Learn to Speak Music At UC Berkeley Extension.News Editors BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2001 How does music work? Jazz conductor Kent Kurrus leads a new UC Berkeley Extension course this summer that covers the structural basics of melody, rhythm, and simple keyboard skills. The course is designed to move people beyond theory to application for voice or instruments, whether or not they have a background in music. "Fundamentals of Music: Introduction to Music Theory" will be held Mondays and Thursdays, June 4 to July 9, 6-9 p.m., at the UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Center, 55 Laguna St., in San Francisco. The fee is $265. To enroll, call 510/642-4111 or enroll online at www.unex.berkeley.edu. "You can't learn music theory from a book," says instructor Kent Kurrus, who for 18 years has directed college jazz and concert bands at Pacific Lutheran University Pacific Lutheran University is located in the Parkland suburb of Tacoma, Washington. As of September 2007, PLU had a student population of 3,669 and approximately 250 full-time faculty. , Olympic College Olympic College is a community college, founded in 1946, with its main campus in Bremerton, Washington, United States. Other campus locations include Shelton and Poulsbo. The school motto is, "Cogita, Aspira, Aude, Perade (Think, Aspire, Dare, Achieve)." References Reference 1 , and most recently at Cabrillo College Cabrillo College, named after the explorer Juan Cabrillo, is a community college in Aptos, California. It is one of 109 public community colleges in the state of California. The college opened in 1959. in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. . "You've got to know how to use it, and that's what this course emphasizes." Kurrus teaches music theory and performs and conducts nationally. For two consecutive years, his ensembles have won first prize at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival that takes place on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho in the month of February. Its current Artistic Director is John Clayton. . The course starts with the structural elements of music theory with an emphasis on listening skills, performance skills and simple keyboard proficiency. The instructor covers aural skills, sight-singing and basic melodic/rhythmic dictation. No previous music background is necessary to take this course. For complete course descriptions of more than a thousand courses offered by UC Berkeley Extension this summer in locations around the Bay and beyond, visit Extension's Web site at www.unex.berkeley.edu; you can even enroll online. For a free catalog, call toll-free 1-888-UC-SMART. |
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