Instrumental chamber music of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, both canonic and non-canonic. Preparation for performance of ensembles. Each ensemble's repertoire will be determined in consultation with the instructors during the first week of classes.

Vocal instructors Barbara Rearick and Ronald Cappon invite you to explore the songs of the six composers of Post World War I France known as Les Six. These composers were part of a movement aiming to breathe new life into music quintessentially French in character, free of GermanicTeutonicism, musical Impressionism, and dry musical academicism. The course is for up to 10 singers and 3 pianists, capping at 13 and participation is based on audition.

Students will be taught the performance practices of the steel band originating in Trinidad and Tobago.

This 12-week performance course is an introduction to the language and concepts of Jazz improvisation. The course will use classic performances as material for developing listening acuity, vocabulary, memory, analysis, and historical grasp of the music's evolution in the mid-20th century. By the end of the course, students should be able to improvise through basic song forms with technical competence and confidence in their ability to hear and produce melodies spontaneously.

Independent instruction in voice or instrument is an intensive immersion in all aspects of recreating music for performance. Lessons are geared towards the development and embedding of solid technique, and the application of this technique to proper style and musical expression. Issues explored include but are not limited to interpretation, stylistic appropriateness, historical context, theoretical/syntactical underpinnings, the avoidance of injuries, audition and performance strategies, and career planning.