Course:

CNSV 100  Studio Instruction

Professor:

Frank Corliss  

CRN:

15478

Schedule/Location:

       TBA

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 4

 

 

This course is for Conservatory performance majors studying their primary instrument and consists of 13 one-hour private lessons with members of the Bard College Conservatory faculty. This course is required for all performance majors in every semester.

 

Course:

CNSV 102 A Composition Tutorial

Professor:

Joan Tower  

CRN:

15479

Schedule/Location:

       TBA

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 4

 

Class cap: 8

This course is for Conservatory composition majors  and consists of 13 one-hour private lessons with members of the Bard College Conservatory composition faculty. This course is required for all performance majors in every semester.

 

Course:

CNSV 104  Secondary Piano

Professor:

Frank Corliss  

CRN:

15481

Schedule/Location:

       TBA

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 2

 

Class cap: 10

This course develops technical and musical skills through weekly hour-long private piano lessons taught by the excellent pianists of the Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship. Students are graded based on the quality of preparation for lessons, attendance, and an end of the semester jury. Registration is open to Conservatory students at all levels of pianistic skill and experience. College students wishing to take secondary piano do so through the undergraduate music program.

 

Course:

CNSV 110  Chamber Music

Professor:

Marka Gustavsson  

CRN:

15482

Schedule/Location:

       TBA

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 2

 

 

Enrollment in this course is required of all Bard Conservatory performance undergraduates, after their first semester in CNSV 108. Students will be automatically registered for this class, and are assigned or may request their own groups of 2-9 musicians. To be considered, requests must be sent to gustavss@bard.edu before August 15, and January 15. All groups commit to the preparation and performance of formative repertoire. Rehearsal requirements must include at least two weekly 90 min meetings, and regular coaching will be arranged by the lesson scheduler. Performance opportunities include: the Chamber Music Marathon (Nov/April), noon concerts, student recitals, performance classes, and guest artist master classes.  **Notes: Undergraduate students who have an exceptional need to reduce their workload may apply for a waiver for CNSV 110. Students must submit the online waiver form, and send an email notification to gustavss@bard.edu. The waiver must be approved before the end of the first week of classes. Waivers received later than the first week will not be considered. Students may request to audit Chamber Music CNSV 110 for 0 cr, however the workload remains the same as the credit bearing requirement.

 

Course:

CNSV 112  Orchestral Training and Repertoire

Professor:

Erica Kiesewetter  

CRN:

15483

Schedule/Location:

 Tue  Thurs    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Fisher PAC

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 0

 

 

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. Four 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, in addition to Tan Dun and James Bagwell.

 

Course:

CNSV 118  Chinese Ensemble

Professor:

Chen Tao  

CRN:

15484

Schedule/Location:

 Tue      7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

      Fri   3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 0

 

 

Chinese Ensemble provides Chinese instrument majors large ensemble and chamber music experience with regular rehearsals and performance opportunities. Students work closely with the ensemble coach and their studio teachers to further develop their skills in ensemble playing, intonation, and musical expression through practical playing experience. At least one major Chinese Ensemble concert with the participation of all Chinese instrument majors will be performed each semester on campus, supplemented by other types of performance opportunities on and off campus throughout the year. Studio teachers assist the ensemble coach as well as performing in ensembles, allowing students to learn firsthand from the playing of more experienced musicians. Mixed ensembles including Western instruments are encouraged. The Chinese Ensemble program is further enriched by master classes and concerts by guest artists.  Note: This course will be the US-China Music Institute equivalent to both the Conservatory Chamber Music and Orchestra requirements. Separate enrollment in Chamber Music or Orchestra is not required.  This class is open to all students at Bard. If you are not conservatory students but want to take this class, please contact hlin@bard.edu for more information.  This class is also possible to be a 2 credits class up on request.

 

Course:

CNSV 126  Literature and Language of Chinese Music II: Instrumental Music

Professor:

Xinyan Li  

CRN:

15496

Schedule/Location:

  Wed     2:00 PM - 3:20 PM Blum Music Center N210

Distributional Area:

AA Analysis of Art  

Credits: 2

 

 

(2 credits) Through the repertoire listening and score study, this course emphasizes the history, structure, orchestration, melodic and performance characteristics of Chinese instrumental music, including solo instrumental music, silk and bamboo ensemble music, as well as winds and percussion ensemble music. It also includes minority music from Mongolian, Uyghur, Dong, Miao, Yi, Dai, Naxi, Korean and Kinh, as well as contemporary chamber and orchestral masterpieces composed in the past 40 years.

 

Course:

CNSV 130  Orchestral Repertoire for winds, brass, percussion, and harp

Professor:

Edward Carroll  

CRN:

15485

Schedule/Location:

  Wed     4:30 PM - 6:30 PM 

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 2

 

 

Works drawn from the core of the symphonic repertoire are studied and rehearsed in 2- hour sessions throughout the semester. This course addresses issues of ensemble playing, intonation and musical expression for wind, brass, percussion, and harp players in orchestra. This course also broadens the knowledge of the symphonic repertoire through actual playing experience. Woodwind/Brass class will follow from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

 

Course:

CNSV 201  Composing for Film: Aesthetics & Techniques

Professor:

Mark Baechle  

CRN:

15488

Schedule/Location:

  Wed     3:30 PM - 5:30 PM 

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 2

 

 

Crosslists: Music

This course will explore the aesthetics and practice of film music composition. Common uses of film music will be understood through the analysis of pivotal film scores. Techniques for writing and producing film music will be demonstrated using behind the scenes, real world examples from Oscar winning Indies and Hollywood Blockbusters. In addition to gaining an understanding of the design of popular film scores, students will learn practical techniques and methods for creating music productions through demonstrations using software applications and computer workstations. The course will feature guest lectures from some of the leading figures in film music composition, including Conservatory dean and film composer Tan Dun. Prerequisites: This class is open to all students at Bard who have a basic knowledge of music theory demonstrated through successful completion of a Conservatory or Music Program theory class. Or by permission of instructor.

 

Course:

CNSV 211  Alexander Technique for Musicians

Professor:

Alexander Farkas  

CRN:

15486

Schedule/Location:

        TBA  

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 1

 

 

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.

 

Course:

CNSV 226  Literature and Language of Chinese Music IV: Operatic Music

Professor:

Xinyan Li  

CRN:

15526

Schedule/Location:

  Wed     3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Blum Music Center N210

Distributional Area:

AA Analysis of Art  

Credits: 2

 

 

 

Course:

CNSV 240  Core Sequence Class II: Chromatic Harmony and Combined Species Counterpoint

Professor:

Eric Wen  

CRN:

15487

Schedule/Location:

Mon       3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Blum Music Center HALL

Wed     9:30 AM - 2:00 PM Bito Conservatory Bldg. 210

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 4

 

 

This course is a continuation of the material studied in CNSV 140. It covers the many possibilities of using non-diatonic tones in a key (i.e., chromaticism), spanning a variety of topics such as modal mixture, applied (i.e., secondary) dominants, the Phrygian 2 and the different forms of the augmented-sixth chords. This course also focuses upon the study of combined species counterpoint. In addition to understanding how combined-species patterns form the basis of diatonic sequences, the interaction between contrapuntal voice-leading techniques and genuine harmonic progressions will be clarified. Prerequisite: CNSV 140 or permission of the instructor.

 

Course:

CNSV 309  Aural Skills IV

Professor:

David Sytkowski  

CRN:

15489

Schedule/Location:

 Tue   Fri   11:30 AM - 12:50 PM Bito Conservatory Bldg. 210

Distributional Area:

 

Credits: 2

 

 

The course aims to continue developing skills that were acquired from Aural Skills III. Topics covered include aural identification, sight-singing of increasingly complex rhythms and melodies, and multiple-voice dictation. Modulation and extended harmonic progressions will be covered in addition to general reinforcement of previously learned skills. It is recommended that this course and Aural Skills III be taken in the first two years of the Conservatory degree. A placement test will be offered each semester to determine each student's facility with the material.

 

Course:

CNSV 310  Keyboard Skills

Professor:

Frank Corliss  

CRN:

15490

Schedule/Location:

        TBA  

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 2

 

 

A class designed for piano majors who wish to develop and improve skills in score reading, transposition, sight reading, and playing orchestral reductions. May be taken for a total of 2 semesters.

 

Course:

CNSV 330  Core Sequence Class III: Composition for Performers

Professor:

Joan Tower  

CRN:

15491

Schedule/Location:

 Tue      10:10 AM - 11:30 AM Blum Music Center HALL

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 4

 

 

Core Sequence in Theory, Analysis, and Composition. The composition seminar is taught by the conservatory composition faculty Joan Tower and George Tsontakis, two of our most celebrated composers and teachers of 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. (Of course, those with an interest in composition will be unlikely to pass up the opportunity to study with two major figures in contemporary music.)

 

Course:

CNSV 332  Core Sequence Class IV: Conservatory Seminar

Professor:

Peter Laki 

CRN:

15492

Schedule/Location:

  Mon  2:00 PM - 3:20 PM Bito 210

  Wed     2:30 PM - 3:50 PM Bito 210

Distributional Area:

 

Credits: 4

 

Class cap: 10

Conservatory Seminar explores the intersection of music history, theory, and performance by concentrating on pieces from the conservatory orchestra’s current repertory. (Since this year those pieces are in flux, we may extend back to some previous years as well.) We will address broad questions such as how these compositions were written and first received by audiences; the political and social context in which they were written and understood; the relationship between the formal structure of the work and others of a similar type; how the form of the work conveys meaning to particular sets of listeners; and how such interpretations have changed over time. The seminar also considers broader issues in the classical musical culture of our time, including the so-called Death of Classical Music, concert programming, and effective ways to speak and write about music for general audiences. This course is required at some point for all conservatory students (usually near or during the senior year); college students may take it as well with the permission of the instructor.

 

Course:

CNSV 403  Senior Recital Seminar

Professor:

Peter Laki  + Raman Ramakrishnan

CRN:

15493

Schedule/Location:

       TBA

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 2

 

 

Students who are preparing for their degree recitals meet weekly to perform their recital repertoire for each other, and for members of the Conservatory faculty. In addition, the students conduct historical and analytical research into their repertoire, and write program notes that are printed and distributed to the audience the day of the recital, timetable permitting. Besides the weekly performance class, the seminar normally entails four or five individual meetings with the faculty member who assigns reading materials and supervises the writing of the program notes. The objective of the seminar is to give students an opportunity to become comfortable performing their recital repertoire, and to learn how to give each other constructive comments; they will also discuss and reflect on the music, and hone their writing styles.

 

Course:

CNSV IND MG Independent Study: Viola

Professor:

Marka Gustavsson  

CRN:

15494

Schedule/Location:

        TBA  

Credits: TBD

 

Class cap: 4

This course will be tailored to the needs of the students as either a workshop to develop skills on the viola for students who already have a command of the violin, or as tutorials for students, perhaps conductors or composers, who need a bit more attention to their set-up on the instrument. Focus will address basic aspects of sound production and left hand balancing that are unique to the viola.

 

Course:

CNSV WKSH MG Conservatory Workshop

Professor:

Marka Gustavsson  

CRN:

15495

Schedule/Location:

       TBA

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: TBD

 

Class cap: 8

Focus will be on playing the foundational works which established and came to define the string quartet as a genre, Haydn’s sixty-eight, Mozart’s twenty-three, and Beethoven’s six early works, Opus 19. The musical context for two hundred years of quartet writing is bookended by Haydn’s innovation, Mozart’s perfection, and Beethoven’s revolution within this genre. A hands-on approach to these pieces is valuable in building interpretive skills through a guided rehearsal process.

Bard US-China Music Institute

 

Course:

CNSV 118  Chinese Ensemble

Professor:

Chen Tao  

CRN:

15484

Schedule/Location:

 Tue      7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

      Fri   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 

Distributional Area:

PA Practicing Arts  

Credits: 0

 

 

Chinese Ensemble provides Chinese instrument majors large ensemble and chamber music experience with regular rehearsals and performance opportunities. Students work closely with the ensemble coach and their studio teachers to further develop their skills in ensemble playing, intonation, and musical expression through practical playing experience. At least one major Chinese Ensemble concert with the participation of all Chinese instrument majors will be performed each semester on campus, supplemented by other types of performance opportunities on and off campus throughout the year. Studio teachers assist the ensemble coach as well as performing in ensembles, allowing students to learn firsthand from the playing of more experienced musicians. Mixed ensembles including Western instruments are encouraged. The Chinese Ensemble program is further enriched by master classes and concerts by guest artists.  Note: This course will be the US-China Music Institute equivalent to both the Conservatory Chamber Music and Orchestra requirements. Separate enrollment in Chamber Music or Orchestra is not required.  This class is open to all students at Bard. If you are not conservatory students but want to take this class, please contact hlin@bard.edu for more information.  This class is also possible to be a 2 credits class up on request.

 

Course:

CNSV 126  Literature and Language of Chinese Music II: Instrumental Music

Professor:

Xinyan Li  

CRN:

15496

Schedule/Location:

  Wed     2:00 PM - 3:20 PM Blum Music Center N210

Distributional Area:

AA Analysis of Art  

Credits: 2

 

 

Through the repertoire listening and score study, this course emphasizes the history, structure, orchestration, melodic and performance characteristics of Chinese instrumental music, including solo instrumental music, silk and bamboo ensemble music, as well as winds and percussion ensemble music. It also includes minority music from Mongolian, Uyghur, Dong, Miao, Yi, Dai, Naxi, Korean and Kinh, as well as contemporary chamber and orchestral masterpieces composed in the past 40 years.

 

Course:

CNSV 226  Literature and Language of Chinese Music II: Operatic Music

Professor:

Xinyan Li  

CRN:

15526

Schedule/Location:

  Wed     3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Blum Music Center N210

Distributional Area:

AA Analysis of Art  

Credits: 2