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MAKE SPACE FOR MUSIC IN YOUR QUARTERLY SCHEDULES! Sponsored by THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
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he Music Department offers a wide variety of courses available to all students! Subjects include music theory, history, ethnomusicology, synthesis and recording and much more. Many classes fulfill general education and other requirements. The department also has a wide variety of large and small performing vocal and instrumental ensembles. Most of the groups are one-unit elective classes and all will be meeting in person in the fall, as most did last year with great success. The larger groups include Cal Poly’s Arab Music Ensemble: comprised of vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers; choirs: PolyPhonics, University Singers, Chamber Choir and Women’s Chorus; jazz bands: two big bands, a vocal jazz ensemble and combos; Mustang Band: marching and pep bands; Wind Bands: Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble; and Symphony Orchestra. Smaller groups include Guitar Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Ensemble, Saxophone Ensembles, Wind Quintets and String Quintets.
at music.calpoly.edu/minor/. The minor is only 24 units and can be customized to suit your interests.
The department also has a variety of large and small performing ensembles. Auditions are required for most of the larger groups. To find out more, visit the ensembles website at: music.calpoly.edu/ensembles/. If, after taking a class or two, you’d like to delve further into music — and have something to show for it when you graduate — you can apply for the Music Minor
For those who would rather attend a performance than play in one, the department offers many events each year, many of which are free. Take a break from your studies to enjoy the incredible talent of the university’s best musicians. The department also hosts nationally and internationally recognized guest artists for lectures and performances, not to mention its own very talented faculty members. Events typically take place in venues including those of the Performing Arts Center (Miossi Hall, Pavilion and Spanos Theatre), the department’s recital hall in Room 218 of the Davidson Music Center (No. 45), and at off-campus locations. The spirited Mustang Band can be found at football and basketball games and parades, including the Chinese New Year Parade. Check out the department’s calendar of events at music.calpoly.edu/calendar/ where events will be posted throughout the year.
For those who would rather attend a performance than play in one, the department offers many events each year, many of which are completely free.
