21st-Century String Band

ENRT-202

Using influential acoustic innovators like David Grisman, Béla Fleck, and Crooked Still as inspirations, this ensemble will explore the ever growing trend of using traditional string instruments in nontraditional ways. While straight-ahead bluegrass and old-time bands are alive and thriving today, many string bands with similar instrumentation have taken a more omnivorous approach to crafting a sound, blending musical ideas from rock, jazz, soul, and beyond with more traditional musical approaches, incorporating material from a wide array of sources, and generally breaking down the walls between genres while redefining what a string band can sound like today.

Credits

Prerequisites

Overall ensemble rating 3

Required Of

None

Electable By

String, bass and voice principals

Semesters Offered

Fall, Spring

Location

Boston

Department

STRG

Course Chair

David K. Wallace

Taught By

Courses may not be offered at the listed locations or taught by the listed faculty for every semester. Consult my.berklee.edu to find course information for a specific semester.