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Musical
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| Beginning Guitar |
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Designed
for students with no prior experience in playing the guitar.
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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
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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. |
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| Music Theory & Ear Training I, II, III, IV |
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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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| Music History |
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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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| Beginning Conducting |
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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. |
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| Beginning Composition |
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New for 2013! Learn the fundamentals not only of the art and craft of composition, also learn to use the industry standard in notation software: Sibelius. |
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All classes are subject to change.
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