Course Descriptions:
Career Studies

Foundations of Engagement CRS 201–202; 1 s.h./term
An introduction to basic skills for engaging audiences and being a complete professional on and off stage, including public speaking, communications, leadership, collaboration, and personal responsibility. First semester focuses on classroom
learning; second semester is supervised experience in the field.
During 2007–08 open as an elective to students over eighteen;
beginning September 2008 required of all second-year Diploma
and Bachelor of Music students over eighteen.

Sacred Music Seminar ORG 221–222*; 1 s.h./term
ORG 231–232*; 1 s.h./term
A practical course in developing the skills of a successful church or synagogue musician. One year is devoted to improvisation and service playing; the other covers choral techniques and worship planning. Required of all organ students.

Conductors' Forum CND 301–302; 1 s.h./term
A yearlong course that helps conducting majors develop various
career and personal skills needed to become a successful conductor, including leadership, career management, orchestra
administration and management, artistic planning and programming, and verbal communication. The course includes
opportunities to meet various guest conductors, speakers, and
artists in an informal classroom setting.

The Twenty-First-Century Musician CRS 363; 1 s.h./term
An exploration of how the classical music industry works and how students can tailor their skills to create their own varied, rewarding, and sustainable professional paths. Topics include obtaining a job, orchestral life, freelancing, grant-writing, and managing money, time, and stress. Required of Bachelor of Music and Diploma students in one of their last two years.

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