Contemporary Spanish Music/Flamenco Ensemble

ENGB-228

This ensemble introduces students to the world of contemporary Spanish music, with a focus on flamenco, through a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach using Spanish music repertoire, rhythms, and musical vocabulary rooted in flamenco palos (musical forms), and informed by the history of the flamenco art form. Students will learn how to use flamenco rhythms and harmonic language and how to apply them to their improvisational techniques. In addition to rhythm and palos, students explore beat accentuation, articulation and phrasing, lyrics, clapping, as well as the role of the instrument as an accompaniment for singers and dancers.

Credits
1
Prerequisites
Overall ensemble rating 4
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
ENS
Course Chair
Tyrone Chase
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.