Rainbow All-Stars

Department - ENS
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - ENJZ-411

The Rainbow All-Stars ensemble is designed for high-level players interested in developing their ability to play in a big band. In this course students will study and perform classic arrangements from the Great American Songbook, as well as original arrangements written by Phil Wilson. In this course, students will participate in weekly supervised rehearsals. Students will gain experience in ensemble performance through a focus on intonation, phrasing, blending, and articulation. Emphasis will be given to hearing, expressing your musical ideas with stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy. Instrumentation: mixed winds, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Ron Savage
Prerequisites: Written approval of course instructor
Required of: None
Electable by: All