Summer Academic Enrichment Eligible Programs

Goals

This workshop is for violin students looking to branch out from traditional classical violin or who desire to take their improvisation to the next level. Goals: Greater flexibility and creativity through the instrument Ability to improvise on a theme Rhythm and chord progressions Expanded comfort with playing music without being tied to sheet notation Less fear of making mistakes

Activities

Students learn in a group setting through lecture and applied classes covering the following topics: Ear Training/Critical Listening to identify elements in a performance, e.g., rhythm, intro, outro, melody, etc.; strategies for improvisation e.g., rhythmic restrictions, phrase restrictions, note restrictions, target tones, etc.; how to learn a new tune; tune deconstruction; intro to harmonizing the major scale.

Program Dates

First day of session: August 5, 2024. Last day of session: August 9, 2024. 1 week session

Can students reside on campus? No

Can students commute to campus? Yes

Can students take online classes? No