Continuing Studies: Group Lessons & Classes
(Monday-Friday)
Group Lessons
Fee: Varies based on enrollment
Course : CS010
Instructor: Longy Faculty
Meets: By arrangement
Group lessons are a fun and interactive way for students to learn to play an instrument in a relaxed and supportive environment. Piano or guitar lessons can be arranged for 2-4 students according to level of playing. Other instruments may be possible depending on demand. Please email communityprograms@longy.edu or call 617/876.0956 x1650 for placement.
Singing for Everyone
Fee: $395/semester
Course :CS004
Instructor: Anker
Meets: Thursdays,7:30-9:00 PM no class Sept. 29, 2011
Make music with others while you develop your vocal skills in a fun and supportive setting. All kinds of songs are welcome, and all levels. You will expand your range and stamina, breathe more deeply and efficiently, develop creative ways to practice and improve your musicianship! Warm up with the group, sing together and develop your own style with solos of your own choosing. No prerequisites, but be prepared to work and play and improve a lot. This class may be repeated.
Cabaret Performance
Fee: $395/semester
Class Course : CS005
Instructor: Ausch
Meets: Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 PM
Spring Semester 2012
Enter the world of the French, German and American Cabaret with songs by Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, Edith Piaff, William Bolcom, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and more. The class prepares for a full cabaret performance at the semester.
Handel and Bach Arias: Performing Baroque Arias with Style
Fee: $395/semester
Course : CS006
Instructor: Anker
Meets: Thursdays, 6:00-7::30 PM
Fall Semester 2011
no class Sept. 29, 2011
Learn about articulation, phrasing, ornamentation and being a chamber musician while singing solos and duets. For advanced singers and instrumentalists (string, wind and keyboard players) who want to dig deeper than the notes, this class will offer performance opportunities and ideas for much more repertoire to be explored. Prerequisite: Ability to learn a classical on one’s own and to sing in Italian and/or German. This class may be repeated.
Art Song
Course : CS007
Fee: $395/semester
Instructor: Anker
Meets: Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 PM
Spring Semester 2012
Songs about love, nature and the human experience abound in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Explore the rich world of Art song in German, French, English and other languages if you choose. As a group we will sing a variety of songs, and you will choose your own solos to be coached in class. There are opportunities for public performance. Prerequisite: Ability to learn a classical on one’s own and to sing in French and/or German. This class may be repeated.
Sight-Reading: Eurhythmics for Singers
Fee: $395/semester
Level I Course: CS008
Instructor: Ishizuka
Meets: Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 PM
Level II Course: CS009
Instructor: Ishizuka
Meets: Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 PM
Learn to connect the eye with the ear and body so you can pass an audition and sing with the chorus or choir you’ve always wanted to join. This is a course for people who love to sing but are held back by lack of sight-reading or rhythmic ability. Students who register concurrently in a Voice Class will receive a $35 discount.
How to Read Music
Fee: $325/semester
Course: CS011
Instructor: Aghababian
Meets: Tuesdays, 6:00–7:00 PM (10meetings/semester)
For adults with no previous knowledge of musical notation, this class introduces all the basic concepts and skills required to read music. A lively, hands-on approach helps students gain confidence in reading and hearing scales, keys, rhythms, intervals, and other basic elements of musical language. Students who register concurrently in Beginning Voice Class and How to Read Music will receive a $35 discount on How to Read Music.
Music Theory I
Fee: $325/semester
Course: CS012
Instructor: Aghababian
Meets: Thursdays, 8:00-9:00 PM (10 meetings)
For adults with some musical experience and knowledge of notation, this class solidifies knowledge of scales and intervals and introduces chords in major and minor keys and their inversions. The course integrates ear training, keyboard harmony, and performance issues into a discussion of the ingredients of chord progressions.
Music Theory II
Fee: $325/semester
Course: CS013
Instructor: Aghababian
Meets: Thursdays, 7:00-8:00 PM (10 meetings)
Prerequisite: Music Theory I or permission of the instructor A continuation of Music Theory I, this course builds on a requisite knowledge of chords in the writing of simple four-part progressions and two-part counterpoint. The chorales of J.S. Bach serve as models for recognizing and writing effective harmony and voice-leading, including use of seventh chords and non-harmonic tones.
A Survey of Beethoven’s Symphonies
Instructor: Aghababian
Meets: Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 PM
Fall Semester 2011
Fee: $395/semester
Course : CS014
This course will explore each of the nine symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven with a primary focus on thematic use and musical form; each symphony will be heard in its entirety during class time and will be preceded by music analysis and information pertaining to historical perspective. This course is intended to enhance the experience of the listener through analysis.
CREATIVE AGING AT LONGY
Seniors Sing for Fun and Well-Being
Fee: $215/session
(Each session runs 8 weeks)
Course : CS001
Instructor: Anker
Time: Thursdays, 1:00-2:30 PM
Start dates: October 6, 2011
March 8, 2012
Learn new skills, polish up old ones and regain range and vocal stamina. Learn how to speak more clearly and keep your voice healthy. Warm up with the group and enjoy solos of your own choosing, all in a warm and supportive atmosphere. You will find your confidence growing as you share your songs with the class. This c lass may be repeated.
EARLY MUSIC STUDIES
Longy has a tradition of leadership in the field of early music, both in the Conservatory and Continuing Studies. The following special classes for Continuing Studies students are performance-based. For further information or to arrange an audition time, please contact Community Programs, at
or 617.876.0956 x 1650. Students who are continuing from previous years may register directly with Grace Allendorf at
or 617.876.0956 x1532.
Early Music Ensembles
(formerly Baroque Chamber Ensemble)
Fee: $410
Course: EM005
Instructor: Epple
Meets: By Arrangement
For adult players and singers of all levels who are interested in early music and who would like to
collaborate with one or more other musicians. After an initial interview, every effort will be made to
place individuals in compatible ensembles. All ensembles will meet with a faculty coach for 10
hours during the semester and have the opportunity
to perform at the end of the semester.
Viol Music from the Continent
Fee: $450/semester
Course: EM002
Instructor: Hershey
Meets: Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm
This class will explore the repertoire for viols from the 16th and 17th centuries from France, Spain, Italy and Germany in a two-semester class. Features the music of Muolinie, Legrenzi, Frescobaldi, DuCaurroy, Dumont, Cabezon and others. The class will explore transcriptions from keyboard music and vocal music, as well as, works written for viols. Open to four viol players by audition.
Early Music Vocal Ensemble
Fee: $250
Course: EM006
Instructor: Catt
Meets: by arrangement
Fall 2010: October–December (10 90-min sessions)
Singers will prepare a program drawing on Medieval and early Renaissance vocal works with
an emphasis on music from the courts of France and Spain. The class will dive deeply into all aspects of ensemble singing to express the colors, shapes, and contours of this fascinating body of music and
poetry. Students should contact the instructor at
prior to registration.
NEW!!!LONGY ANNOUNCES CLASSES AT OURNEW SATELLITE CADBURY COMMONS
Longy and Cadbury Commons have joined forces to offer a selection of classes taught by Longy Faculty that will take place at Cadbury Common and are open to the Longy-Cadbury community. Commuters will be thrilled with the ample parking at Cadbury which is located at 66 Sherman Street.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics for Seniors
Fee: $100/session
(Each session runs 8 weeks)
Course : CS002
Instructor: Parker
Time: Wednesdays, 1:00-2:000 PM
Start dates: September 21, 2011
January 18, 2012
April 4, 2012
Dalcroze Eurhythmics - a technique combining music and movement - is unique, empowering and fun. And now Longy School of Music in Cambridge offers a program tailored to seniors and older adults. The program is designed by Lisa Parker, a pioneer in the field of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. In exercises guided by music, these new classes combine movement and listening to develop concentration, balance, focus and awareness. Dalcroze students at Longy’s Conservatory join in with the seniors to create an enjoyable intergenerational experience.
Opera Appreciation Classes
Fee: $100/session
(Each session runs 8 weeks)
Course : CS003
Instructor: Marchand
Time: Fridays, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Fall Semester Start Dates: October 7, 2011
Spring Semester Start Date: April 6, 2012
Fall Semester: Opera Sampler
This course will survey the historical development of operatic styles from the early seventeenth century to the present day, including operas by Monteverdi, Handel, Lully, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner and Puccini. The course will explore representative examples from operatic masterpieces and feature live performances by Conservatory students at Longy School of Music.
Spring Semester: Orpheus Through the Ages
Orpheus has fascinated operatic composers dating back to Jacopo Peri’s 1600 pastoral drama, L’Euridice. A singer, poet, and prophet, Orpheus was the ideal representation of the power of music during the Baroque Era that was newly appreciating vocal music as a cultural art. This course will delve into the mythological foundations of Orpheus and will explore his portrayal in operas by Monteverdi, Gluck and Haydn, as well as his more recent appearance in a folk opera, and a 2010 opera by composer Ricky Ian Gordon.
