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2009 Summer Session Course Listings
Note: Northwestern day school students need permission from the dean of their school to enroll in School of Continuing Studies courses. SCS courses are indicated by a -CN after the course number (example: ACCOUNT 204-CN Sec. 28). The majority of Summer Session courses do not need dean approval.
Music: Master Classes, Symposia, and Workshops
Bienen School of Music
MUSIC 330-0: Practicum in Performance
MUSIC 430-0: Materials, Performance, Practice and Pedagogy
Registration for all master classes and workshops, either for credit or audit, must be done through the School of Music Summer Session Office. Contact that office for registration materials and special instructions for each class. Phone: (847) 491-7485 or email: d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 11 
A Vocal Career Seminar
CAESAR Class Number: 41666
1 week,
EVAN,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 6:30 - 10pm
Pamela Hinchman
This course will be held in Music Building room 109.
In these classes you will learn to audition for an agent, an opera company in the US and Europe, and a musical theatre company. We will find three pieces for you that will make you the most marketable and help you to perfect them. Also discussed: How to present yourself most effectively by clothes and grooming; creating a useable resume and bio; advice on the proper picture for your voice type; tax issues. Guest speakers include a New York agent for opera and musical theater, a tax specialist, photographer, stage directors. Class is limited to 12 singers and 30 auditors. To apply as a participant, send a resume and tape or CD of 3 pieces to Summer Session Office, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, 711 Elgin Road, Evanston, IL 60201. Deadline for registration is June 15.
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 21
Tuba Master Classes
CAESAR Class Number: 41722
1 week,
EVAN,
7/13 - 7/17
MTuWThF 10am - 5pm
Rex Martin and Gene Pokorny
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room Music Classroom.
Rex Martin, professor of tuba and euphonium at Northwestern University, and Gene Pokorny, principal tuba of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will present a five day performance workshop for tuba players. During this intensive week, students will have the opportunity to study with both teachers in a master class setting. Various sessions will include, but are not limited to: audition preparation, recital preparation, efficient practice techniques, the psychology of performance, effectively combating stage fright, fundamental and advanced techniques, breathing and pedagogy. In addition to the master classes, both Mr. Pokorny and Mr. Martin will present solo recitals. Registration for performers is limited to the first 20 applicants. Auditors are encouraged. For more information contact the Bienen School of Music Summer Session Office, 847/491-7485 or d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 31
Trombone Master Classes
CAESAR Class Number: 41692
1 week,
EVAN,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 10am - 1pm
Additional days: MTuWThF 2-5 p.m.
Michael Mulcahy
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room Music Classroom.
This summer trombone workshop will feature an exhaustive exposure to fundamentals, training for orchestral auditions, master classes focusing on the interpretation of solo literature, and chamber music performance.Michael Mulcahy appears around the globe as a soloist and teacher. He hasled Northwestern's trombone studio since 1999 and his students occupy major positions in orchestras worldwide, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and the Berlin Philharmonic. A member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1989,Mulcahy is also principal trombone with Chicago's Music of the Baroque and the Grand Teton Music Festival. Previously he was principal trombone with Australia'sTasmanian Symphony and Melbourne Symphony and solo trombone with the Cologne Radio Symphony. The deadline for performer applications is June 15. For more information and to receive an application contact the Bienen School of Music Summer Session Office, 847/491-7485 or d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 41
NORTHWESTERN PERCUSSION SYMPOSIUM
CAESAR Class Number: 42780
1 week,
EVAN,
8/2 - 8/8
MTuWThF 9am - 10pm
Additional days: Sat, Sun Sat: 9-12pm; Sun: 4-10pm
She-e Wu
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room 1st Floor.
Distinguished percussionists from New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and many more will gather at this Percussion Symposium to discuss styles, sound productions, listening sessions, body movements, strokes, brain in music, memorization, performing, delivery, physical execution, practicing, auditions, instruments and daily technical lab classes on all percussion instruments and performances in master classes. For more information and to receive an application contact the Bienen School of Music Summer Session Office, 847/491-7485 or d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 51
Flute and Piccolo Master Classes in Orchestral Performance
CAESAR Class Number: 41458
1 week,
EVAN,
6/22 - 6/26
MTuWThF 10am - 1pm
Additional days: TuTh 2:00-5:00 PM
Walfrid Kujala
This course will be held in Pick Staiger Hall room Concert Hall.
These seven master class sessions will focus mainly on the study and performance of significant solo and ensemble passages for flute and piccolo in the symphonic literature. The repertoire will include excerpts from - Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Beethoven's Leonore Overture no. 3 and Symphonies nos. 3, 6, 7 and 9, Dance of the Sprites from Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, Brahms's Symphonies no. 1 and 4, Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Dvorák's Symphony no. 8, Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, the Scherzo from Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Classical Symphony, Ravel's Daphnis and Chloé, Piano Concerto, Mother Goose and Bolero, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol and Scheherazade, Rossini's Overtures to William Tell, La Gazza Ladra and Semiramide, Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals, Shostakovich's Symphonies nos. 5, 6 and 9, Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel and Salome's Dance, Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Petrushka and Song of the Nightingale, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 4. Professor Kujala will also illustrate and discuss the proper preparation of typical audition concertos for flute (Mozart, Nielsen, Ibert) and piccolo (Vivaldi). Most of the orchestral excerpts and all the concertos will have piano accompanimentProfessor Kujala will stress the disciplines necessary for study and effective performance of repertoire. Performers will be asked to select excerpts from the list to play in the class, and other works may be brought in as well. Students will receive suggestions, verbally and through example, in regard to their performance.Performers for Professor Kujala's master classes are chosen by audition. Prospective performers must submit a high-quality recording (cassette, CD, MD, or DAT) that includes excerpts from at least five of the orchestral works listed above plus either the opening 39 bars of the Mozart Concerto in G or the opening 45 bars of the Mozart Concerto in D. The recording, together with a resume of training and experience, should be sent to Summer Session, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, 711 Elgin Road, Evanston, IL 60208-1200. Applicants who are accepted as performers will then be billed for the $550 performer's fee. The fee for auditing is $30 per session. Applications will be processed as they are received: early submission is advisable. The deadline for performer applications is May 1.
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 61
Conducting and Wind Music Symposium
CAESAR Class Number: 41460
1 week,
EVAN,
7/5 - 7/10
MTuWThF 8am - 5pm
Additional days: Sun 4-9pm
Mallory Thompson
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room 011.
Taught by Mallory Thompson, Director of Bands at Northwestern University; Jerry Junkins, Director of Bands, University of Texas at Austin, and Ryan Nelson Associate Director of Bands, Northwestern University, the symposium is designed to enhance your conducting, teaching and musical skills. Participants will be sent a list of scores to prepare in advance, and the repertoire will include a variety of works for ensembles of various levels. Works to be studied include established masterworks as well as new music for winds.In addition to conducting a live ensemble and receiving feedback from the faculty, participants will attend lectures and discussions on choosing repertoire, score study, rehearsal techniques, movement and music interpretation. The symposium is recommended for conductors of all levels with a desire to learn and explore new ideas.Registration for participants will be limited to 30. Registration will include completion of an application form, the registration fee and a resume. Preference will be given to those with a completed bachelor's degree and some experience. There is no limit on those interested in auditing. Applications will be accepted until the symposium is filled. For more information and to receive an application, please contact Dorothy Wyandt (847)491-7485 or d-wyandt@northwestern.edu"
MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 71
Trumpet Master Classes
CAESAR Class Number: 41462
1 week,
EVAN,
6/15 - 6/19
MTuWThF 10am - 1pm
Additional days: MTuWThF 2:00pm-5:00pm
Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room 011.
This is a workshop for the serious trumpet player, featuring daily master classes and performances by Northwestern professors Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer. Participants will perform several times throughout the week including solos, orchestral mock audition and assigned chamber music. Performances and topics to include solo playing, audition techniques and practice, musicianship, piccolo trumpet playing, orchestral techniques and problem solving and traditional Chicago-style health of production and sound. Performance applicants should send a resume and tape with a solo of your choice and the following: Enesco Legend page 1, Stravinsky Petrouchka Ballerina solo and Mahler Symphony #5 opening solo. Applications will be processed as they are received: early submission is advisable. The deadline for performer applications is May 1. Auditors are encouraged. For more information contact the Bienen School of Music Summer Session Office, 847/491-7485 or d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 11
A Vocal Career Seminar
CAESAR Class Number: 41664
1 week,
EVAN,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 6:30 - 10pm
Pamela Hinchman
This course will be held in Music Building room 109.
See MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 11 for course description.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 21
Tuba Master Classes
CAESAR Class Number: 41724
1 week,
EVAN,
7/13 - 7/17
MTuWThF 10am - 5pm
Rex Martin and Gene Pokorny
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room Music Classroom.
See MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 21 for course description.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 31
Trombone Master Classes
CAESAR Class Number: 41694
1 week,
EVAN,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 10am - 1pm
Additional days: MTuWThF 2pm-5pm
Michael Mulcahy
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room Music Classroom.
See MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 31 for course description.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 41
NORTHWESTERN PERCUSSION SYMPOSIUM
CAESAR Class Number: 42783
1 week,
EVAN,
8/2 - 8/8
MTuWThF 9am - 10pm
Additional days: Sat, Sun: Sat: 9-12pm; Sun: 4-10pm
She-e Wu
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room 1st Floor.
See MUSIC 330-0 Percussion Seminar for description.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 51
Flute and Piccolo Master Classes in Orchestral Performance
CAESAR Class Number: 41464
1 week,
EVAN,
6/22 - 6/26
MTuWThF 10am - 1pm
Additional days: TuTh 2-5pm
Walfrid Kujala
This course will be held in Pick Staiger Hall room Concert Hall.
See MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 51 for course description.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 61
Conducting and Wind Music Symposium
CAESAR Class Number: 41466
1 week,
EVAN,
7/5 - 7/10
MTuWThF 8am - 5pm
Additional days: Sun 4-9pm
Mallory Thompson
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room 011.
See MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 61 for course description.
MUSIC 430-0 Sec. 71
Trumpet Master Classes
CAESAR Class Number: 41468
1 week,
EVAN,
6/15 - 6/19
MTuWThF 10am - 1pm
Additional days: MTWThF 2-5pm
Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer
This course will be held in Regenstein Hall room 011.
See MUSIC 330-0 Sec. 71 for course description.
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