35 courses with the subject MUEN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course is an instrumental organization of winds and percussion whose major objective is the development of musical understanding through the study and preparation of original compositions and transcriptions of significant musical worth for the ensemble. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
This course is an instrumental organization that provides students with an opportunity to develop musical understanding through the study and preparation of representative compositions and transcriptions for bands. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
This course is a concert organization that studies and performs the standard orchestral literature and contemporary compositions. Membership is required of string majors and open to wind and percussion students by audition. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
This course consists of a full sections of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, rhythm section instruments, and other instruments needed for various arrangements. The jazz ensemble is a select group dedicated to performing music ranging from the style of the “big bands” to contemporary and experimental jazz forms. In addition to developing jazz skills, the musicians develop facility in jazz composition, arranging and improvisation. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
In this course students gain a variety of instrumental ensemble experiences. Large instrumental ensembles are combined into a single course designed to give participating students a wide range of part assignments. Credit(s): 2
This course is an ensemble that performs music composed or arranged for multiple guitars. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
This ensemble is comprised of four vocalists and five instrumentalists who educate, entertain and inspire as they use music for positive social change. The repertoire represents a wide variety of styles and genres including popular music, soul, electronic, rhythm and blues, hip hop, country and original compositions by ensemble members. Credit(s): 2
This course is a mixed (SATB) vocal ensemble specializing in non-classical musical forms from the 20th and 21st centuries. Repertoire will include: musical theater, rock, pop, country, jazz, bluegrass, gospel, tin pan alley, rhythm and blues, hip-hop and other popular styles. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
This course consists of a select group of singers who perform sacred and secular choral music ranging from Renaissance to contemporary compositions. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
Shenandoah Voices performs choral music from diverse musical styles and cultures. Membership is open to voices which sing in the tenor and bass ranges. Credit(s): 2
Shenandoah Chorus performs choral music from diverse musical styles and cultures. Membership is open to voices which sing in the soprano and alto ranges. Credit(s): 2
This course is a vocal group that performs an eclectic repertoire of a cappella jazz, pop and world music. Designed for students interested in studying repertoire drawn from the popular music tradition, this vocal chamber group consists of a select ensemble of eight to twelve singers. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
This course is an ensemble performing original compositions and transcriptions for homogeneous double bass ensemble. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
In this course students gain a variety of choral ensemble experiences. Large choral ensembles are combined into a single course designed to give participating students a wider range of singing assignments. Credit(s): 2
This course is a large, mixed chamber ensemble comprised of wind, string and percussion instruments (mostly one instrument per part) that studies and performs music of all styles. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
The clarinet choir, comprising all members of the clarinet family, performs original works and transcriptions. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This ensemble performs standard and original compositions written for percussion instruments. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
The jazz combos are designed to expand upon the student’s improvisation and interpretative skills in a jazz chamber music setting. Emphasis will be placed on standard repertoire from the swing era up to the present. Student arrangements are encouraged. Particular attention will be focused on ear training and listening skills with respect to chord/scale recognition in improvisation. The student may also be required to memorize some or all of the repertoire. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is a highly selected mixed vocal group of limited size that performs vocal chamber music of all periods. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is a mixed ensemble of indeterminate personnel, open to both singers and instrumentalists, that regularly performs contemporary chamber music and frequently features premiere performances of new works. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is an orchestra that plays for musical theatre productions. Specific instrumentation needed is determined by the production offered, but typically would include: five woodwinds (doubling), five to eight brasses, strings (3,2,2,1), piano and percussion. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
In this course, students experience a hybrid group, comprising six to eight horns and three to four rhythm performers, that combines the ensemble and chart reading requirements of a big band with the improvisational freedom and expectations of a small group. All students are expected to improvise and are encouraged to arrange/compose for the ensemble. Credit(s): 1
This ensemble performs music composed for trombones as well as appropriate transcriptions. Repertoire includes selections from different periods and styles for four to twelve trombones. Audition Required. Credit(s): 1
In this course students study, rehearse and perform standard chamber music for brass-wind instruments. Credit(s): 1
This course consists of various ensembles of woodwind instruments in diverse groupings whose repertoire includes standard quartets and quintets. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is the preparation and performance of standard string ensemble literature (duo, string trio, piano trio, string quartet, piano quartet, etc.). Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course consists of one or more student saxophone quartets that are formed each semester to perform standard quartet literature from the French, German, and American schools. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is an ensemble performing music for flute groups of varying size. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
In this course, students will perform repertoire expressly composed or arranged for guitar duo, trio, or quartet. Enrollment is limited and each student will be expected to assume total responsibility for one part. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is an ensemble performing original compositions and transcriptions for homogeneous cello ensemble. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is the preparation and performance of representative unconducted chamber works for three or more instruments. Placement in ensembles will be at the discretion of the Chamber Music Coordinator and approval of the division chair. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
In this course, assigned performance partners study specific works from the duo/sonata literature shared in a masterclass format. Each pair performs for their colleagues and in turn observes the others’ instruction, scores in hand. Intensive study of technical as well as interpretive aspects of each duo/sonata is the focus. Performance presence and refinement of ensemble playing, discussion and hearing of concepts are included. Credit(s): 1
Jazz combos are designed to expand upon the student’s improvisation and interpretive skills in a jazz chamber music setting. Emphasis will be placed on standard repertoire from the swing era up to the present. Student arrangements are encouraged. Particular attention will be focused on ear-training and listening skills with respect to chord/scale recognition in improvisation. The students may also be required to memorize some or all of the repertoire. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is a small ensemble with the emphasis on development of performance and improvisational skills. No audition required. Credit(s): 1
This course is the study and performance of compositions and transcriptions for harp ensemble to develop the ensemble skills of harp students. Study of orchestral excerpts is included. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
Source: Shenandoah University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
