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The NEC School of Continuing Education is a department within the New England Conservatory School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and is headed by director Dr. Erik M. Gregory, PhD.[1] It is designed to make available the resources of a leading music institution to the public, despite their musical background. The School of Continuing Education offers a variety of certificates.[2] They began offering online courses as of 2009.[1]
Established | 1867 |
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Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/continuinged/index.html |
Enrollment
[edit]Many of the courses at the NEC Continuing Education school is available for open enrollment, they can be taken for credit or non-credit. However, to be enrolled in one of the certificate programs, or any course that is based on performance, a placement process is involved.[3]
Certificate Programs
[edit]General Certificate
[edit]The General Certificate is a 24 credit program including required and elective courses. The courses include the fields of music history, theory, private lessons and ensemble. It can be completed in one year of full-time study, or the student me elect to take up to three years.[4]
Advanced Certificate
[edit]The Advanced Certificate requires 39 credits and would take two years to complete. It is a continuation of the General Certificate.[4]
Jazz Certificate
[edit]The Jazz Certificate is a comprehensive 48 credit program includeing classes such as Jazz Theory, Composition, History, and Ear-Training as well as private lessons and ensemble.[4]
Kodály Certificate
[edit]The Kodály Certification Program at the conservatory is awarded by the Kodály Music Institute. It is a program that focuses on education in music and the training of music teachers. The areas of study in this program are: pedagogy, solfege, conducting, materials' analysis and musicology. [5]
Programs of Study
[edit]- Brass
- Camerata
- Chamber Music
- Composition
- Early Music
- Gospel Choir
- Guitar
- Jazz
- Kodaly Institute
- Music History
- Music Theory
- Piano
- Percussion
- Strings
- Voice/Opera
- Woodwinds
- Music In Education
Course Offerings
[edit]Private Instruction
[edit]The school offers private lessons in all orchestral and jazz instruments as well as voice, organ, piano pedagogy, composition and theory.[7]
Group Courses
[edit]Piano Class
Voice Class
Voice Class for Men
[7]
Ensembles
[edit]Opera Studio
Family Baroque Ensemble
Gospel Choir
Conservatory Camerata
Chamber Music Ensembles and Duos
Music for Two Pianits
Renaissance Ensembles
Guitar Ensemble
Vocal Chamber Music
[7]
Performance Courses
[edit]Dramatic Coaching of Songs and Arias
Vocal Repertoire Performing Seminar
Seminar for Pianists
[7]
Courses For Singers
[edit]Sight-Singing for Singers, Level I
Sight-Singing for Singers, Level II
[7]
Music Theory And Composition
[edit]Musicianship Theory Program
Introduction to Musicianship
Musicianship
Introduction to Composition
Certificate Theory I
Certificate Theory II
Modal Counterpoint
Eighteenth-Century Tonal Counterpoint
The Art and Practice of Sight-reading
[7]
Music History And Literature
[edit]Historical Survey of the Western Musical Tradition
The Art of Russian Piano Music
West African Drumming, Singing, Movement
Eastern European Jewish Musical Traditions
[7]
Jazz Courses
[edit]Jazz Ensembles
Jazz Theory and Ear Training
Jazz Theory I
Jazz Theory II
Jazz Ear Training I
Jazz Ear Training II
Jazz Composition and Arranging
Jazz History
[8]
Kodály Professional Development
[edit]Kodály Certificate Course
Kodály Choral Conducting
Kodály Workshops
Kodály Pedagogy, Materials, and Thesis
Kodály Solfège
Kodály Musicology: Folk Dance in American Culture
Piano Pedagogy
[9]
International Students
[edit]International students must enroll for two 12-credit semesters to be eligible for an F-1 student visa.[10]
External Links
[edit]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/continuinged/index.html
- ^ (2008). "New England Conservatory - School of Continuing Education - Catalog 2008-2009", NEC School of Continuing Education, p.5,
- ^ "New England Conservatory - School of Continuing Education - Catalog 2008-2009", Programs of Study, p.13
- ^ a b c http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/continuinged/certificates.html
- ^ "New England Conservatory - School of Continuing Education - Catalog 2008-2009", Kodaly Certification Program at New England Conservatory, p.16
- ^ http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/continuinged/programs/index.html
- ^ a b c d e f g "New England Conservatory - School of Continuing Education - Catalog 2008-2009", Course Offerings, p.19-43
- ^ http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/continuinged/programs/jazz.html
- ^ "New England Conservatory - School of Continuing Education - Catalog 2009-2010", Kodaly Professional Development, p.36-43
- ^ "New England Conservatory - School of Continuing Education - Catalog 2009-2010", International Student Visas, p.52-53