Classes For Adults
Music Appreciation Series
Bloomingdale Resident Teaching Artist, Marc Peloquin, leads a series of 4-week music courses designed to give students a basic understanding of music and inspire an appreciation for music through a variety of musical styles.
Each class in this lecture series will feature live demonstrations of musical concepts, discussion, recorded listening examples and will culminate with a free, online Bloomingdale faculty concert.
What you will learn
How does a musical composition take you from the beginning to the end, producing a satisfying, sometimes thrilling experience? Your ability to appreciate it depends on perceiving many elements at the same time: rhythm, melody, harmony, and musical structure. These courses will give you tools and context to better appreciate the magical world of music.
Enchanted Evenings: The American Musical
March 4-25
This class will explore classic musicals from Broadway’s past, as well as some of today’s great shows. We will take an in-depth look at such classics as Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof, Sunday in the Park with George, and Hamilton.
Masterpieces of the Piano
April 8-29
This class will explore some of the great masterpieces for piano including Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu, Liszt’s Liebesträume, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concertos, and Aaron Copland’s Piano Variations.
Music of the Harlem Renaissance
May 6-27
This class will explore the rich history of the Harlem Renaissance and its legendary musicians. We will listen to and discuss such figures as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Waters, and Louis Armstrong.
ENCHANTED EVENING: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL
MARCH 4-26, 2021
This class will explore classic musicals from Broadway’s past, as well as some of today’s great shows. We will take an in-depth look at such classics as Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof, Sunday in the Park with George, and Hamilton.
MASTERPIECES OF THE PIANO
APRIL 8-29, 2021
This class will explore some of the great masterpieces for piano including Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu, Liszt’s Liebesträume, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concertos, and Aaron Copland’s Piano Variations.
MUSIC OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
MAY 6-27, 2021
Marc Peloquin
This class will explore the rich history of the Harlem Renaissance and its legendary musicians. We will listen to and discuss such figures as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Waters, and Louis Armstrong.
The Music of Our Students
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MUSIC EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES
We provide access to music education to anyone who seeks it, regardless of economic status, ability, ethnicity, or religion, which has a profound impact on individual lives as well as on our entire community.
We offer Need-based financial assistance
Our goal is to make music education accessible and to remove the financial barrier that may prevent students from participating. Therefore, we offer need-based financial aid to as many students as possible.
