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Musical
Studies Courses
Designed
for students with no prior experience in playing the guitar.
Students
will explore all the instrument’s basics, including left- and right-hand
techniques, basic chords and scales, and hand positions.
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Beginning
Piano (for non pianists)
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Recommended for those with no previous keyboard experience. This class emphasizes
fundamental piano technique for instrumentalists who wish to learn to play the
piano.
An
introduction to the technique of leading larger ensembles.
Basic beat patterns, dynamics, phrasing, tempo changes,
cueing, cut-offs, changing beat units, interpretation,
baton technique, and score-reading skills will be studied.
The
study of jazz, rock and roll, musical theatre, opera, and
more. Eras will range from antiquity to the 21st century.
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Orchestration
and Arranging
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Advanced techniques of orchestration and scoring for instrumental ensembles,
symphony orchestra, and band. Various combinations of instruments are considered
with respect to timbre, transposition, range, and doubling.
Students
learn all aspects of music, including sight singing in
different clefs, singing and recognizing intervals and
triads, and rhythmic and melodic dictation
skills. Students will be placed in classes appropriate to their level. |
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