to hand-built pottery and 3-D clay design, and learn basic graphic design. The juniors and seniors learn advanced graphic design, commercial art, continue painting, advanced 3-D sculpture and work on college portfolios. Throughout all four years at CAPA, art major students are required to enter a variety of contests, and complete various projects. Vocal music There are two separate choruses : Concert Choir and Mixed Choir. There is also a Combined