{"id":5788,"date":"2026-01-20T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:31:30","slug":"on-the-beat-block-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2026\/01\/20\/on-the-beat-block-5\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Beat – Block 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Check out what’s happening in the Music Department!<\/div>\n

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Did you know that studying music engages both sides of the brain, helping to maximize your learning potential? Better yet, it\u2019s a great creative outlet to reduce stress. Check out our music lessons and ensemble opportunities below! <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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MUSIC LESSONS FOR EVERYONE AT CC<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Adjunct music lessons are available to all Colorado College students. The Music Department offers private lessons by professional performers in all the instruments of the Western orchestra; voice; bluegrass; harpsichord; classical, electric and bass guitar; and Ableton Live. To begin lesson registration for Spring \u201926, complete the Lesson Intake Survey<\/a>. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m<\/strong>.\u202fFinancial aid is available. For questions, contact musiclessons@coloradocollege.edu<\/a><\/a>. Faculty, staff, and community members may contact our music instructors directly<\/a> about private music lessons.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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JOIN A CC MUSIC ENSEMBLE <\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Connect with others and make music together! The Music Department offers a wide variety of ensembles, all of which present at least one concert each semester. Visit our Music Ensembles webpage<\/a> to learn more. Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, and Collegium Musicum are open to community members as well as CC Students. Tiger Jazz is supplemented by community members when instrument positions aren\u2019t filled by CC students.    <\/p>\n

CC Chamber Orchestra Auditions\u2014Strings, Wind, and Percussion Players<\/strong> 
Friday, Jan. 23 <\/strong> 
Packard 17<\/strong> 
Schedule an audition time on <\/a>Sign Up Genius<\/a> 
Bring an excerpt you feel demonstrates your playing level.
Questions? Email Dan Brink<\/a> or text (719) 203-8628. <\/p>\n

CC Chamber Chorus Auditions<\/strong> 
Friday, Jan. 23<\/strong> 
Packard 136<\/strong> 
Schedule an audition time on Sign Up Genius<\/a> 
The Chamber Chorus is a select choir of 20-30 voices open to students and, when space allows, recent alums. The ensemble performs music in many styles, both a cappella and with instruments. Rehearsals are every Tuesday from 4-5:30 p.m. A prepared audition piece is not required, but if you have one you are strongly encouraged to bring it!   <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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BLOCK 6 MUSIC CLASSES\u2014SIGN UP NOW!
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MU228:<\/strong> Order, Chaos, & The Creative Mind <\/em><\/strong>with Professor Ofer Ben-Amots<\/strong> 
In a world shaped by digital information and artificial intelligence, it\u2019s easy to feel overwhelmed by constant media and cultural noise. This course explores how creativity can bring clarity and order to chaos. Open to all students, with or without prior artistic or musical experience, the course invites you to develop a personal project in music, writing, visual art, movement, digital media, or interdisciplinary forms. Collaboration will be encouraged as we study sources of inspiration, creative processes, and the role of the arts in understanding our complex environment. The course concludes with a final presentation.
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MU228:<\/strong> Indigenous Technologies <\/em><\/strong>with Visiting Instructor Ever Reyes<\/strong> 
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