Rock Strings Ensemble

Department - STRG
Offered - Fall, Spring
Course number - ENST-290

This ensemble offers string players the opportunity to study and play past and current rock violin styles, including the music of Jerry Goodman, Sugar Cane Harris, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Boyd Tinsley. Students will listen, transcribe, and perform weekly in a variety of rock violin styles, including specific use of effects. We will also use the work of great rock guitarists, such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, as templates.

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