Summer Institutes
- Instrumental Conducting
- Choral and Vocal
- Music Education
- Performance Studies in World Music
- Early Music
- Music Technology
- Library Arts
- Performance Studies
- Arts Leadership
Instrumental Conducting
INS 425
Summer Conducting Institute
July 19–23, Saturday–Wednesday, 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
Room: ESM 120, Kilbourn Hall
Neil Varon, directorThe Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) is sponsored by the Eastman School of Music with the cooperation of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. The SCI capitalizes on the relationship between these two institutions, as it provides talented apprentice conductors with advanced conducting skill the opportunity to conduct and rehearse a highly skilled professional orchestra. The main focus of the course concentrates on the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra, and the achievement of artistic intentions. Repertory for each conductor’s appearance with the RPO will be chosen in consultation with Neil Varon, SCI Music Director. Summer 2008 will include both operatic works with a soloist, and orchestral works for orchestra with winds in pairs. The SCI will provide the opportunity:
- To rehearse the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s professional musicians, thereby freeing the student-conductor to make music without concern for players’ limitations. This in itself is a unique opportunity for a young conductor.
- To prepare, rehearse, and perform repertory in order to engage players and audiences with musical artistry.
- To examine the true meaning of conducting technique, and probe the possibilities of what actually does communicate artistry to the orchestra.
- To experiment with different styles of music, discerning their differences and similarities, and learning how to make this clear to both orchestra and audience.
- To examine the role of the conductor as advocate and artistic leader within a community. This component of the SCI is in response to the dynamic changes and opportunities in today’s cultural world, and in recognition of Eastman’s demonstrated leadership in this regard.
With this in mind, the content of the course includes the following topics:
- “The Beat” – what makes it work, and why it sometimes doesn’t
- “Notation” – a language of the time the music was conceived in, not of our time
- Collaboration between orchestra, conductor, soloists, and community
- Score preparation
- Opera Conducting – and the know-how to keep the large apparatus together
- The Musician’s View of the Conductor– feedback from Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra members
- Career Development, including educational directorship of professional orchestras, conducting pops concerts, and formulating your professional identity
- “The First 30 Seconds” – making a successful guest conductor appearance
Professional Development Hours: 40
Tuition: $1,980/2 credits CRN 15774
Application: Students will be selected based on a videotaped audition. Tapes must be submitted with a completed registration form by March 15, 2008. There is no application fee.
Choral and Vocal
Eastman Choral Institutes
These intensive, one-week seminars are an excellent opportunity for music teachers to gain professional development or continuing education credits. The camaraderie of fellow music teachers and other conductors makes for a stimulating and enjoyable experience.
INS 427
Week I – Choral Conducting:
Artistry, Vocal Pedagogy, Musicianship
July 7–11/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Room: A 902
William Weinert, director
Faculty: Robert McIver, Susan Wharton Conkling, Gregory RistowThis dynamic team of choral/vocal faculty members will offer a week-long workshop focused on topics that choral directors and accompanists address in the context of choral singing. This course will involve daily sessions in conducting, singing, musicianship, class performance, vocal pedagogy, repertory selection, and movement-oriented Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Each participating conductor will conduct Voices, the professional chamber chorus in residence at the Institute. Enrollment is limited to 14 conductors.
No audition tape is required. Applications will be accepted through June 1 or until filled.Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$1,980/2 credits CRN 15795
$540/noncredit CRN 15783
INS 404
Week II – Choral Conducting
Workshop
July 14–18/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Room: A 902
Robert Page, William WeinertSessions will include practical approaches to rehearsal technique, performance practice issues, recitative conducting, score analysis and preparation. Each participating conductor will work with both teachers, and will conduct Voices, the professional chamber chorus in residence at the Institute. Enrollment is limited to 14 conductors.
No audition tape is required. Applications will be accepted through June 1 or until filled.Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$1,980/2 credits CRN 15660
$540/noncredit CRN 15658
INS 449
Eastman Sings!
The Eastman Summer Vocal Institute
July 20–25/Sunday–Friday, 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
Rooms: Ciminelli Lounge, ESM 320, A 804
Robert McIver, director
Faculty: Kathryn Cowdrick, Steven Daigle, Russell Miller, Johnathon Pape, Robert Swensen, Carol WebberThis program will cover the principal vocal performance and lyric theater areas: vocal/technical issues; interpretive expression; repertory; language diction; dramatic techniques; physical considerations; singing/teaching career issues. It is specifically designed for the graduate and post-graduate singer, as well as for studio teachers, accomplished amateurs, church musicians, and vocal coaches/accompanists.
Each member of the Summer Vocal Institute faculty brings a highly successful and well-honed specialty to the program. The collaborative spirit of the faculty, combined with the important subjects of the week-long institute, will synthesize into an invaluable learning experience for the singer and teacher. The institute will include master classes and will culminate in a participants’ recital in Ciminelli Lounge.
Orientation:
Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living CenterParticipants’ Recital: Friday, July 25 at 7 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge
Professional Development Hours: 45
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15944
$550/noncredit CRN 15933
Music Education
INS 456
Dalcroze Eurhythmics
July 7–11/Monday–Friday, 8:30–10 a.m.
Room: OSL 101
Gregory RistowExplore the connections between music and movement in this fun improvisation and game-based course. Eurhythmics frees the body to respond sensitively and without inhibition to music. Through movement work, physical and musical games, improvisation and exercises in choreography, we will discover these connections and work to apply them to all aspects of our music making.
Professional Development Hours: 7.5
Tuition:
$180/noncredit CRN 16017
INS 457
Dalcroze Eurhythmics Pedagogy for Teachers
July 7–11/Monday–Friday, 8:30–10 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room: OSL 101
Gregory RistowTeach with movement, games and improvisation through the methods of Emil Jaques-Dalcroze. In this workshop you’ll learn practical, hands-on ways to incorporate elements of the Dalcroze approach in your teaching. Whether you teach preschool, college, or anywhere in between, Dalcroze’s focus on movement and improvisation will add excitement and creativity to your teaching.
Professional Development Hours: 17.5
Tuition:
$990/ 1 credit CRN 19273
$395/noncredit CRN 19268
INS 414
Alternative Styles: Opening Musical Worlds
July 7-11/Monday-Friday, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1-4:30 p.m.
Location: Mornings at Eastman School of Music, Room 320; Afternoons at Hochstein School of Music and Dance
John FetterIf your daily listening involves all kinds of music in an astonishing variety of styles, yet the musical repertoire you choose for your students is more limited, then this course is for you. In it, we’ll look at practical ways to broaden the repertoire for instrumental music students to include many forms of popular and world music, known as “Alternative Styles.”
Participants will spend the mornings learning how to find resources for Alternative Styles in their own communities, and will discuss the how and why of implementing Alternative Styles in music classroom and ensemble curriculums. In the afternoons, participants will join with the students attending the summer camp “String Jam: Alternative Styles for Strings” for hands-on performance experience and observation of the ways in which Alternative Styles can open up students’ musical worlds.
Professional Development Hours: 32.5
Tuition:
$1,980/2 credits CRN 15716
$525/noncredit CRN 15701
INS 418 (cross-listed for credit as MUE 482)
Technology for Music Teachers
July 7-18/Monday-Friday, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Room: Computer Lab, Student Living Center
Ann Marie StanleyThis course is about the role and function of music technology in music teaching settings. A specific focus will be placed on making music using music technology and gaining pedagogical understandings about guiding students in technology-enhanced music making.
The course will center on the following activities:
- Discussion of issues related to technology-enhanced education
- Learning about how the creative process interacts with technology
- Examination of pedagogical issues when composing and arranging with technology
- Investigation of software programs for sequencing, notating, ear training, record
keeping, and other applications- Exploration of the types of audio and MIDI devices, microphones (kinds and placement), recording, and other equipment and materials available for use in teaching.
Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$1,980/2 credits CRN 19349
$490/noncredit CRN 19332
INS 406
Classroom Guitar for Music Educators (includes Group Guitar Class)
June 30–July 16/Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
6–8 p.m. (ending on Wednesday of the final week)
Room: MSH 221
Petar KodzasA fun, interactive way to review your guitar skills and find out about the different ways to enrich your guitar classes! Play in the group and take turns testing your newly acquired knowledge before returning to the classroom.
Topics will include:
guitar technique; curriculum development; how to choose instruments and methods for your students; how to include improvisation and popular styles in your rehearsals; ensemble literature.Class Format: Class will meet two times a week. The educators will meet 6–6:30 p.m. to plan and prepare for the Group class. The Group class (including members of the class and the community) will meet from 6:30–7:30. The class is followed by a 30-minute discussion summary session.
Professional Development Hours: 16
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15685
$290/noncredit CRN 15671
INS 406
Group Guitar Class
June 30–July 16/Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
6:30–7:30 p.m. (ending on Wednesday of the final week)
Room: MSH 221
Petar KodzasGroup Guitar Class provides the opportunity to review your guitar skills and enjoy playing in a group. The class will be a great summer refresher course for keeping your techniques fluid, learning basic improvisation, and improving your reading and aural skills.
Tuition:
$145/noncredit CRN 15692
INS 423 (cross-listed for credit as MUE 465)
Instrumental Techniques
July 21–August 1/Monday–Friday, 1:30–5 p.m.
Room: ESM M9
Christopher AzzaraFor instrumental, vocal, and general music teachers at all levels who wish to improve their musicianship skills for teaching. This course is particularly relevantfor teachers who are addressing the National Standards for singing, performing on instruments, reading, writing, improvising, and conducting. The emphasis is on beginning instrumental study for recorder, winds, percussion, and strings, from the new revision of Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series – Books/CDs 1 & 2. For more information, contact Christopher Azzara at (585) 274-1027 or cazzara@esm.rochester.edu.
Professional Development Hours: 35
Tuition:
$645/noncredit CRN 15752
INS 403 (cross-listed for credit as MUE 502)
Curriculum Seminar
June 30–July 18/Monday–Friday, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: ESM M9
Susan Wharton ConklingAn inquiry into curriculum theory and creative curriculum development and implementation. Attention is devoted to how schools are organized, how the processes and outcomes of learning are evaluated, and how conditions can be created to foster professional growth among music teachers and administrators.
Professional Development Hours: 45
Tuition:
$645/noncredit CRN 15646
INS 438
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training
Course, Level I
INS 444
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training
Course, Level II
July 21–August 1, Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Rooms: Level I , OSL 101; Level II, A 902;
Recorder Room, A 704
Faculty: Mary Helen Solomon, Jim Solomon, Karen Medley, Janet Robbins
Program Director: Donna Brink Fox
Program Administrator: Jennifer Alhart DavisThis two-week training session helps educators develop an understanding of the teaching and learning process using the Orff Schulwerk approach to music and movement. The daily
schedule at all levels includes focus on rhythm, melodic experience, Orff instrument technique and musicianship, movement, recorder playing, improvisation, Orff theory, orchestration, and special topics sessions. Level I must be completed to enroll in Level II. The AOSA level certificate is awarded for completion of each course; there is no distinction between credit and noncredit enrollment in awarding the level certificates. For more information, contact Donna Brink Fox, program director, at (585) 274-1020 or dbfox@esm.rochester.edu. Tuition includes the cost of materials.Professional Development Hours: 65
INS 438 Level I tuition:
$2,970/3 credits CRN 15867
$645/noncredit CRN 15856INS 444 Level II tuition:
$2,970/3 credits CRN 19310
$645/noncredit CRN 19304
INS 428
Conga Jam for Elementary and Middle School Teachers:
Pieces…Teaching Process…Improvisation…Skills
July 19/Saturday, 9 a.m.–noon, 1–4 p.m.
Room: OSL 101
Jim SolomonThis workshop is for teachers with vocal, instrumental, and/or movement backgrounds, and also well serves percussion specialists (teachers of collegiate-age students) who want to enliven the percussion ensemble/teaching experience for their students. Beginning through advanced students are all welcome.
Professional Development Hours: 6
Tuition:
$110/noncredit CRN 15803
INS 424 (Cross-listed for credit as MUE 481)
Early Childhood Seminar
August 4-8/Monday-Friday, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Room: ESM M9
Donna Brink FoxRecent interest in the relationship between music and early development has created growing interest in the topic of teaching music to the youngest learners. This course is designed for educators interested in identifying and nurturing musical behavior from birth to age 7. Participants will be introduced to the research literature on music in early childhood; and will be orientated to models of appropriate music curriculum for young children. Demonstration of the developmental principles will be supported through both video and on-site teaching of children within the class.
Professional Development Hours: 15
Tuition:
$450/noncredit CRN 19284
Performance Studies in World Music
Presenting three Institutes that explore World Music and improvisation through hands on performance: African Drumming with Bob Becker, Creative Music Making with Bill Cahn, and Balinese Gamelan with Clay Greenberg.
All three Institutes can be taken for a combined price of $650 (noncredit, CRN 19296) or any two for $550(noncredit, CRN 15623).
INS 481
Balinese Gamelan Workshop
July 14-18/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–Noon
Room: ESM 120
Clay GreenbergA hands-on, intensive course for percussionists,educators, high school and collegiate students, and anyone who wants to learn more about gamelan, the classical percussion orchestra of Indonesia. Participants will challenge and enhance their rhythmical and ensemble-playing skills while exploring a rich musical tradition that has influenced countless composers and performing artists, from Debussy to Björk. The workshop will focus on in-class performance and instruction on Balinese gamelan angklung, beleganjur, and joged bumbung instruments, and will be taught through the aura learning traditions of Bali. In addition to demonstrations and lessons on the specific playing techniques of all the instruments in the gamelan, students will receive introductions to the vocal chanting known as kecak, and to the cultural context for music in Bali. An informal performance will be given at the end of the workshop.
Professional Development Hours: 15
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 16129
$350/noncredit CRN 16112
INS 476
Non-Jazz Improvisation/ Creative Music Making
July 14-18/Monday–Friday, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Bill CahnCreative Music Making (CMM) is a simple, practical pedagogy for free form improvisation in order to expand musicianship at any level of performance experience. The need for such a practical system of approaching improvisation has been widely recognized by musicians and music educators. Creative Music Making is for anyone who plays a musical instrument, regardless of the particular instrument or the level of prior musical experience: college or conservatory music students; professional musicians and music teachers; public school music educators, especially at the primary level, where statewide standards in music improvisation may apply (e.g. New York and Texas); amateur musicians; novice musicians.
Professional Development Hours: 15
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 16080
$350/noncredit CRN 16078
INS 442
African Drumming Workshop
July 14–18/Monday–Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Bob BeckerDiscussion of basic structural principles found in many West African drum ensemble traditions: cyclic repetition; rhythmic ambiguity; conversation. Drum families and varieties of construction methods. Basic hand and stick techniques. Social aspects of music in African cultures. Most of the workshop is devoted to learning several traditional ensemble styles drawn primarily from the ethnic groups of present-day Ghana.
Professional Development Hours: 15
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15925
$350/noncredit CRN 15911
Early Music
INS 432
Improvising at the Harpsichord
July 7-11/Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–noon; 1–2 p.m.
(extensive individual practice times required)
Room: ESM 442
William PorterDevelop your skills in thoroughbass, and use those skills in learning to improvise at the harpsichord. Using the early 18th-century Musicalische Handleitung of Friederich Erhardt Niedt, along with other sources from the same period, as guides, we will explore how thoroughbass practice facilitates the improvising of preludes, suites, ostinato pieces, and fugues. No previous experience in improvising is required for this course, but participants should have some familiarity with the harpsichord and an eagerness to be creative. Individual and group instruction will provide direction and encouragement.
Professional Development Hours: 15
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15829
$395/noncredit CRN 15812
Music Technology
INS 421 (cross-listed for credit as TH 481A)
Web Site Construction I
July 1-11/Tuesday–Friday, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Room: ESM 070
Ciro ScottoThis course is for performers, composers, music educators, music theorists, or any musician that would like to build and maintain a web site with an emphasis on musical activity. This course will help you build an online resume and digital portfolio, put course materials online, or simply build a personal web site. The first week is designed to teach students the essentials of building and maintaining a multimedia web site. Students will learn HTML, the basic language for constructing web sites. Learning HTML frees a web designer from the limitations of web design programs, and leads to the creation of more professional-looking web sites. Students will also learn the basics of Cascading Style Sheets, a more advanced form of HTML used for creating advanced layouts. The course is taught as a combination of lectures and hands-on creation. Students will create a multi-layered web site as part of a class project. The course is taught on mostly Macintosh®, as well as on some Windows® machines. Applicants do not need any prior knowledge of computers or web site construction. For more information, contact Ciro Scotto at (585) 274-1562 or cscotto@esm.rochester.edu.
Professional Development Hours: 16
Tuition: $470/noncredit CRN 15727
INS 421 (cross-listed for credit as TH 481A)
Web Site Construction II
July 15–25/Tuesday–Friday, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Room: ESM 070
Ciro ScottoThe second week of the Web Site Construction course will introduce more advanced topics related to web site construction, such as frames, layout using tables, and advanced use of cascading style sheets to create dynamic layouts. The main focus of the second week will be preparing the content for a multimedia web site. For example, we will learn how to create graphics of scores for insertion into a web site. We will also learn how to prepare any graphic for web presentation. Sound is an essential part of any multimedia web site, so we will learn how to create and prepare sound files for the web. Students can bring any recordings of their performances or compositions to prepare for online presentation. Applicants do not need any prior knowledge of computers, programming, or audio technique. Prerequisite for Web Site Construction II is the successful completion of Web Site Construction I. For more information, contact Ciro Scotto at (585) 274-1562 or cscotto@esm.rochester.edu.
Professional Development Hours: 16
Tuition: $470/noncredit CRN 15738
See also Technology for Music Teachers in the Music Education Section.
Library Arts
INS 434
Music Preservation Workshop
August 4-8/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Room: Sibley Library
Alice CarliImmerse yourself in an operating library preservation program. The focus of the course is hands-on experience, both in repair techniques and in preservation strategies, with particular emphasis on matching preservation decisions to library mission. Additional lectures on administration, workflow organization, digitization, and special materials will be included. The course is intended for library science students, with professional and support staff and private collectors also welcome, and may be taken as noncredit or for 1 to 3 credits with added written assignments. For more information, contact Alice Carli at (585) 274-1375 or acarli@esm.rochester.edu.
Professional Development Hours: 35
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15848
$475/noncredit CRN 15830
Performance Studies
INS 467
Viola Technique Workshop
*Applications for all ages still being accepted through June 1 or until filled*
June 29–July 5
Monday–Friday, 8:15 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:15 a.m.-Noon
Room: Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center
George Taylor, director and Katie Dey, guest
Six days of intensive exploration into fundamental instrumental techniques and musical interpretation skills. Participants will explore strategies that promote a healthy approach to building facility and work to solidify their musical voice in performance. Designed as an “advanced basics” course, this workshop is suitable for advanced high school students, conservatory musicians, and the seasoned professional. Violinists who play viola may also apply.
Topics for the workshop will include:
- Basic Set Up: Instrument balance, hand position, elbow rotation, bow balance, advanced “windshield wipers”, string crossings and basic bow strokes.
- Shifts: Defining an individual kinesthetic sensibility for left hand motion. Finger replacement as a tool for connecting lower and upper positions.
- Vibrato: Refine vibrato by examining the bow-vibrato relationship. Specific exercises to define and shape wrist and arm movement.
- Scales, arpeggios, double stops: How to practice them, love them, and make them sing!
- “Different Strokes”: spiccato, martelé, détaché, staccato, collé, etc.
- Finding your musical voice: working to create and deliver meaningful performances.
Participants should come prepared with at least two etudes, and two under ten-minute works already prepared for performance. Participants should also bring the Galamian Scale System, and any work currently being studied that presents a significant challenge. Each participant will have the opportunity to perform in a public recital held on the last Friday of the workshop. Through master classes and group/private lessons, all participants should leave this workshop with a greater insight and confidence towards the goal of instrumental mastery.
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 29 at 8 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge
Workshop Recital: Friday, July 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge
Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 16065
$540/noncredit CRN 16051
INS 441
The Practical Harpist
*This course is now full*
July 6–11/Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Room: ESM 209 (rehearsals – Annex 704)
Kathleen Bride, director, with guest Patricia Masri-FletcherDo you know how to prepare for and take an orchestra audition? Have you ever taken a mock audition? If not, The Practical Harpist 2008 is the place for you. This week long workshop, limited to ten professionally-minded college and high school harpists, will begin with a one-day clinic on July 7; “Secrets of the Successful Orchestra Audition,” given by Patricia Masri-Fletcher, Principal Harp, Detroit Symphony Orchestra. During the week, students will participate in daily ensemble rehearsals in addition to classes, which will include tips on stage presence, performance preparation, and building a strong technique. Included in the week are private lessons, a videotaped master class, and the participants’ recital. Kathleen Bride will present the opening recital on Monday evening, July 7. Auditors are invited for the one-day clinic for reduced fees. For more information, contact Kathleen Bride at (585) 274-1606 or kbride@esm.rochester.edu.
Housing for participants is available in the Eastman Student Living Center; see the housing information for details and costs.
Arrive: Sunday afternoon, July 6
Orientation:
Sunday, July 6, 7:30 p.m. for coffee and dessert at Java’s, 16 Gibbs StreetParticipants’ Recital: Friday, July 11, 7:30 p.m. in Howard Hanson Hall
Depart: Saturday morning, July 12
Professional Development Hours: 27.5
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15881
(includes one 60-minute lesson with Kathleen Bride)
$475/noncredit CRN 1587560-minute lesson with Kathleen Bride
(optional add-on for noncredit students)
$145 CRN 15900One-day clinic (only) with Patricia Masri-Fletcher, July 7
$115 CRN 15894
INS 477 ** This course has been cancelled for 2008 **
IMPROVFest: Organ Improvisation Workshop
July 7-11
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Evening organ concerts in area churches (details TBA)
Room ESM 427, Organ Department
William Porter, director
Gerre Hancock, Rick Erickson, guestsA wide-ranging workshop that offers demonstration and instruction in improvisation at the organ, from the beginning stages onward. There will be particular emphasis on techniques for developing a theme, for increasing skills in harmonization, and for giving shape and form to your improvisations. We will also explore improvising within service playing: interludes, hymn improvisations, and chorale preludes. Special features of the workshop include contrapuntal improvisation and an introduction to improvising jazz idioms. Master classes will focus on three different tracks: beginning, intermediate and advanced, with a pedagogical emphasis in each track. You name it; we’ll improvise it!
Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition (includes a final gourmet dinner):
$990/1 credit CRN 16103
$540/noncredit CRN 16099
INS 433
Plays Well With Others
July 14-16/Monday, 1-9 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Room: Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center
Alexandra Nguyen, director, with guests Jody Graves and Jean BarrPianists have long played an integral role in the learning, preparation and performing of music by other musicians in a wide variety of settings – chamber musician to coach to répétiteur, just to name a few. Collaborative piano as a profession and field in its own right has developed dramatically over the last five decades thanks to the initiative of several distinguished pianists, leading to the establishment of over 50 degree and specialized training programs across the globe. This innovative institute provides a forum for discussion of what it means to be a pianist who plays well with others – from the artistic joys and personal rewards to the trials and tribulations of the field. Session topics will range from practical issues of education, teaching and performing, to professional development, to philosophical discussions regarding the future of the vocation. While guest panelists will share their expertise and experiences, the session formats will facilitate and encourage participation and contributions from all in attendance.
Professional Development Hours: 21
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 19376
$350/noncredit CRN 19361
INS 255
Jazz Guitar Workshop
July 26-27/Saturday 2–5 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m.–noon
Room: ESM 320
Gene BertonciniDevelop creative linear and harmonic skills in improvisation through a deeper knowledge of the guitar fingerboard and plectrum and finger techniques. Internationally known jazz guitarist Gene Bertoncini returns to Eastman for this workshop, which will include reading and improvising in an ensemble setting, and arranging techniques for solo performance and accompanying.
Gene Bertoncini Concert:
7:30 p.m. on July 25 in Kilbourn Hall (tickets required)Professional Development Hours: 7
Tuition:
$295/noncredit CRN 15637
INS 454
Eastman Summer Trombone Institute
*This course is now full*
August 3-7/Sunday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
plus some evenings (begins 7 p.m. Sunday, August 3)
Room: ESM 120
Mark Kellogg, director, with guests Jim Martin, John Marcellus, Lisa Albrecht, Mark Salatino, and Chris AzzaraAn intensive five-day workshop designed for players of high school age and above, hosted by Mark Kellogg, Associate Professor of Trombone, Euphonium, and Chamber Music and Principal Trombonist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He will be joined by John Marcellus, Professor of Trombone at the Eastman School of Music; Jim Martin, formerly bass trombonist of the Buddy Rich Band and the Maggio Musicale, faculty member at Webster University and SIU/Edwardsville; Lisa Albrecht, Assistant Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic; Mark Salatino, Second Trombonist of the Rochester Philharmonic; and Chris Azzara, Associate Professor of Music Education at the Eastman School of Music. The institute will include daily master classes, trombone trio or quartet coachings, and trombone choir rehearsals. Each student will receive one 60-minute lesson during the course of the institute. Rotating throughout the week will be sessions on solo playing, orchestral playing, audition/recital preparation, improvisation and doubling. The concerts during the week include a Faculty Recital, a Faculty Trombone Quartet Concert, and a Participants Concert. The institute’s goal is to expose players and music educators to the many facets of trombone playing in our current
musical marketplace.Faculty Recital and Program Orientation:
August 3 at 7 p.m. in ESM 120Faculty Trombone Quartet Concert:
August 6 at 7:30 p.m. in ESM 120Final Participant Recital:
August 7 at 7:30 p.m. in ESM 120Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 15982
$480/noncredit CRN 15979
INS 455
Eastman Summer Trumpet Institute
*Applications for all ages still being accepted through June 1 or until filled*
August 3-7
Sunday–Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. plus intensive individual evening practice time (begins 7 p.m. Sunday, August 3)
Room: Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center
Doug Prosser, Wes NanceAddressing the various needs of today’s collegiate and high school players, the Eastman Summer Trumpet Institute is a fun filled and highly motivating five-day clinic hosted by Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Trumpet Douglas Prosser and Second Trumpet Wesley Nance. Master classes, mock auditions, and ensemble playing will provide students with daily performance opportunities and will focus on developing successful mental attitudes, styles and techniques for great recital performances, orchestral playing, and audition success. Other topics will include E-flat/D and piccolo trumpet mastery, chamber music style and preparation, and the development of critical listening skills. Special attention will be given to preparation for college and orchestral auditions, and individual exit interviews will give each student the information they need to evaluate how their current level of playing and musicianship compares to their ultimate goals on the trumpet. A shared faculty recital program highlighting traditional and modern solo repertoire will open the five-day session.
Faculty Recital and Program Orientation:
August 3 at 7 p.m. in ESM 120Participant Recital:
August 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminelli LoungeProfessional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$990/1 credit CRN 16002
$480/noncredit CRN 15998
Arts Leadership
The Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program (ALP) prepares Eastman students for a rapidly changing musical culture and an increasingly competitive and diversified marketplace. Through coursework, meetings with professionals, internships, and continuous career counseling, the ALP equips young musicians with the professional skills to become the imaginative, engaged musical leaders of tomorrow.
Arts Leadership Program Internships
Flexible schedule
Leslie Scatterday, operations manager
Open to Arts Leadership Program (ALP) certificate candidates only, the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program internship places ALP certificate candidates in internships designed to expose them to extra-musical tools and information that can only be learned in practical, real-world settings.
Benefits to the student include the cultivation of self-management skills and an awareness of the current climate for the arts in America. In addition to helping prepare our students to function in the real world, the internship program also contributes to the Eastman School’s focus on the community by supplying local, national, and international arts organizations with high-quality interns.
Summer Session Administration Internship:
Working with the Summer Session Office, interns will participate in the whole range of activities required to produce a high-quality educational experience for our diverse student population. This internship can be targeted toward your interests.
Tuition (no charge to ALP certificate students):
1 credit CRN 10086