Funk String Ensemble

Department - STRG
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - ENST-140

This course will introduce string players to performance techniques useful for playing popular music.Using music by James Brown, Wilson Picket, Stevie Wonder, the Meters, and others, students will explore riffing, playing in different parts of the beat, playing without vibrato, soloing and other techniques that will help them play convincingly in several styles of dance music.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Melissa Howe
Prerequisites: None
Required of: None
Electable by: String principals