The Instrumental Neo-Soul Ensemble
Course Number
ENJZ-418
Description
The Instrumental Neo-Soul ensemble is an advanced instrumental ensemble designed for students to focus on collectively creating original instrumental music based on neo-soul grooves with a greater focus on harmonic sophistication and improvisation. In this series of supervised lessons and rehearsals, students gain the professional experience of critically listening, learning, and preparing a presentation for performance. Students are required to perform an hour long concert of the music studied at the end of the semester. This course emphasizes hearing and expressing musical ideas with stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy.
Credits
1
Prerequisites
Written approval of course instructor
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
ENS
Course Chair
Trineice Robinson-Martin