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Music LessonsThere are two categories of private lessons—those for credit and those taken without credit. All students who wish to receive private instruction must take the Music Theory Placement Test, which is offered during Orientation Week. |
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Non-credit
private instruction with members of the faculty—Music
99, is open to all students, providing the corequisite of Music
111 is exempted via the Music Theory Placement
Test or fulfilled in the same academic year in which
the lessons begin. Several partial scholarships are
available by application. Auditions or an initial meeting with the teacher
are required.
The Performing Music for Credit Program (Music 199/299) is
designed for students of at least intermediate-level musical skills who
wish to continue serious vocal or instrumental study for academic
credit. Acceptance into 199/299 is by the recommendation
of the instructor, and an audition is required. A corequisite academic
music course is
required for Music 199/299. Music 199/299 are
graded “credit/non-credit.”
FEES: There is no
charge for
performing music to students enrolled in Music 199, 299, or
344 who:
1) have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Wellesley
College Financial Aid Office; 2) are receiving financial aid from Wellesley
College;
and 3) are taking the normal length of lesson. All other Music
199 and 299 students are charged $988, the rate for one half-hour
lesson per week throughout the year; the Music Department pays for
their additional time for that lesson level. 199 students
who normally have 45 minute lessons may register for hour lessons for
an additional charge. Students who contract for performing music instruction
under Music 99 are charged $988 for one half-hour
lesson per week through both semesters, and may register for 45-minute
or hour lessons for an additional charge. A few partial subsidies are
available to students taking Music 99.
Weekly group lessons in voice, classical guitar, percussion, viola da gamba and recorder are available at a fee of $300 per year.
The music major is a program of at least ten units. The normal sequence of courses for the major is: MUS 122, 244, 200 and 201 (history and analysis), 315, and a total of two semesters of 300 (four half-semester modular units per year). Also required are three additional elected units of 200- or 300-level work. Students who declare a music major in 2006-07 and after will also be required to participate in their choice of the Department performing music ensembles for at least one academic year (i.e., two semesters). The study of composition (213/313) is highly recommended for majors.
The music minor is a program of at least five units. One unit must come from theory (120, 122, or 244), and another from history (101, 200, 201, 209, 222, 223, 224, 230, 235, or 276). One of the five units may come from earning one credit through performing music lessons (199, 299) or through completing two years in an ensemble (250H).
Students who expect to take
Performing Music for Credit (Music 199/299) during all four of their
years at Wellesley should strongly consider the music minor, since it
requires only a single course unit beyond the yearly performance corequisites.
**Check the current course catalog for a full description of major/minor requirements**
Performing OpportunitiesFor students
enrolled in Music 99, 199, and 299: Students may
participate in the many ensembles (open by audition) sponsored
by the Music Department (for a complete listing with descriptions
click here).
They may also perform in formal solo or joint recitals, enroll
in Music 240 (Opera Workshop) and participate in the Works
in Progress Concert Series, which is an informal lunchtime
series open on a first come/ first served basis. In addition,
faculty often offer studio workshops and masterclasses. |
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We urge all students who wish to pursue private instrumental or vocal instruction to take note of the following procedures. When you arrive on campus, please come to the Music Department Office (Jewett 205) to sign up for the Music Theory Placement Test, which is offered during Orientation Week only. When your Placement Test has been evaluated, the results will be posted on the Music Department Bulletin Board, indicating whether you need to take Music 111 (Introduction to the Language of Music) or Music 111x, or whether you have exempted that requirement and may therefore register for one of the other corequisite courses listed below. You must either take or exempt Music 111 or 111x in order to register for lessons.
If you plan to take lessons without credit (Music 99), you must still either take or exempt Music 111 or 111x. Music 99 students need not take further corequisite courses after this requirement is completed.
Your audition or your first lesson is the appropriate time to discuss with your instructor the possibility of enrolling in Music 199 (lessons for credit). If s/he feels that you qualify for lessons at the 199 level, you and the instructor must complete and submit the lesson contract promptly.
Students taking lessons for credit in Music 199 must enroll in one of the corequisite music courses. After completing or exempting Music 111, (111x), any music course for which the student is qualified may served as the corequisite for lessions. If a student is taking jazz instrumental or jazz voice lessons, Music 120 (Jazz Theory) is a good choice. All students wishing to complete a major in music must take 122 as a part of their required course work. Students wishing to minor in music must, as part of their required course work, take either Music 122 or Music 120 (See “Directions for Election” in the course catalog for a full explanation.)
Since the results of the Music Theory Placement Test may not be available before you are asked to register for courses, please make sure to sign up immediately for the class you expect you will need to take. Then, if the results indicate that you should take a class for which you did not register, you may switch during the add/drop period.
Please remember that music lessons at Wellesley involve a full year commitment. Contracts are binding for the entire school year, and no refunds will be made once your lessons have begun. You may not continue beyond your first two lessons unless your contract has been signed by both you and your instructor and returned to the Music Department Office. Music/instrument lockers will be available to you after your completed contract has been submitted and accepted.
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The Music Department requires all students who wish to study performing music to take the Music Theory Placement Test. The MTPT will be administered on Wednesday, August 30. The times are listed below. The purpose of the MTPT is to guide the Music Department in determining what theory training will best support your music study goals. We do not expect or require all students to be familiar with every topic covered on the exam before coming to Wellesley. Among the areas covered are: nomenclature and notation of intervals, scales, triads, and seventh chords, clef-reading, notation of musical rhythm, aural skills, basic musical terminology, and (for more advanced students) fundamentals of figured bass realization. In addition, students are asked to fill out a page of information about their musical background.
Those wishing to review for the test may want to refer to Elements of Music by Joseph N. Straus, which is published by Prentice Hall or The Music Kit (fourth edition) by Tom Manoff, published by W. W. Norton. These texts have excellent general theory information. If you prefer, you may simply review with any other basic theory text. Once again, the topics covered are: nomenclature and notation of intervals, scales, triads, and seventh chords, clef-reading, notation of musical rhythm, aural (listening/dictation) skills, basic musical terminology, and (for more advanced students) fundamentals of figured bass realization.
Music Theory Placement Test Schedule for 2007-8
The test, which will be administered in Jewett Auditorium, takes approximately one hour. It is essential that students wishing to take courses or lessons in the Music Department take this test!
Wednesday, August 29
8:30 - 9:30am
4 - 5pm
Jewett Auditorium
Auditions for private instruction
take several different forms. Voice, strings, and piano have scheduled
auditions during Orientation Week or during the first week of classes.
All other instrumental auditions occur during a “first meeting” with
the instructor. Listed below are requirements for some instruments/voice.
If your instrument or style is not listed, it is safe to assume that
you should be prepared
to play two short excerpts or pieces in contrasting styles. Auditions
are intended to be relaxed and pleasant!
Bassoon:
199 - All major scales in two octaves.
A study of the difficulty of Milde Scale Studies or Vaulet Studies.
Slow and fast solo movements of the difficulty of Vivaldi’s Concerto
in F Major.
299 - Chromatic scale covering the entire range up to high D, major and
minor scales three octaves, the range of the instrument.
A study of the difficulty of Milde Concert studies
Fast and slow movements of the difficulty of Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto
or Weber’s Andante and Rondo, or Weber’s Concerto.
Flute
Two contrasting movements (time periods and styles) as well as your
list of completed repertoire and studies.
Jazz Violin
Play two or three-octave scales and arpeggios in keys up to four sharps
and four flats, as well as two contrasting pieces in any style. For
students with improvisation experience, play a blues and a jazz standard
of
their choice.
Jazz/World Music Audition requirements for Private lessons:
1) Be able to play all twelve major scales, and Dorian and Mixolydian
modes in two keys.
2) Prepare two pieces that you feel best represent the range of your
skills.
Ex. a blues or standard (for interpretation and possible improvisation)
and a solo transcription or jazz etude (for reading and interpretation).
If comfortable, plan to improvise on at least one of the pieces.
Piano
Two or more pieces of intermediate to advanced difficulty from different style
periods (i.e. baroque, classical, romantic, modern)
Oboe
Scales. Barret or Ferling Etude, and perform two movements of a solo
piece.
Strings
A scale plus a set of arpeggios and two contrasting pieces
(usually one fast and one slow).
Voice
Singers should prepare 3-5 minutes of music maximum, preferably something
you like and know well. Ideally the pieces will show different aspects
of your singing. One piece could be something like “Happy Birthday” or “The
Star-Spangled Banner.” An accompanist will be provided,
so please bring a copy of the music you will sing for the pianist, if
you wish accompaniment. You are also welcome to sing unaccompanied or
to accompany yourself, if you prefer. We will also have a questionnaire
for you to fill out asking about your musical background and interests
Ensemble AuditionsMost of the ensembles hold auditions during Orientation Week or in the first week of classes. Choir, Glee Club and Orchestra have auditions running throughout the week. Other ensembles may have auditions during Orientation Week or during the first week of classes. Sign-up sheets will be posted in the Music Department at the beginning of Orientation Week. Students should make a point to sign up for an audition at that time. The Jazz Ensembles will also hold an Open House during the first week of classes. |
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Body and Soul
Wellesley College’s Body and Soul vocal jazz ensemble is a performing ensemble comprised of up to 8 singers. Rehearsals take place on Tuesdays from 4-6pm. During rehearsals we work on arrangements of jazz standards and contemporary jazz songs (for solo or group singing) and improvisation techniques (scat singing). The ensemble can be taken for .5 credit (full year commitment). Please be prepared to sing one song a capella.
Chamber Music Society
Play two contrasting selections, one fast and one slow. Some sight-reading.
Choral Ensembles: Wellesley College Choir and Chamber Singers
No prepared piece is necessary. Students are asked to sing a familiar melody, (America) in a variety of keys, some vocal exercises, a sight-reading excerpt, and some ear-training exercises. There is one audition for both ensembles.
Wellesley College Collegium
Musicum
Tom Zajac, director
Students interested in singing should have some prior experience (ie.
a school or community chorus) or have had some training in popular
or classical styles. No experience with the music offered in the class
is
necessary.
Instrumentalists should have some background in a Western or Arabic
instrument. Players of the violin, ’cello, guitar, harp, flute, recorder,
’oud, nay,
kanun and percussion will be especially welcome. We are looking for
students with an interest and willingness to learn new instruments
and/or new
techniques.
Fiddleheads
Students interested in joining Fiddleheads should attend the first
meeting. There is no formal audition.
Orchestra
Prepare a brief selection of a piece that
demonstrates musical and technical ability. It is recommended to include
a selection from a first movement of a classical sonata or concerto,
or any medium- to fast-tempo piece
that shows an ability to play in a steady tempo. If you arrive without
music, prepare a scale of your choice in as many octaves as your technique
permits you to play steadily and in
tune.
Synergy
For more information,
please contact the director, Paula Zeitlin, at pzeitlin@wellesley.edu.
These guidelines have been
prepared in order to help department faculty evaluate student performance.
Assessment sheets for evaluations and juries will be provided for those
events.
Basic Information
Which students participate: Students enrolled in Music 199, 299,
and 344 are required to participate. An exception is made for 344 students
in the Spring term, since the recital counts as a jury.
When: Evaluations take place during reading period of the Fall
semester. Juries take place during reading period
of the Spring semester. They are scheduled by Emily
Kennedy. Faculty should make every effort to keep those dates clear,
since
scheduling is not finalized until shortly before evaluations and juries
are held.
Preparation: Early in the term, students must be fully informed
by their teachers regarding the evaluation process, its requirements,
and its schedule. Teachers are also responsible for ensuring that each
student has received appropriate preparation for evaluations and juries.
Structure: Fall evaluations have a total length of 10 minutes.
Students should prepare no more than 8 minutes of music, in order to allow
time for faculty to write their evaluations. Spring juries last 15 minutes,
and students should prepare no more than 12 minutes of music.
Repertoire Requirements: Repertoire requirements are determined
by the relevant faculty group (that is, jazz faculty set out the general
guidelines and expectations for jazz, string faculty for strings, woodwind
faculty for woodwinds, etc.). Specific requirements vary from instrument
to instrument, but in general evaluation and jury repertoire should provide
the panel with adequate information with which to judge the performance.
In particular, appropriate difficulty and musical contrast should be considered
as repertoire is chosen.
Grading: For
Fall evaluations, the panel members provide comments only. No grade
is assigned, except for students who are spending the Spring term abroad.
Those students, by special agreement with the department, are allowed
to take 199 for one term (and receive a half-unit of credit). They perform
their juries in December and receive a grade at that time. Grading is
“mandatory credit/non.”
For Spring-term juries, the faculty jury members provide both comments
and a letter grade. The faculty panel for each evaluation/jury is comprised
of all of the faculty for that instrument or category of instruments,
plus one academic faculty member; all jazz juries are currently heard
by all of the jazz faculty. Grading is
“mandatory credit/non.”
Grades for the jury performance
are given by each faculty member and are averaged to determine the jury
grade. That grade represents 50 percent of the student’s grade for
the year. The instructor’s grade for work done in lessons for the
year represents the other 50 percent. Grading is “mandatory credit/non.”
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Assessment Criteria
for Evaluations and Juries
The list below includes components that may come into play in the evaluation/grading
process. Some elements are objective and easily quantified, while others
are admittedly subjective. This list is intended merely as a set of general
guidelines for assessment.
A. Categories of Grading Standard
1. Student graded against self: how much has she improved since you last heard her?
2. Student graded against a minimum standard: does she fulfill the minimum standards for her level of course (199, 299, 344)?
3. Student graded against a perfect standard: how does her performance compare to your ideal performance of this repertoire?
B. Musical/ Technical Accomplishment
1. General musicianship
2. Level of difficulty of music presented, which should be considered in relation to the course level (199, 299, or 344)
3. Technical development: Rhythmic accuracy, Rhythmic flexibility, Control of tempo, Intonation, Note accuracy, Articulation, Phrasing, Dynamic range, Tone quality
Diction (singers only)
4. Memorization (voice, and elsewhere where appropriate).
5. Improvisation (jazz students only)
6. Interaction with accompaniment/ensemble
C. Artistry
1. Interpretation
2. Expression
3. Appropriate Style
D. Stage Comportment
1. Preparation
2. Poise
3. Communication
4. Posture or position
Evaluation/Jury Sheets
Evaluation/Jury sheets will include a list of the criteria for judging student performance. Faculty will be asked to write a cogent paragraph for each student about her performance. Jury sheets are returned to the teacher once grading information has been collected. Evaluation sheets should NOT ordinarily be given directly to the student, except in rare cases in which the teacher deems this appropriate. The comments are intended to be used by the instructor, both as a guide for the student and as feedback for the teacher. Faculty members should keep copies for their records, as the department does not retain copies.
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