De Anza College Music Department

Calling all air guitarists! Let's get a real axe in your hands and learn to play guitar! Music 16A, Beginning Acoustic Guitar, and 16B, Pop, Blues, Jazz Guitar (for very early intermediate players) is being offered during the Winter quarter on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 pm. While you're registering, check out our many excellent music class offerings: http://www.deanza.edu/schedule/listings.html?dept=MUSI&t=W2019

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Please join us for our fall quarter concerts in the coming week!

The Music Department has a new faculty member! Dr. Grace Lai will be teaching Concert Band, replacing our longtime Instructor, John Russell, who has retired. We look forward to working with our newest colleague! If you play a Band instrument, you are encouraged to join her in her inaugural quarter at De Anza!

Orchestral musicians: Our De Anza Chamber Orchestra is in need of several students to avoid class cancellation. Please consider enrolling ASAP to keep our tradition of orchestral music making alive!

Fall quarter approaches, but there's still time to enroll in music classes. There are still many with open seats, and we hope you will enroll early to avoid cancellation of low-enrolled classes. Contact Ron Dunn ([email protected]) or Dr. Ilan Glasman ([email protected]) for more information.

This year, the first year of Comprehensive Music - Music 3A/B/C will not be offered due to the drastice budget cuts the college has experienced. To mitigate this, we're offering Music 10A - Music Fundamentals - every quarter this year, and will offer ear training opportunities for music majors in addition to the class. We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to gain music literacy skills. Contact Ron Dunn for more information.

It's springtime - and student concert week at De Anza College! Come enjoy a romantic afternoon/evening of music, and support our student performers at the same time!

Wednesday March 21 7:30 p.m. De Anza Concert Band and Chorale: Bernstein's 100th (VPAC :$10 & $5 - contact John Russell)

Friday March 23 4:00 p.m. Student Recital (A11 - FREE - contact Ron Dunn)

Friday March 23 7:30 p.m. De Anza Jazz Ensemble and the Daddios: Big Band Funk (VPAC $10 & $5 - contact John Russell)

Sunday March 25, 4:00 p.m. Chamber Orchestra Concert (VPAC $10 & $5 - contact Loren Tayerle)

Tuesday March 27 6:15-8:15 p.m. Evening Singing Class Final / variety show (Room A11 - FREE)

Wednesday March 28 9:15-11:15 a.m. Morning Singing Class Final / variety show (Room A31 - FREE)

Thursday March 29 7:30-9:30 p.m. Orchestra Final Showcase Suzuki and chamber music madness! (Room A31 - FREE)

Here's a list of Music Department performances for Winter quarter - an exciting lineup! We hope you can make it to several!

Friday March 2 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Vintage Singers sing as part of the San Jose State University Invitational Choral Festival (SJSU Concert Hall - FREE)

Sunday March 4 3:30 p.m. - Vintage Singers host a Madrigal Tea fundraiser (California History Center - $20 contact Dr. Ilan Glasman)

Saturday March 16 TBD - Vocal Flight performs and Santa Cruz Jazz Festival (Cabrillo College - FREE)

Monday March 19 7:30 p.m. Vintage Singers, Chorale and De Anza Concert Band perform Bernstein and others (VPAC - $10/$5 contact Dr. Ilan Glasman)

Wednesday March 21 7:30 p.m. De Anza Concert Band and Chorale: Bernstein's 100th (VPAC :$10 & $5 - contact John Russell)

Friday March 23 4:00 p.m. Student Recital (A11 - FREE - contact Ron Dunn)

Friday March 23 7:30 p.m. De Anza Jazz Ensemble and the Daddios: Big Band Funk (VPAC $10 & $5 - contact John Russell)

Sunday March 25, 4:00 p.m. Chamber Orchestra Concert (VPAC $10 & $5 - contact Loren Tayerle)

Tuesday March 27 6:15-8:15 p.m. Evening Singing Class Final / variety show (Room A11 - FREE)

Wednesday March 28 9:15-11:15 a.m. Morning Singing Class Final / variety show (Room A31 - FREE)

Thursday March 29 7:30-9:30 p.m. Orchestra Final Showcase Suzuki and chamber music madness! (Room A31 - FREE)

Do you play a wind or percussion instrument? We'd love to have you in Concert Band (Music 42)! We're a bit under-enrolled at the moment, so if you're interested, please enroll today, or the class may be canceled. http://www.deanza.edu/registration/index.html

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Looking for an interesting Area 3/C GE course? Look no farther than our Music 1 series: 1A - Western Cultures ("classical"), 1B - Jazz Styles, and 1D - Rock, from Roots to Rap are all offered during the winter quarter. Enroll today!

For our music majors planning on transferring as Juniors to San Jose State University in the next couple years, keep in mind the following lower division course requirements in Music beyond Comprehensive Musicianship (Music 3ABC, 4ABC):

MUSC 019 Music in World Cultures (equivalent to De Anza Music 1C, World Music in America)
MUSC 025A Piano Proficiency I (equivalent to De Anza Musi 12ABC)
MUSC 025B Piano Proficiency II (equivalent to De Anza Musi 18ABC)

There are other lower division music requirements, including ensemble performance, so be sure to consult with a counselor to make sure you can transfer in a timely manner - The complete list can be found at: http://transfer.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/artic/tpg/template-92.html.

Visit the De Anza College Music Home page at http://www.deanza.edu/music/index.html

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Explore the relationship of chord structure and snowmen - enroll in Music Fundamentals (Music 10A) today! Learn about notation, scales, rhythm, and of course, triads and their inversions - the language of Western music! Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30. First class meeting, Sept. 26.

Fall quarter approaches! Check our the Music Department's fall offerings for singers and instrumentalists: we have group classes in electronic music, piano, jazz piano, voice, acoustic and classical guitar, plus two vocal ensembles (De Anza Chorale and Vintage Singers), the De Anza Orchestra, Concert Band, and the Jazz Combos and Ensemble. In addition, students can take advantage of the full lower division classes in Comprehensive Musicianship (one of the best community college programs in the area!), Music Fundamentals, and more.
Fall registration is open - enroll early!

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A performance opportunity for orchestral musicians! We recieved the following email from South Valley Civic Theater:
.. we are currently working on a Sondheim show called Follies. We are looking for many musicians to round out
our orchestra and I was wondering if you could help us with some referrals, maybe students or other musicians you know.

This is a paid gig (25-50 dollars a show) The show run is 10 performances. There will be 3 initial rehearsals and then a requirement for 4 nights of Hell Week rehearsals.

The show dates are as follows:

Fridays 8:00 pm Sept 8, 15, 29 and Oct 6
Saturdays 8:00 pm Sept 9, 16,30 and Oct 7
Sundays 2:30 pm Sept 17, and Oct. 1

We are hoping for musicians that can make all the dates, but we do have a need from some substitutes as well.

We are looking for some horns, winds, strings and percussion, but we have wide reaching needs so anyone who is interested should contact us.

We have a great musical director- Alan Chipman. He has conducted for us many times.

If you or anyone else has any questions, leads..etc, I can be reached at 408 427 5088.

We are located in Morgan Hill, 15 minutes South of San Jose. This might be a great opportunity for a student to add to his/her paid resume.
Any help, leads, advice you could give us, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Classes start next Monday - there's still time to join our performing groups, like the De Anza Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Ensembles, De Anza Chorale, or Vintage Singers! Don't play or sing? We have many classes to help you remedy that, and you can earn transferable credit at the same time! There are openings in class piano, electronic music, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, voice, or jazz piano!

Create good karma - Come to our Winter Quarter Student Recital. Otherwise you may come back as a sea slug. Friday, March 24, 4 pm, Room A11. Admission is FREE!

Please join us for our fall quarter Student Recital!

Classical guitar is one of the most compelling instruments to learn and listen to, and De Anza has several levels of classical guitar. This quarter, both Guitar I and II are offered. Guitar I is suitable for the absolute beginner, but guitarists who play other styles also enjoy learning to read music and improve their technique. Check it out!

You know you want to spend 30 minutes reapplying to the college and then another 30 minutes applying for the quarter JUST so you can enroll in VINTAGE SINGERS (music 21) and CHORALE (music 20). You also want to tell a friend how awesome we are - so they can do it too! :-)

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De Anza College Choirs and Orchestra present: ELIJAH. Saturday March 19th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the VPAC (Visual and Performing Arts Center) on campus! $5 for students. Please contact Dr. Ilan Glasman, conductor.

Another great student concert is coming March 12: Xi Cao, Soprano, and Yuanchen Chen, guitar, in a shared recital. Don't miss it!

Music 1A: Introduction to Music is a music survey course that fulfills general education requirements for degrees and transfer, and it can be applied to the music major. Half of our winter sections are full or nearly so, but there is plenty of room in other sections including:

Tuesday/Thursday at 9:30-11:20AM

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Winter quarter registration taking place now for classes beginning in January! We'll share information about various classes and programs over the next few days. Today...

Music Department performing groups are open to all students. Groups include wind ensemble, chamber orchestra, two choirs, jazz groups, and a variety of smaller ensembles.

Register now at the college website: http://www.deanza.edu/

Welcome to De Anza College De Anza College is a community college serving the south bay within the San Francisco region.

The fall quarter is now well underway — but it isn't too soon to start thinking about joining us this winter quarter.

NOW AT DE ANZA - private lessons (singing and most musical instruments). Contact Dr. Glasman at [email protected]

SING AT DE ANZA - check out the choral ensembles and singing classes. Private lessons possible. Contact Dr. Glasman at [email protected]

MUSIC DEPARTMENT WEBSITE — You can find more information about the Music Department and its classes and faculty at the department website: http://www.deanza.edu/music/.

SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE — This is our concert band, focusing on the preparation and performance of music for winds, brass, and percussion. The class is open to all De Anza students with any experience in this area. The wind ensemble performs on and off campus every quarter. The group meets at 12:30 on Monday and Wednesdays. Join us!

DE ANZA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA — The De Anza Music Department is one of the few community colleges to offer a chamber orchestra with an active performing schedule. The class is open to all students and to community members who wish to enroll. The chamber orchestra is Muisc 31 (MUSI-031.-61 in the fall quarter schedule). This 2 unit class meets at 7:30 on Thursday evenings.