Audition required.
About
The Popular Music Ensemble is a collaborative group of students working on the skills required for gigging. The ensemble focuses on understanding diverse forms of popular music and how to recreate such music in an ensemble, reflecting critically on the music produced individually and as a group, applying rehearsal and collaborative performance techniques necessary to present diverse forms of popular music, and perform as "session" musicians. The ensemble performs once of twice each semester and often collaborates with the popular voice studio.
Student combos (gig groups) are encouraged and often requested for special events.
Director: Dr. AJ Kluth
Auditions
This ensemble is open to all students and requires a part placement audition held the first week classes during the first class meeting time. Please contact the director for more information.
Registration
Enrollment permissions are granted in the Student Information System (SIS) following a successful audition or during the first week of class. Once course permissions have been granted (before the Drop/Add period ends) students should return to their SIS account to register in the appropriate MUEN course.
Booking Rehearsals
Ensembles members playing in Popular Music Ensemble can rehearse in the rooms in which the ensemble meets during Active Hours by reservation; walk-ins are permitted when the room is not in use. The building monitor can assist with room and equipment access, including drum set lockers and/or instrument lockers.
Questions: Please contact Nicholas Strawn, Performance and Operations Assistant