DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS

Music Student Handbook EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014

Introduction

The purpose of this handbook is to familiarize music majors and prospective students with the faculty, programs, facilities and policies of the CSN Music program. Take time to read the handbook thoroughly; by doing so you will be better able to take advantage of the variety of services that CSN offers for music students. Please be advised that the information contained herein was correct at time of printing, but degree program requirements and other policies do periodically change without notice. Always consult your faculty advisor and CSN's counseling services for the latest in degree requirements. Thank you for considering CSN Music; our goal is to provide the best possible musical experience for everyone.

Contents CSN Full Time Faculty and Staff

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CSN Adjunct Faculty

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Lab Policies

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Course Offerings, Private Lessons

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Practice Room Policy

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Music Resource Lab Use and Policies

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Additional Information

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CSN Music Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Richard McGee Office H 121-F Phone 651-4117 Chair, Department of Fine Arts: Concert Band, Music Appreciation, Brass Studies Coordinator, Private Trombone Mr. Robert Bonora Office H 121-I Phone 651-4075 Lead Faculty - Music, Percussion Coordinator, History of Rock Music Coordinator, History or Rock Music, Private Percussion, Private Drums, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Drum Band Dr. Victor Hugo Alvarez Office H 121 Piano Program Coordinator: Private Piano, Class Piano

Phone 651-4659

Mr. Chris Davis

Office H 121-G Phone 651-4171 Low String Studies Coordinator, Music Appreciation Coordinator: Music Appreciation, Orchestra, Music Literature, Private Bass

Dr. D Gause

Office H 123-B Phone 651-4118 Music Appreciation, Beginning Music Theory, Survey of Latin American Music, History of Rock Music, Private Clarinet, Private Piano, Academic Advisor.

Mr. John Jacobson Office H 121-E Phone 651-4112 Music Technology Coordinator: Recording Techniques I & II, Advanced Recording, Chief Engineer, CSN Recording Studio, Private Synthesizer. Dr. Mark Wherry Office H 123-A Phone 651-4529 Choral Program Coordinator: College Singers, Jazz Choir, Chamber Singers, Private Voice, Jazz Appreciation Mr. James Harvey Office H 121-C Phone 651-4314 Music Theory, Music Appreciation, Private Violin, Private Viola.

CSN Music Full-Time Staff Jackie Sparks

Office H 123 Phone 651-4110 Department of Fine Arts, Administrative Assistant

CSN Music Part Time Faculty

Ms. Damaris Alvarez Mr. Patrick Bowen Mr. Tom Bruner Mr. Kasey Carmody Mr. Charles Cushinery Ms. Kim Delibero Ms. Heather Grantham Mrs. Nancy Haywood Dr. Rod Henley Ms. Tianna Heppner Harjo Mr. Ken Johnston Ms. Caitlin Kramer Dr. Megan Lanz Dr. Steven Loss Mr. John Matteson Mr. Sean McCone Mr. Anthony Miranda Mrs. ChristineMonaco-Figueroa Mr. John Nichols Ms. Lindsey O’Connor Mr. Josh O’Connor Mr. Larry Pellegrino Ms. Melissa Pellegrino Mr. Lance Phelps Mr. Gary Queen Mr. Kirk Rustman Mr. Boris Shapiro Mr. Eugene Shapiro Mr. Marty Slobin Mr. Kevin Stout Ms. Trisa Swenson Mr. Matt Taylor Ms. Yasuko Ueda Mr. Daniel Uhrich Mr. Voltaire Versoza Mr. Norman Vito

Class Piano, Private Piano History of Rock Music Music Fundamentals, Music Appreciation, Film Music Music Appreciation, Class Guitar Symphony Orchestra Private Harp Concert Choir Class Piano History of Rock Music Music Appreciation Audio Recording Program Music Appreciation Flute, Music Appreciation Music Appreciation Fundamentals of Music, History of Rock Music History of Rock Music, Class Guitar Business of Music Music Appreciation History of Rock Music History of Rock Music, Music Appreciation Audio Recording Program History of the Beatles History of Rock Music History of Rock Music Private Guitar, Class Guitar Private Drums History of Rock Music Class Guitar, Private Guitar, Music Appreciation Business of Music Jazz Combo History of Rock Music, Music Appreciation Jazz Combo, Private Woodwinds Music Appreciation Bass Trombone, Tuba Class Piano, Private Piano, Private Voice Private Piano

Lab Policies The Piano Lab, Music Resource Center, MIDI studio facilities, percussion studio, recording studio, and practice rooms are for SOLELY for the use of CSN music majors, and other CSN music students who have authorization from the Department of Fine Arts. Separate rules and procedures govern the use of each area. Piano Lab: To be used by private piano students and class piano students during posted laboratory hours. These open hours will change from semester to semester. Resource Lab: For use by registered CSN music students. Priority is given to CSN music majors. Lab hours are TBA. MIDI Studio: For use by registered CSN music students, and for instructional purposes only. See John Jacobson for details. Recording studio: To be used for school-sponsored recording projects and activities related to CSN Recording classes ONLY. See John Jacobson for more details. Practice Rooms:

See Page 7-8 for practice room policies and procedures.

Percussion studio: For CSN percussion students only. See Robert Bonora for more details.

Other Facilities, Equipment The Cultural/Performing Arts Center has three performance areas: the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, which seats 524, the Jay Morrison Recital Hall, which seats 138 and the Backstage Theater, which contains a varied seating arrangement of up to 100. Use of the Theater by music students is restricted to schoolsponsored recitals and concerts. Registered music students under faculty/staff supervision may use the Recital Hall for musical activities only. The Music program owns a limited quantity of professional quality band instruments, which are available for use by instrumental music students. Special instrument checkout forms must be used. See Robert Bonora for details.

Course Offerings* * Note: Check the current Schedule of Classes for course availability. See the degree and certificate sheets in this handbook for changes and new course numbers, or consult the most current General Catalog. Contact the music department for the call numbers for private lessons. Performance Concert Choir Chamber Chorale Vocal Jazz Ensemble Chamber Singers Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Jazz Ensemble Jazz Combo Concert Band Recital Attendance (no credit) Steel Drum Band

Private Lessons Harp Piano Voice Brass (Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba) Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello) Woodwinds (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon) Percussion (symphonic) Drums (commercial, jazz, rock) Guitar (all styles) Bass Synth/MIDI

Theory Musicianship I Musicianship II Musicianship III Musicianship IV Beginning Music Theory Music Fundamentals Jazz Fundamentals History Music Appreciation Introduction to Music Literature

Audio Recording Recording Techniques I Recording Techniques II Advanced Recording Techniques Studio Session Procedures Urban Music Production

Non-Major/Survey Courses Music Fundamentals Music Appreciation Beginning Guitar Intermediate Guitar History of Rock Music History of the Beatles Business of Music Business of Music II Beginning Piano Class Intermediate Piano Class Jazz Appreciation Survey of Latin American Music

Private Lessons The private lessons listed above are TBA, and will be arranged at a time that is agreed upon by both the student and the instructor. As a private student, you are responsible for attending all of your lessons; failure to do so will affect your learning, and will affect your grade. As per CSN policy, all private lessons must be paid in full before lessons can begin. If you have questions, problems, or concerns about your private lessons, please contact the music program at 651-4075. All students registered for Music Major private instruction courses are required to pass a juried performance as well as perform in MUS 100 each semester before advancement to the next level of instruction. Contact Robert Bonora for more detailed information.

Practice Rooms PRIORITY LEVELS FOR PRACTICE ROOM USE: LEVEL I: LEVEL II: LEVEL III:

Scheduled private instruction. Students enrolled in private music instruction at CSN. Students enrolled in an ensemble/class piano or guitar at CSN.

There are four practice rooms in the music area of the Cheyenne Campus. These include rooms H139143, each of which contains a piano. Room N104E contains drum/percussion equipment and is available only to music students enrolled in drum/percussion lessons or approved CSN ensembles.

PRACTICE ROOM POLICY 1. Practice rooms are strictly for the use of authorized CSN music students. Unauthorized users will be asked to leave. (Including but not limited to Class Piano, Class Guitar, music majors). 2. Each semester, students wishing to use practice room facilities will need to sign the schedule posted during the first week of each semester on the appropriate practice room. This routine must be repeated each semester. During the first week of school, all music majors and students registered for private lessons will be allowed to sign up for a 2 hour daily maximum time allotment. During the second week, additional time will be available to reserve on the same form. After the second week of school, all other time will be open on a first come first serve basis. 3. All students will turn off the light as they exit the practice room. 4. If a student is found responsible for damage to a room or equipment, the student will be charged for damages. Grades, transcripts, and other student records will not be released until the charges for the damages have been paid. 5. There is no food or drink allowed in ANY practice room at ANY time. Failure to comply with this policy will result in loss of practice room privileges. 6. Failure to use your assigned practice room at the assigned time may result in the loss of practice room privileges.

Music Resource Lab Use and Policies The CSN Music Resource Lab (MRL) is for the exclusive use of CSN music students and staff. The intent of the lab is to facilitate exposure of different types of music media (i.e., CD, tape, video tape, long-playing records, DVD, laserdisc, etc.) for the educational benefit of students. All use of the MRL must conform to the following guidelines: 1.

All use of this facility should be directly related to course work in a CSN music class.

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Students who use this facility must be currently registered in music classes at CSN.

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Permission to use the MRL is granted via individual instructors.

4. Access to the MRL is obtained from the music office (Room H 121) where a Sign In / Sign Out form will be available. Failure to comply with the posted Sign in / Sign Out procedures will result in loss of lab privileges. 5. If a person is found responsible for damages to the MRL equipment or media, that person will be charged through the bursar’s office for damages. Grades, transcripts, diplomas, and other student records will not be released until the charges for the damages have been paid. 6. There is no food or drink allowed in the MRL at ANY time. Failure to comply with this policy will result in the loss of lab privileges.

“I have read the policies governing the MRL at CSN and agree to abide by them. I understand that failure to do so will result in the loss of MRL privileges.” Student Signature: Student’s Phone Number(s):

Date:

Additional Information for All Music Students - Please Read!

IMPORTANT: Students may elect to graduate using the degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation or completion. If a program is official after a student has matriculated, the student may choose the degree requirements of the new program. In no case may a student use a catalog that is more than six years old at the time of graduation.

Concert, Recital Attendance Requirement: All CSN students pursuing an AA with a Music Emphasis must successfully complete four semesters of Concert Attendance (MUS 100). This course costs nothing, nor does the student receive credit for the course. As is the case in many colleges and universities, the purpose of concert and recital attendance is to provide an opportunity for students and faculty to perform for their peers, and for all students to regularly have the experience of being part of live performance situations. This experience is crucial to good music education.

Piano Proficiency Exam: All CSN students pursuing a music degree (AA) must successfully complete a piano proficiency examination. See page 12 for details.

Juries: Juries essentially serve as a final examination for music major private instruction courses. All students registered for music major private instruction courses are required to perform in front of a Jury of Music Department Faculty. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in performance requirements for their respective level of instruction. Any student that does not show proficiency in all of the required areas for their respective level of instruction will be required to repeat that level of instruction before advancement. Juries will be held during finals week of each semester.