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Looking for a music elective? Check out these options open to all Conservatory students.
Professor Bryan Reichert
breicher@bw.edu
Have you ever wanted to learn to play the guitar, but didn't know where to start? Or maybe, you play already, but don't know where to go next? Then Guitar Class is the place for you!
Guitar Class at BW provides students of all backgrounds and majors the opportunity to learn the guitar in a supportive classroom environment. We start playing from the very first class meeting and by the end of the semester, leave with a confident understanding of popular guitar playing styles and the tools to continue playing long after. Please contact Prof. Bryan Reichert, BW Conservatory of Music faculty, for more information!
Professor Bryan Reichert
breicher@bw.edu
Intermediate Guitar Class is a lab and lecture combined class instructed by Prof. Bryan Reichert that reviews and builds-on popular guitar playing techniques: fundamental to intermediate. Throughout the semester, we will identify guitar playing styles commonly found in your favorite popular music genres (rock, classical, jazz, blues, etc.) and learn the characteristics that define each style. You will be encouraged to bring music examples from your favorite artists to the group, which we will then play (step-by-step) and analyze as a class. Not only will we learn to play the techniques used in various guitar styles, but also discuss the history of guitar music and the incredible musicians that play it. In addition, we will identify apps, websites, and devices available to help take your playing to the next level!
Professor Lorelei Batislaong
lbatisla@bw.edu
This course is for anyone interested in developing their accompaniment musicianship skills (in either ukulele or guitar) to use in a classroom setting. Within this context, we will experience elemental improvisation (using recorders, barred instruments, technology) and elemental movement and discuss pedagogical strategies to teaching young students. While this course is geared towards future music teachers, BW students entering the field of education and wanting to incorporate music in their classroom, or students seeking a musical elective would find this a meaningful course. Come as you are. No previous music experience required.
Dr. Danielle Kuntz
dmkuntz@bw.edu
This course is open to ALL Conservatory majors and is aimed at helping students to develop a broad understanding of music research methodologies, resources, and skillsets. Students will develop an independent research topic of their choice throughout the semester. Upon completion of this course, students will have prepared the materials (abstracts, prospectuses, etc.) and skills needed to participate in more advanced research opportunities, such as thesis projects, on-campus research programs (RBI Scholars, Summer Scholars), publications, or conferences.
Dr. Danielle Kuntz
dmkuntz@bw.edu
In this course, we will explore the world of the castrato—a castrated, high-voiced male singer common in Baroque era Europe—through the music of Baroque opera. The castrato and its role in the developing opera tradition of the Baroque era casts light not only on historical but also modern conceptions of gender and sexuality in music. Although our focus will be on Baroque opera, we will contextualize our work in other diverse perspectives, including high-voiced male traditions in other vocal music genres (e.g., gospel and popular music).
Dr. Beth Hiser
bhiser@bw.edu
In this course, we will seek to understand the cultural and political framework that perpetuates systemic discrimination in popular music and popular music education. We will use race, gender, sexuality, and (dis)ability as lenses to examine popular music and the systems that have supported it in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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