Summer Session 2008
Eastman School of Music

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• Instrumental Conducting
• Choral and Vocal
• Music Education
• Performance Studies in World Music
• Music Technology
• Library Arts
• Performance Studies
• Arts Leadership

Instrumental Conducting

INS 424
Orchestral Conducting Fundamentals
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 14–16, Tuesday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Neil Varon, director

Our new, basic-level conducting course will address the following issues, with a goal of giving the new conducting student a strong set of basic fundamentals and musical values, upon which he or she can then build. Topics to be covered will include:

• Clarity of beat and gesture
• Conveying music with our hands and the baton - linking the musical mind and baton
• Freedom of movement - the language of movement types and artistic intent
• Changing of tempo - how do we learn to control the tempo in speeding up and slowing down?
• Building musica leadership from the podium - how does one study, and apply the study to the actual music making that orchestral musicians so desire?

The class participants will play and act as an ad hoc orchestra for themselves. Participants will learn through doing challenging musical exercises related to actual conducting gestures, and then move on to conducting problematic sections of major musical works with our in-class orchestra.

The course will be based on the fundamentals - both technical, musical, and psychological -that lead to a deeper level of communication between the conductor and orchestra. The course is designed to approach general conducting skills/issues that are applicable to: choral conductors; opera coaches; symphonic conductors; wind ensemble and band conductors; educators; community conductors; church music directors; and musicians who wish to develop conducting skills. Participants in this program are encouraged to attend the Summer Conducting Institute as auditors for no additional fee.

Professional Development Hours: 18

Tuition: $1,400/1 credit CRN 19114
Includes attendance as a non-participating conductor (auditor) for the Summer Conducting Institute (see description below). You may participate, if desired, in the SCI in-class orchestra.

INS 425
Summer Conducting Institute
This course is full/closed

July 17–22, Friday–Wednesday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Room: ESM 120, Kilbourn Hall
Neil Varon, director

The 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 2009 repertory will be for "small classical orchestra" (strings; 2-2-2 winds, 2-2-3+tuba brass, 2 prc/timp) Examples: Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart, etc.  The RPO musicians will select 4-5 candidates, after their initial appearance with the orchestra, to participate in another rehearsal, which will be open to the public. This is an excellent opportunity to be seen and heard for any young conductor.

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: 45

Tuition: $2,100/2 credits CRN 15443
With the approval of your institution/advisor, the course may be counted as elective credit in CND or MUE programs.

Application: Students will be selected based on a videotaped audition. Tapes must be submitted with a completed registration form by March 15, 2009. There is no application fee.

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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 404
Advanced Choral Conducting: Focus on Brahms
This course is full/closed

July 6–10/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Joseph Flummerfelt, William Weinert

Sessions will include practical approaches to rehearsal technique, performance practice issues, recitative conducting, score analysis and preparation. The class will focus on Brahms and explore Ein deutsches Requiem, Nanie, and a variety of quartets, part songs, and folk songs. 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.  ** This course is now full. **

Professional Development Hours: 30

Tuition:
$2,100/2 credits CRN 15373
$555/noncredit CRN 15368

INS 427
Choral Conducting:
Artistry, Vocal Pedagogy, Musicianship
This course is full/closed

July 13–17/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Room: A 902
William Weinert, director
Faculty: Robert McIver, Susan Wharton Conkling, Monica Dale

This 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:
$2,100/2 credits CRN 15465
$555/noncredit CRN 15451

The Eastman Summer Vocal Institute

INS 448  *** Course Cancelled ***
The Voice Audition!

July 26–August 2/Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
(see schedule below for detailed hours) begins Sunday 7/26 at 2 p.m.; ends Sunday 8/2 following the 3:30 p.m. recital
Rooms: Ciminelli Lounge, A 804
Steven Daigle, director
Faculty: Katherine Ciesinski, Robert McIver, Russell Miller, Johnathon Pape, Carol Webber

A one-week intensive study on the voice auidition. The institute gives practical instruction and techniques in the application material, preparation, appearance, execution and rapport during the audition process. The targeted participants for this institute are undergraduate juniors who will be applying for graduate schools and finishing graduate students who wish to hone their audition skills as they move into the professional market. Participants should have three selections to be studied and worked on for the institute (aria, art song and an additional selection that is either an aria, an art song, or a musical theater selection), a resume with a repertoire list and a current headshot. The institute will end with an evaluated audition (written and videotaped) with members of the Eastman Faculty. Participants will perform on one of two public recitals (art song recital or staged aria program) that will end the institute.

The full descriptions and tentative timeline for all sessions are detailed in the Tentative Daily Schedule below. The titles of the various sessions include:
Panel Discussions: "What Do They Want From Me?" and "The Audition and Packaging Yourself"
Lectures and Masterclasses:
The 150% Factor - Katherine Ciesinski
Art Songs for Auditions - Russell Miller
Audition Pianists: Allies or Adversaries? - Russell Miller
Realism and Clarity in Text - Carol Webber
The Art and Value of Singing French Melodie - Robert McIver
Why Stand and Sing Alone? Maximizing with Minimal Space - Steven Daigle
Effortless Impact - Katherine Ciesinski
Energize Yourself - Johnathon Pape with a Yoga teacher
Energize Your Performance - Johnathon Pape with a Yoga teacher

Tentative Daily Schedule

Orientation:
Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center

Art Song Recital: Saturday, August 1 at 3:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall
Aria Reciatl: Sunday, August 2 at 3:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall

Professional Development Hours: 55

** The Voice Audition is Cancelled **

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 19137
$510/noncredit CRN 19123

INS 449
Eastman Sings!
Pedagogy Meets Performance
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

August 2-7/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. begins Sunday 8/2 at 7 p.m. orientation
Rooms: ESM 305, A 804
Robert McIver, director
Faculty: Katherine Ciesinski, Kathryn Cowdrick, Russell Miller, Robert Swensen

Eastman Sings! is designed to meet the pedagogical and performing needs of voice teachers from all walks of singing life. College teachers, private teachers, vocal coaches, high school teachers, and church musicians will benefit from the comprehensive subject matter as well as the performance opportunities in master classes. Each member of the Eastman Sings! faculty brings a highly successful and well-honed specialty to the program. Their collaborative spirit, combined with the important subjects of the week-long institute, will synthesize into an invaluable learning experience. In addition to fabulous course offerings, the program will include an insightful round table discussion with faculty and participants, and will culminate with a participants’ recital in Ciminelli Lounge.

Sessions include: (detailed descriptions posted below; a schedule will be added at a later date)
* The Virtuosity Factor - Katherine Ciesinski
* Putting It All Together - Katherine Ciesinski
* Performance Pedagogy - Kathryn Cowdrick
* Vocalization: Why and How? - Robert McIver
* Aggiustamento (vowel modification) and the Impact of Registration - Robert McIver
* Finding a Balance in Performance - Robert McIver
* Resources for Repertoire - Russell Miller
* Partnerships with Pianists - Russell Miller
* Training the Male Voice - Robert Swensen
* Text and Technique in Song - Robert Swensen

Detailed session descriptions
A time schedule will be posted at a later date.

Orientation:
Sunday, August 2 at 7 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center

Participants’ Recital: Friday, August 7 at 7 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge

Professional Development Hours: 45

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15666
$510/noncredit CRN 15657

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Music Education

INS 422 (cross-listed for credit as MUE 402)
Measurement and Evaluation

June 29 - July 10/Monday–Friday, 1:30–5:30 p.m.
Room: ESM M9
Richard Grunow

Designed for music teachers who are interested in implementing the National Standards, this course will introduce available aptitude and achievement tests, explain test scores, and aid in designing tests and assessments procedures in accordance with the National Standards in Music. For more information, contact Richard Grunow at rgrunow@esm.rochester.edu or 585-274-1545

Professional Development Hours: 40

Tuition:
$660/noncredit CRN 19049

INS 456
Introduction to the Dalcroze Method
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 13–17/Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room: A 707
Monica Dale

This introduction to the method of Jacques Dalcroze combines its three traditional branches - eurhythmics, solfege and improvisation - for music teachers and performing musicians alike. Unique teaching ideas, strategies, and techniques apply to all levels and music disciplines, bringing dynamic inspiration to the classroom. In addition, this physical approach to music provides a visceral dimension of awareness that enhances even the most advanced performance skills.

Professional Development Hours: 20

Tuition:
$1,050/ 1 credit CRN 19109
$405/noncredit CRN 15714

 

INS 423 (cross-listed for credit as MUE 465)
Instrumental Techniques
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 20–31/Monday–Friday, 1:30–5:30 p.m.
Room: ESM 320
Christopher Azzara

For 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: 40

Tuition:
$660/noncredit CRN 15426

 

INS 403 (cross-listed for credit as MUE 502)
Curriculum Seminar

July 20–August 7/Monday–Friday, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Room: ESM M9
Ann Marie Stanley

An 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:
$660/noncredit CRN 15350

 

INS 438
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training
Course, Level I
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

INS 444
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training
Course, Level II
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 27–August 7, Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Rooms: Level I , ESM 404; 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 Davis

This 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:
$3,150/3 credits CRN 15569
$665/noncredit CRN 15552

INS 444 Level II tuition:
$3,150/3 credits CRN 15644
$665/noncredit CRN 15633

 

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Performance Studies in World Music

Presenting two Institutes that explore World Music and improvisation through hands on performance.

INS 481
Mbira Workshop
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 13-17/Monday–Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Glenn West, director

Native to the Shona culture of Zimbabwe, the mbira dzavadzimu (literally, “the mbira of the ancestral spirits”) is a diatonic instrument with 22 to 28 metal keys (lamellae) fixed to a wooden soundboard, which is then wedged to a gourd resonator, used to amplify its resonance. Rattling pieces of metal, bottle caps, or shells are attached to the instrument, and in turn produce buzzing sounds when the keys are plucked. The interaction of two or more players, singers, hosho (gourd rattles), and sometimes drummers and rhythmic hand-clapping creates a complex and sophisticated musical fabric that requires a shift in musical perspective of the listener and performer.

Inextricably tied to traditional Shona spiritual beliefs and cultural practices, the mbira and its repertory predate the arrival of European explorers in the 16th-century. Some of the traditional songs are said to date back over 1,000 years. The sophistication of the instrument and the music, however, has also led to their adoption and adaptation by contemporary musicians in Africa, Asia and the West.

The workshop will introduce students to the basic playing techniques of this ancient instrument through performance of two traditional songs, Kariga Mombe and Nhemamusasa, as well as exposing them to traditional singing practices, hosho playing, and the social and cultural context of the music. Students will be guided to understand the music from the traditional Shona point of view while also integrating it with their own musical understanding.

Course content:

• Basic leading (kushaura) and following (kutsinhira) parts of Kariga Mombe and Nhemamusasa
• Variations and different versions of the two songs along with an introduction to the concepts behind mbira variation and improvisation
• Technique and function of gourd rattles (hosho) and hand clapping (makwa) in traditional mbira performances
• Mbira singing and its relationship to the instrumental parts
• Development of rhythmic and melodic executive skills through ensemble performances of the vocal, instrumental, and rhythmic parts
• Understanding of the cultural and religious context of the music

All teaching will be done without notation.

Participants' Concert: Friday July 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall shared with the South Indian Percussion students.

Professional Development Hours: 15

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15792
$360/noncredit CRN 15785

 

INS 442
South Indian Percussion Institute
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 13-17/Monday–Thursday, 6 - 9 p.m. and Friday, 4 -7 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Rohan Krishnamurthy

An exciting, weeklong course in South Indian percussion for teachers, collegiate and high school students, and community members. The institute will provide an overview of Carnatic music, an ancient form of classical music from South India, and will explore techniques and approaches of the Carnatic percussive tradition, considered one of the world’s most complex. Participants will get hands-on experience playing several traditional instruments, including the pitched mridangam, the primary drum of the South India, as well as other secondary hand drums including the khanjira frame drum, ghatam clay pot, and konakkol, a unique system of vocal percussion. The program will culminate in a group performance.

This institute is not only an opportunity to learn Indian music, but also an avenue to use music as a means of understanding and appreciating various aspects of Indian culture at large. It will employ a variety of learning tools and approaches, and will not require any prior musical background.

Participants' Concert: Friday July 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall shared with the Mbira Workshop students.

Professional Development Hours: 15

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15625
$360/noncredit CRN 15611

 

 

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Music Technology

INS 421 (cross-listed for credit as TH 481A)
Web Site Construction I
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

June 30- July 10/Tuesday–Friday, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Room: ESM 070
Noah Lapidus

This 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 Noah Lapidus at (585) 274-1158 or nlapidus@esm.rochester.edu.

Professional Development Hours: 16

Tuition: $485/noncredit CRN 15402

 

INS 421 (cross-listed for credit as TH 481A)
Web Site Construction II
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 14–24/Tuesday–Friday, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Room: ESM 070
Noah Lapidus

The 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 Noah Lapidus at (585) 274-1158 or nlapidus@esm.rochester.edu.

Professional Development Hours: 16

Tuition: $485/noncredit CRN 15417

 

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Library Arts

INS 434
Music Preservation Workshop
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

August 3-7/Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Room: NSL 305
Alice Carli

Immerse 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:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15538
$485/noncredit CRN 15527

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Performance Studies

INS 467
Viola Technique Workshop
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

June 28–July 5
Monday–Saturday, 8:15 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m.-Noon; begins Sunday 6/28 at 8 p.m.
Room: Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center
George Taylor, director

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 28 at 8 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge

Workshop Recital: Saturday, July 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge

Professional Development Hours: 65

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15758
$625/noncredit CRN 15746

INS 439
Interpretive Skills for String Players *** Course Cancelled ***
Open to advanced violinist, violists and cellists

July 5-10/Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. begins Sunday 7/5 at 8 p.m. orientation
Room: Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center
George Taylor, director and viola faculty
Guest faculty: Katie Dey, viola; Daniel Murray, drama; Cecile Saine, voice

A five-day workshop offering string players an opportunity to build and expand interpretive skills by focusing on sensory awareness, physical relaxation, concentration, and imagination. The unique curriculum incorporates physical movement, vocal training, and acting classes alongside traditional instrumental performance master classes. Rigorous daily work developing the body, mind, and imagination will help string players acquire new interpretive skills they can transfer to their instrument in practice and performance.

Goals of the workshop:

• Relaxation
• Developing powers of concentration and focus
• Kinesthetic and sensory awareness
• Imagination and Improvisation
• Nonverbal communication
• Ensemble skills
• Physical memory
• Vocalization skills

The Acting Component: These classes are geared toward developing a more connected, expressive, visceral and collaborative approach to playing music. Through the use of fundamental acting exercises, theatre games, and physical training, musicians are encouraged to honor impulses and personalize material while remaining ever responsive to the playing of the ensemble. Our work consists of two types of classes, beginning each day with a company physical warm-up, followed by classes in acting technique. Our aim is nothing less than transparency, simplicity, courageousness, and personal transformation. The workshop will culminate in the sharing of personal monologues and selected class demonstrations.

Orientation: Sunday July 5 at 8 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge

Final Performance: Friday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. in ESM 404

Professional Development Hours:50

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15158
$625/noncredit CRN 19146

INS 482
Eastman Summer Percussion Institute
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 5-10/Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday 9-11 a.m. begins Sunday7/5 at 8 p.m.
Room: A 902
Michael Burritt, director, with guests: Bill Cahn, John Beck, Lee Vinson and Ruth Cahn

This weeklong seminar will consist of daily master classes and lectures with Eastman School of Music Professor of Percussion Michael Burritt and guests. The lectures will focus on topics such as musicianship, technique, interpretation, expression, performance anxiety, composing, choosing repertoire, physical awareness, listening sessions, and pedagogy. A portion of every day will be spent in master class sessions. Students will be required to have two major works from the standard marimba or percussion repertoire prepared for the week. Multiple percussion set-up pieces will need to be approved by Professor Burritt for logistical issues. The week will include an opening concert featuring Michael Burritt and a closing concert showcasing the seminar students. Each student will receive a 30-minute private lesson as part of the seminar.

Orientation: July 5 at 8 p.m. in A 902
Faculty Concert: July 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall
Participants' Recital: July 9 at 7:30 in Kilbourn Hall

Professional Development Hours:30

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 19171
$510/noncredit CRN 19160

INS 400   *** Course Cancelled ***
Double Reed Institute - A Reed Making Workshop

July 8-11/Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5p.m.,Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Room: MC 2
Alyssa McKeithen, director

Whether you are a beginner interested in learning the basics, an advanced student looking for new ideas, or a music instructor wanting to learn about reed adjustments for your students, this course is for you. Making and adjusting reeds in a group environment fosters sharing of ideas and wisdom amongst all participants. In addition to reed making, other possible topics may include care and maintenance of the instrument and reeds, basic reed adjustments, and advice on teaching beginning double reed students (for teachers). There will be an ensemble performance at the conclusion of the session. Students are asked to bring their own reed making equipment, if possible. This includes a double hollow ground knife, plaque, cutting block, steel ruler, mandrel, thread, staples and cane. Some equipment will be available to share and borrow when necessary.

Final Concert: July 11 at 10 a.m. in Kilbourn Hall

Professional Development Hours:25

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 19192
$375/noncredit CRN 19185

INS 433
Plays Well With Others
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 13-15/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 Barr

Pianists 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. Each day will focus on a different aspect of the field - performing, teaching, or philosophy. 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:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15516
$350/noncredit CRN 15501

 

INS 255
Jazz Guitar Workshop
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

July 25-26/Saturday 2–5 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m.–noon
Room: ESM 320
Gene Bertoncini

Develop 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.

Professional Development Hours: 7

Tuition:
$305/noncredit CRN 15342

 

INS 454
Eastman Summer Trombone Institute
This course is full/closed

August 2-6/Sunday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
plus some evenings (begins 7 p.m. Sunday, August 2)
Room: ESM 120
Mark Kellogg, director
Faculty: Jim Martin, Lisa Albrecht, Chris Azzara, Mark Scatterday

An 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 2 at 7 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall

Faculty Recital:
August 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall

Final Participant Recital:
August 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall

Professional Development Hours: 30

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15682
$510/noncredit CRN 15679

 

INS 455
Eastman Summer Trumpet Institute
Applications will still be accepted after June 1 for this program.

August 2-6
Monday–Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. plus intensive individual evening practice time (begins 7 p.m. Sunday, August 2)
Room: Ciminelli Lounge, Student Living Center
Doug Prosser, Wes Nance

Addressing 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 2 at 7 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall

Participant Recital:
August 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminelli Lounge

Professional Development Hours: 30

Tuition:
$1,050/1 credit CRN 15709
$510/noncredit CRN 15698

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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 10117

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