16454

CNSV 100

 Studio Instruction

Frank Corliss

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PART

4 credits  This course consists of 13 one-hour private lessons with members of the Bard College Conservatory faculty. Class size: 35

 

16456

CNSV 102 GT

 Composition Tutorial

George Tsontakis

            -

 

PART

Class size: 8

 

16455

CNSV 102 JT

 Composition Tutorial

Joan Tower

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PART

Class size: 8

 

16457

CNSV 104

 Secondary Piano

Frank Corliss

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PART

Class size: 25

 

16458

CNSV 110

 Chamber Music

Frank Corliss

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0 credits Primary chamber music assignments consist of one or more groups made up of 2 to 9 players, for each student, every semester of their enrollment in the Bard Conservatory. The groups meet for a minimum of two 90 minute rehearsals each week, and have regular coachings with faculty through the semester, roughly 10 times. In addition to performance opportunities through the semester such as noon concerts and student recitals, the Conservatory presents a weekend Chamber Music Marathon. The groups are expected to perform complete works at a polished professional level.

Class size: 25

 

16459

CNSV 112

 Orchestral Training & Rep.

Erica Kiesewetter

 T Th   7:00 pm-9:30 pm

 

 

0 credits This class will focus on training and performance of orchestral literature (standard and also unusual and contemporary). Bi-annual auditions help familiarize students with this process, and sectionals are held by members of the American Symphony orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and other faculty. 4 programs a year including opera, and extra performances in major US cities and abroad. Maestro Leon Botstein is the music director, and guest conductors appear for two programs a year.  Class size: 25

 

16460

CNSV 130

 Orchestral Repertoire

Edward Carroll

 W        4:30 pm-6:30 pm

 

 

2 credits  The process of composing involves examining several pieces of each formal type, extracting from them the basic principles of their construction. Then, you will immediately compose sections of the work submitting them to me for suggestions for revision, reworking each section until a musically satisfying and coherent piece within the basic style is achieved.  Class size: 25

 

16461

CNSV 211

 Alexander Technique for Musicians

Alexander Farkas

 F         9:00 am-3:00 pm

BITO

PART

1 credit  The Alexander Technique provides a way of teaching us how to re-connect with our own innate energies. For musicians this means discovering a way of performing with greater muscular ease, less accumulated fatigue and a less restrictive approach to technique. This course introduces both F. M. Alexander's principles and a new set of physical experiences suited to the musician's specific needs. The aim of the class will be learning how to apply the Technique to practice and performance situations. Students will have the opportunity to work with their instruments in class. Class size: 25

 

16464

CNSV 299

 Syntax of Natural Language

John Halle

M W     3:10 pm-4:30 pm

OLIN 106

SSCI

Cross-listed:  Mind, Brain & Behavior   4 credits  Formal syntax, the mental computation connecting thought and language, has been the object of intensive empirical and theoretical inquiry within linguistics for more than half a century. In its mature form, syntax has made it possible to formulate coherent questions and suggest plausible answers with respect to traditional problems such as the origins of the language faculty, the relationship between words and concepts and the apparent miracle of language acquisition. This will be an elementary course focusing on basic concepts in syntax which form the foundation for intermediate and advanced work in the field. Topics covered include parts of speech, phrase structure rules, c-command, theta roles, X-bar theory, government, head and DP movement, case marking, wh- islands constraints, parameters, concluding with a brief introduction to current work within the minimalist program. There are no prerequisites for the class, however, a basic comfort level with abstract theoretical explanation and/or formal systems (i.e. as encountered in formal logic, programming languages, mathematics, physics, etc.) will be helpful. All students welcome. Class size: 20

 

16465

CNSV 309

 Aural Skills IV

Benjamin Laude

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This is the fourth of four levels of Aural Skills courses offered at Bard. The course aims to continue developing skills that were acquired from Aural Skills I-III. Advanced topics including aural identification of medieval modes, sight-singing of atonal melodies in various clefs, complex rhythm control, modulation, and extended harmonic progressions will be covered, in addition to general reinforcement of previously learned skills. Class size: 20

 

16466

CNSV 310

 Keyboard Skills

Frank Corliss

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PART

Class size: 20

 

16462

CNSV 330

 Composition for Performers

Joan Tower

George Tsontakis

 T         10:10 am-11:30 am

BLM N211

 

Core Sequence in Theory, Analysis, and Composition. Students will produce several original compositions to be performed by themselves and others at a final concert. Exemption policy: Students can petition for exemption based on their having produced substantial original works.   Class size: 25

 

16463

CNSV 332

 Conservatory Seminar

John Halle

 T Th   1:30 pm-2:50 pm

BITO 210

 

Class size: 15

 

16467

CNSV 403

 Conservatory Project

Peter Laki

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Class size: 20