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PEA Jazz Ensemble
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PEA Jazz Ensemble
Students in this course perform traditional and contemporary jazz repertoire. Through rehearsal and performance, students learn to perform and improvise in the style of the jazz greats. The Jazz Ensemble gives several public performances during the year,...
Becoming Musical
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Becoming Musical
This course is recommended for students with an interest in understanding music but who have little or no prior experience. This course examines the elements that are universal in music and develops the practical skills needed to become functioning musicians....
Popular Music in America
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Popular Music in America
What is American popular music? How does the rich variety of American popular music styles reflect trends in American society and the major events of American history? Through a series of readings and recordings, students will trace the history of popular...
Listening to Music
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Listening to Music
This introductory course is intended for students who want to expand their knowledge of music and become informed listeners. No prior musical training is required. Students will learn to perceive the elements of music – rhythm, melody, harmony, texture,...
Musical Structure and Songwriting
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Musical Structure and Songwriting
This course approaches contemporary songs and songwriting from both analytical and creative perspectives, engaging with music from a broad spectrum of genres, styles, influences, and eras. Until midterm, students will study the structures and practices of...
Global Rhythm Ensemble
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Global Rhythm Ensemble
In group classes, students learn basic playing techniques of the hand-drumming traditions of West Africa, the Caribbean and Brazil. They develop their rhythmic skills and sense of ensemble, and experience the special energy and excitement of ensemble...
Modern Music Making
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Modern Music Making
This course is a workshop for students interested in making modern styles of music, primarily through technology. Students will develop their technique, their aesthetic and their ears by working on multiple collaborative and independent projects across a...
Instrumental Chamber Music
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Instrumental Chamber Music
Students are placed in trios, quartets, quintets and other small ensembles to experience the special give-and-take of playing chamber music. Instrumental combinations include strings, winds, brass, piano, percussion and harp. While working on refining...
Vocal Chamber Music
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Vocal Chamber Music
Students are placed in small ensembles to sing a variety of historical and contemporary vocal styles and literature. Students learn the tenets of singing in a small ensemble and work on vocal production, diction, intonation and performance practice. Vocal...
Exeter Choral Union
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Exeter Choral Union
Faculty and community members in this mixed-voice choral ensemble perform major works of choral literature, often collaborating with the Concert Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and soloists. Through twice-weekly rehearsals, students develop their vocalism,...