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Music
Music is an integral feature of life and a serious field of academic study at Lewis & Clark. A dedicated faculty of accomplished scholars, composers, and performers work in close contact with students in their chosen field. Students majoring in musicology, composition, ethnomusicology, music education, and performance present more than 100 concerts, symposia, and recitals each year. Department events include student recitals, solo and ensemble performances by faculty members, programs by visiting artists and scholars, and concerts by all of the performing ensembles at Lewis & Clark. These ensembles include the Wind Symphony, Jazz Combos, Orchestra, Musical Theatre, Javanese Gamelan, West African Rhythms, African Marimba, and Cappella Nova. Participation is open to all students, not only to music majors.
The Department of Music also sponsors a weekly music hour, an informal potpourri of performances by student soloists and small ensembles. Music hour allows students to present works-in-progress in a more relaxed setting than a full recital.
Private lessons are available for all orchestral and band instruments, keyboard (piano, organ, and harpsichord), voice, guitar, jazz guitar, electric bass, drum set, composition, and electronic music. Lessons are also offered for non-Western instruments such as koto, shamisen, sitar, flamenco guitar, and individual instruments from the gamelan. Students may begin instrumental or vocal lessons without previous experience. The Department of Music maintains a large inventory of instruments, which are available for a modest fee to students enrolled in lessons. Students of outstanding academic and musical ability are eligible for music scholarships. Consult the Department of Music for details.