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1.00 Credits
Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 5 through 7 or by audition Course Chair:R. Savage Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Several small band ensembles that focus on performing contemporary r&b and funk classics in different styles and approaches. Bands include the music of James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic and seventies r&b, the Meters, Tower of Power, and jazz/hip-hop. Instrumentation: all instruments.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 5 through 8 or by audition Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description A variety of small group ensembles that focus on performing fusion from a wide range of stylistic approaches. Styles include the music of Pat Metheny; the music of Stern, Steps and Scofield; the music of Oregon; and student performances of original material. Instrumentation: all instruments.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 5 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description Medium-sized ensembles that perform arrangements in a variety of contemporary jazz styles. Instrumentation: trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, drums, and vibes.
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Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:By audition Course Chair:M. Glaser Required of:None Electable by:Violin, viola, cello, guitar, bass, and hand percussion principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description An ensemble consisting of a string quartet plus rhythm section. Emphasis will be on ensemble playing skills and improvisational vocabulary in diverse contemporary idioms. Incorporation of standard jazz vocabulary with that of other common improvisational string idioms, such as world/fusion, western swing, and various traditional styles such as Appalachian and Texas-style fiddling, Celtic music, and bluegrass. Instrumentation: violins, viola, cello, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, plus optional rhythm section instruments such as hand percussion, mandolin, banjo, etc.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 4 or written approval of course chair Course Chair:W. Pierce Required of:None Electable by:Woodwind and French horn principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description Woodwind ensembles for advanced players (flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and French horn) emphasizing the development of classical chamber music performance skills.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: By audition Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Fall Description Mixed instrumental and vocal ensembles are formed to study and perform chamber music by twentieth-century composers including Luciano Berio, John Corigliano, Aaron Copland, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, and others. Using their own parts from the preselected repertoire, students will individually practice and master performance skills and musicianship, then rehearse in the larger group in preparation for an end-of-semester recital. Instrumentation: traditional classical instruments (winds, strings, guitar, percussion, and piano) and voice.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 5 through 7 or by audition Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description An ensemble that emphasizes the development of recording studio skills for rhythm section. Instrumentation: piano, guitar, bass, drums, and synthesizer.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 5 or by audition Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description An ensemble that serves as a rhythm track base for songwriters who would be able to utilize the tracks from these sessions to overdub their vocals. Instrumentation: synthesizer, piano, guitar, bass, and drums
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 6 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description A small-group ensemble performing material composed or arranged by, or otherwise associated with, Wes Montgomery. Emphasis will be placed on accurate performance of transcribed written parts and improvisation in the bop idiom. Instrumentation: tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 6 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Fall Description A jazz ensemble that plays the music of Wayne Shorter. Concentration on Shorter's later work in the fusion style (e.g., with Weather Report) plus selected earlier works (e.g., with Blue Note and the Miles Davis Quintet). Instrumentation: trumpet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
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