About Our ProgramPrograms OfferedMusic Performance
-String Concentration -Piano Concentration -Woodwind Concentration -Brass Concentration -Percussion Concentration -Vocal Concentration -Guitar Concentration Music Composition (supervised practice for composition majors requires fourth and fifth years students to sit in on music-writing process. Monthly group lessons include a play-through, usually through Finale of piece on the computer) |
All of our students are required to complete all CCCourses, as well as the courses laid out on their program of student (see sample program of student left). Because Crescendo College focuses on creating student involvement (which leads to student success), as well as follow some of the idea from the Suzuki Method of study, we would like to share with you some of the unique programs/courses/requirements that we have in the Conservatory and briefly explain the importance of each.
Juries (assessment) -At the end of each semester students are required to perform (or have others perform) the pieces that they have been working on for the entirety of the semester. Students will be graded by all faculty in that are (i.e. all string faculty will asses string players). Juries help asses how the student is improving and is culminated with a senior recital at the end of their 5th year. Group Lessons -Group lessons/Seminar is required for all students. The happen once a month with all students that take under one of the faculty members. Group lessons sizes usually range from 8-15 students (sometimes more). During this time students are given opportunity to perform for and with their peers. Group lessons helps students build bonds with their peers as well as faculty members. In the Suzuki Method, being a part of an immersive musical environment is important and helps to build a support system and community with others. Groups lessons occur all 10 semesters and are a part of private lesson requirements. Supervised Practice -Supervised practice is a requirement for Crescendo Transition for first, second, and third year students. All students that are a part of Crescendo Transition are paired up with mentors/students that are fourth and fifth year students. Supervised practice helps Crescendo Transition students to form bonds with upperclassman peers who can help them with playing and technique. For fourth and fifth year students, being a supervisor for supervised practice is a requirement through private lessons. Fourth and Fifth year students are groups with 2-4 students that they will work with to help mentor new students, and enhance their playing abilities. Supervised practice is 1 30 minute sessions a week. Talent Workshop (Winter Term) -Developed by professor of Violin, Vasile Beluska of Bowling Green State University, Winter Term (the first two weeks of the Spring semester) gives students the opportunity to develop the talent that all students have within themselves. This workshop is dedicating to helping students find confidence within themselves to help students become the best musicians possible. Evidence shows that students develop more positive self conceptions and self-confidence during the college years, and we want to ensure that Crescendo students are no exception. This workshop is required for all first, second, and third year students and give yet another opportunity for students to interact and give students a commonality that can facilitate discussion and promote community. Suzuki Training Workshop (through Crescendo Transition) -The Workshop, provided through Crescendo Transition courses each fall provides opportunities for an ever-deepening understanding of the Suzuki Philosophy and an increasing awareness of the influence that Suzuki teachers have on their students’ families as they fulfill their responsibilities as nurturing educators. Providing this workshop gives students the opportunity to use what they've learned and become private instructors in their field. This workshop also instills the Suzuki values that Crescendo holds in our students. Our values are in everything we do, and we hope that they will be in all of our students as well. Required Listening -Guided by the method of Suzuki, listening to recordings of pieces that students are playing helps create an environment that immersed in music. Listening to music is a requirement of private lessons in which students are expected to listen to records of the piece they are working on multiple times a day. Many music schools would agree that this is a good idea, but we feel that making this a requirement at Crescendo creates an environment of understood expectations. We set the bar high. |