About Music Exploration
July 30-August 3 & August 6-10, 2012
The music history and theory courses offered to our harp, guitar, and chamber music institutes are now open to any and all young musicians! Start the day with living, breathing academic music classes!
All full-day RSHI, Guitar Institute, and CMI students are enrolled in these classes. The Music Exploration Institute opens up these courses for any musicians not enrolled in any of the three full-day camps.
Each daily session will explore Western music history in a broad fashion. The class will serve as an introduction to music of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century periods. The focus of the course will be on listening along with interdisciplinary links to history, architecture and other art forms.
Learn the language, terminology and mechanics of music. Learn fundamentals of sound, notation, intervals, chords and musical forms. A placement exam will be taken upon admission.
This class is designed to help develop a keener sense for listening and is integrated with the music theory class. Each student will be able to distinguish between different intervals and chords, and will complete exercises in melodic and rhythmic dictation.
Founded by Swiss music educator Emile Jaques Dalcroze, Eurhythmics is a unique approach to developing musicianship through movement, ear training and improvisation activities.
