The director of the music program will arrange all instrumental study with the affiliate-artist faculty, who teach off campus. In all cases, individual instruction involves consultation with members of the faculty and the director of the music program. Instructors for instruments not listed below will also be arranged. Lessons and Auditions. Beginning lessons are offered only in voice and piano. A limited number of beginning acoustic guitar lessons are offered based on prior musical experience.
All other instrumentalists are expected to demonstrate a level of proficiency on their instruments. In general, the music faculty encourages students to prepare two excerpts from two contrasting works that demonstrate their musical background and technical abilities. Auditions for all instruments and voice, which are held at the beginning of the first week of classes, are for placement purposes only.
Students will be placed in either an individual voice lesson two half-hour lessons per week or in a Studio Class. Piano auditions enable the faculty to place the student with the appropriate teacher in either an individual piano lesson or in the Keyboard Lab, given his or her current level of preparation.
Guitar auditions enable the faculty to place the guitarist with the appropriate teacher in either an individual guitar lesson or in Guitar Class. The student who is interested in individual instruction in composition must demonstrate an appropriate background.
Eligible students may take a maximum of two types of courses e. The types of music courses listed below refer to the four areas of the music program explained on the prior page.
