The emphasis of this group is rehearsal and performance of high quality choral music. Each student will develop personal musicianship, vocal skills, and a sense for working together as an ensemble.
In Foundations of Music Theory, students learn to analyze and sing examples of music notation from the standard repertoire and write your own melodies with your new-found skills.
In Foundations of Music History/Appreciation, students investigate how music evolved through the last millennium into the music we enjoy today. Students explore an evolution of music history and its parallels and application to current musical styles
In Intermediate Music Theory/History, students expand basic music theory knowledge to include major and minor scales, intervals, counterpoint, and traditional melody and harmony. Students analyze these concepts via historical music examples and discuss their usage within the music history spectrum. Students compose their own 2, 3 and 4 voice pieces.
AP/Honors Music Theory is a full-year course of college-level music theory, which includes analysis, composition, dictation, ear training and sight singing.
The Stuart Instrumental Ensemble for strings, winds and brass, is conducted by the Westminster Conservatory of Music at no charge to students in Middle and Upper School. The Ensemble will rehearse on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in the Music Library in Cor Unum at Stuart. Students must be able to commit to a weekly rehearsal schedule and are strongly encouraged to take lessons from a private teacher.
The Westminster Conservatory of Music also offers music classes after school for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 at our brother school, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. Download the 2011-2012 schedule.
Please contact Peggy Berlan at 609.921.7893 or mberlan@rider.edu.