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- An Appreciation of Jazz: the Vocalists
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Item Number: W24ARTS301
Dates: 1/10/2024 - 2/7/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: n/a: online course
Room:Online (Zoom)
Instructor: David Stone
Max Seating Capacity: 299
Seats Available: 255
Jazz has many flavors, including traditional, big band, bebop, modern. Another flavor that adds variety to the genre is jazz vocals. Often ignored in favor of the instrumentalists (Davis, Getz, Brubeck, et al.), there is something uniquely captivating about hearing the human voice without the filter of an instrument. Some jazz singers emulate instruments (scat singing), others focus on interpretation of melody and lyrics. Vocalists often use the music of the Great American Songbook (Gershwin, Porter, Berlin) to impress the jazz flavor on the music. We will see and hear classic performances of iconic singers such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennet, Mel Torme, Billie Holiday, Diana Krall, and even songs by artists not normally thought of as jazz singers (Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles). The instructor will provide anecdotes revealing the human angle and personalities of the artists and the influences that shaped their lives and music.
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- Bach to the Future: Great Works for the Orchestra
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Item Number: W24ARTS303
Dates: 1/10/2024 - 3/6/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 9
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: n/a: online course
Room:Online (Zoom)
Instructor: Cynthia Hutton
Max Seating Capacity: 299
Seats Available: 286
This lecture course traces the evolution of the modern orchestra from its beginning stage to the present time. Instruction focuses on works from the canon of classical music, beginning with the Baroque period and continuing into the modern era. Students should expect to listen to a YouTube recording of the work, to hear some background on its history and the composer, and to hear some comments on performance practice and text. A PowerPoint presentation will be the backbone of each session. No prior knowledge is required and there is no homework. Time will be allowed for discussion and questions at the conclusion of each section and will be encouraged.
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- Broadway Musicals: Let Us Entertain You
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Item Number: W24ARTS304A
Dates: 1/10/2024 - 2/7/2024
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Maximum Enrollment: 75
Building: Campbell Center
Room:Room E
Instructor: Jerry Rubin, David Lane
Max Seating Capacity: 75
Seats Available: 57
This course is designed to inform and entertain you! There will be videos of scenes from the most popular Broadway musicals by decade from the 1890s to 2015. There will be reviews and short discussions of the leading writers of the lyrics and music such as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mercer, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, up through Lin Manuel Miranda. The leading choreographers, producers, book writers, and show doctors will also be discussed, along with behind-the-scenes stories regarding the making of the musicals. There will be opportunities for class discussion and questions. Join us for class sing-a-longs. Let us entertain you!
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- Four Small Choral Masterpieces
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Item Number: W24ARTS306
Dates: 2/22/2024 - 3/14/2024
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: n/a: online course
Room:Online (Zoom)
Instructor: Peggy Evans
Max Seating Capacity: 299
Seats Available: 272
This lecture course will look at four small choral masterpieces: Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” Bach’s “Magnificat,” Schubert’s “Mass in G,” and Haydn’s “Little Organ Mass,” with one piece being looked at each week. Students should expect to listen to a YouTube recording of the work, to hear some background on its history and the composer, and to hear some comments on performance practice and text using a PowerPoint format. Students do not need any prior knowledge. Questions and comments will be encouraged via Chat.
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- Front Porch Music
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Item Number: W24ARTS307A
Dates: 1/17/2024 - 3/6/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 8
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room D
Instructor: Norman Hale
We won’t actually be playing on our front porches, but we WILL be playing the kind of music that’s fun to share at parties, or informal gatherings with like-minded musicians. The first class session will discuss chord progressions and the practice of introducing and presenting a song. Each week, the instructor will present a song to start the class and students will be invited to bring a song to teach to the group, which everybody will play through. The experience of playing and singing with others, and leading songs in a comfortable, safe setting will allow students to build confidence. Songs should be easily accessible, easy to learn, and fun to play! Instruments would typically be guitars, banjos, mandolins, harmonicas, basses, and fiddles. Students are expected to be able to play chords in the basic keys of C, G, and D and have a tuner for their instrument. Minimal instruction might be given on chord progressions, styling, or music theory. No music reading ability is required.
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- The Mature Voice
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Item Number: W24ARTS315A
Dates: 1/16/2024 - 2/20/2024
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room E
Instructor: Sarah Oppenheim-Beggs
Six sessions will delve into how to take care of the voice, strengthen and improve articulation and singing range, as well as experience the joy of music-making in ensemble. In each class, singers will learn specific warm-ups for development of the voice, as well as the solid science of how the voice works. Each class will focus on a particular aspect of singing, corresponding vocal exercises, and their implementation. Students need to have a fairly good ear, though they won’t need to be able to read music. For creative material, we will use rounds.
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