Introducing Beyond Classical & Jazz

August 27, 2020

We’ve had ensembles and classes that fit outside of our usual Classical & Jazz Offerings for a while. These offerings are based around American Folk Music, World Music Ensembles, and some offerings in Popular Styles as well. This diverse group has a lot to offer to our students, and we are hoping to give them a higher profile to make sure that you know about all of the opportunities that are open to you at ECMS!

Members of the ECMS Gamelan photo

Members of the ECMS Gamelan perform at Winterfest in 2019.

Ensembles for Everyone:

Brazilian Percussion Ensemble

Gamelan Ensemble

Beginner Mbira Ensemble & Advance Mbira Ensemble

Zimbabwean Marimba Ensemble

String Band

 

Classes for Middle and High School Students:

Intro to Modern Band

Music Recording & Production

Alexander Technique for High Schoolers

Instructor Greg Doscher and a member of the Zimbabwean Marimba Ensemble photo

Instructor Greg Doscher and a member of the Zimbabwean Marimba Ensemble recruit a future member at the ECMS Open House in 2019.

Composition: Film Scoring

Composition: Computer Music

 

Classes for Adults:

Alexander Technique for Adults

Composition: Film Scoring

Composition: Computer Music

 

Lessons:

Accordion

Fiddle Lessons

Latin Percussion

Songwriting

 

You can find all of our course and ensemble offerings in Beyond Classical and Jazz on the category webpage on our website here!

Have any ideas about a community music program or offering that would fit in this category? Let us know what you are thinking of by emailing ecampbell@esm.rochester.edu so that we can consider how we can grow to serve our community better!