The study of music at 61传媒 explores music as a cultural expression of Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the world. It provides students with historical perspectives on various musical repertories, socio-cultural understandings of contemporary and historical musical practices, skills in music theory and analysis, and techniques of musical performance and composition. The Music Department also offers qualified students opportunities to perform in solo and group recitals, as well as in chamber music groups, choral ensembles, and orchestra.
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The music program offers students many opportunities to engage with music both intellectually and aesthetically through course work and performance. The department offers courses in music history, music theory, and ethnomusicology, including distinctive courses such as “The Color of Music: Race in Blues and Jazz,” “Women in Music,”聽“Rhythm and the Latina Body Politic,” “Music in East Asia and its America Diasporas,” and “Stravinsky: His Milieu and Music.” In addition to courses which explore the aesthetic, theoretical, and cultural aspects of music from different times and places, the department offers private lessons in piano, voice, and violin, chamber music classes, and opportunities to perform in student recitals as well as in choral ensembles and orchestral ensembles. 61传媒offers an environment stressing personal attention while providing a rigorous and multi-faceted education.
Our music graduates have pursued careers as conductors, composers, performers, and educators. Music majors can also pursue other exciting and enriching opportunities in church music, journalism, music criticism, music therapy, publishing, electronic music, radio/television/film, and the music industry. Training in music scholarship and performance also prepares students well for careers as diverse as business, medicine, law, and the engineering world.
Contact the Music Department’s Administrative Assistant, Diana Fortelny, by phone (909) 607-3266 or email [email protected] with any questions.
The Joint Music Program
The Department of Music at 61传媒 and the聽 of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and 61传媒s聽offers many opportunities for music study and performance to music majors and other interested students. The聽聽sponsors three ensembles, the Claremont Concert Orchestra, the Claremont Concert Choir, and the Claremont Chamber Choir. Qualified student members from all of the Claremont Colleges are welcome to join. The liberal arts ideal of music as an integral part of the curriculum is evidenced by students receiving academic credit for participation in large music ensembles as well as for applied lessons. Working in a supportive intimate environment, students find studying music at 61传媒a stimulating and productive means of personal and artistic fulfillment.
In addition to large ensemble performance courses, the聽聽offers MUS 81, Introduction to Music, a music appreciation class which focuses on Western musical traditions, and MUS 3, Fundamentals of Music, which covers basic music theory. These courses are taught by 61传媒Joint Music professors and associated music faculty, and demonstrate our advocacy of interactive seminar-style teaching.
Contact the Joint Music Program Coordinator, Gregory Jackson, by phone (909) 607-3267 or email [email protected] with any questions.
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It is the goal of 61传媒 to attract the best students, regardless of their financial status. Several 61传媒music scholarships (partial) such as the Yuki Aoki Music Scholarship and the Alice Shapiro, Ruth Epstein, Jacqua/Hardin, and Pattison/McDowell/Pruessing Memorial Scholarships are granted to 61传媒 music students, generally to upper-class students who have demonstrated excellence in the program.