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About Music: Music Performance
Is it your dream to be a professional singer or instrumentalist? Would you like to perform on stage or become a recording artist? Or would you love to teach music?
The Music major with a concentration in Music Performance fosters individual expression and the development of performance skills. Performance students have the opportunity to perform in a wide range of music ensembles and as solo artists. This concentration also provides a foundation for students who wish to pursue K-12 music teaching.
Classes you can take:
Applied Music Lessons, Basic Music Recording; Business of Music; Gospel Chorus; Intermediate Performince Ensemble (CantaNOVA, Chamber Ensemble, Jazz Band, Skylark, Take12 men’s a cappella), Music for Children, Music Performance, Musical Improvisation; Musical Theater Workshop, °®ÒºAƬ Chorale, Technique for Singers, Keyboard or Guitar; Song Writing.
- MUSI 130 – APPLIED MUSIC I
- MUSI 230 – APPLIED MUSIC II
- MUSI 340 – APPLIED MUSIC III
- MUSI 263 – BUSINESS OF MUSIC
- MUSI 227 – GOSPEL CHORUS
- MUSI 364 – INTERMEDIATE CHORAL ENSEMBLE
- MUSI 253 – MUSIC PERFORMANCE
- MUSI 327 – MUSICAL IMPROVISATION
- MUSI 320 – MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
- MUSI 126 – RAMAPO CHORALE
- MUSI 206 – TECHNIQUE FOR SINGERS I
- MUSI 234 – TECHNIQUE FOR KEYBOARD
- MUSI 235 – TECHNIQUE FOR GUITAR
- MUSI 251 – SONG WRITING
With your Music Major with Music Performance Concentration, you can join other °®ÒºAƬ alumni in establishing careers as solo artists, studio musicians, band members, songwriters, or in music education, music industry, music production, and live performance, among other options.
If you’re a vocalist, you’ll be encouraged to participate in one of °®ÒºAƬ’s five vocal ensembles and have the chance to tour internationally. You can also get involved with the Musical Theater Workshop, which presents a staged showcase each year, perform in weekly on-campus open mic nights, in recitals and many other opportunities.
If you’re an instrumentalist, you’ll have opportunities to experience music making in contemporary, popular, classical, jazz, rock, and computer-interactive ensembles. Individual lessons with performer-teachers are available on campus for voice, guitar, bass, piano and strings. If you feel like taking off-campus instruction, that is also supported.
°®ÒºAƬ Music Performance students have performed in professional music theater, opera, clubs, on recordings andhave participated in co-ops with MTV2, Sony Music Entertainment, Architekt Music, BMG Chrysalis, and East Side Sound.
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