MUSE 180 — Summer Instrumental Music Academy 3 Units (AA/AS; CSU) 18 lecture hours, 108 lab hours arranged Equivalent to: MUS 229
Summer Instrumental Music Academy (SIMA) provides high school and college level wind and percussion musicians the opportunity to review, strengthen and refine performance skills and techniques. SIMA includes large ensemble and small ensemble performance, instrument specific workshops, performance associated music theory and musicianship, and other unique musical explorations. Topics include sightreading, musical style and multicultural historical contexts, ensemble rehearsal techniques and live and studio performance preparation. SIMA culminates with a series of recording sessions in the Citrus Recording Technology studios.