Juilliard Pre-College runs on Saturdays, generally from 9am to 6pm. Students must be prepared to attend during these hours. Because of scheduling complexities, 学生可能会被要求在一周内参加专业或室内乐的私人课程.
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Study is enhanced by ample performance opportunities. Pre-College presents more than 200 public performances each season, 包括独奏, 室, 以及在esball世博和林肯中心举办的管弦乐音乐会.
课程描述
理论
一个动态序列，建立词汇和概念，从基本的主题，以先进的研究形式分析和音色和谐. 该计划通过发展分析和听力技能来培养音乐素养，将课堂学习与音乐曲目联系起来. 额外的高级选修课程是轮流提供的，根据学生的兴趣量身定制.
每周一小时. 考试定岗.
耳朵的培训
Ear training is a vital component in the development of a musician. 各种活动帮助学生完善音高和节奏表演技巧. Students learn to recognize and react to harmonic, 旋律, and rhythmic structures through recitation and dictation. 在最高级的水平，学生运用听觉技能的表演曲目. Score reading, clef reading, transposition.
每周一小时. 考试定岗.
管弦乐队
所有主修管弦乐的学生都要参加三个管弦乐队中的一个:大学预科弦乐团, 预科交响曲, 或大学预科乐团. 该课程涵盖的管弦乐曲目为学生提供了不同时期和流派的全面表演体验. 所有协奏曲的独奏者都是通过比赛选出的大学预科学生.
每周两个半小时. 按年龄和行政部门的决定在管弦乐队中的位置.
室内乐
经专业老师同意，所有学生都有资格学习室内乐. During their studies in the division, 符合条件的学生必须参加室内乐至少一年. 竖琴, 低音提琴, 的声音, 打击乐器, 器官, 而作曲专业的学生可以免除这个要求，并提供额外的工作室或合奏课程.
每周一小时. 由管理部门酌情决定在室内乐课程的安排.
钢琴演奏论坛
所有钢琴和管风琴专业的学生都必须参加钢琴演奏论坛, 哪所学校全年为学生提供表演机会. 特别课程主题包括介绍不同的键盘乐器, various styles of performance, and master classes with faculty and guest artists.
每周一小时.
声乐表演班
“好声音”课程旨在帮助年轻歌手为音乐学院的严格训练做好准备. 除了音乐理论, 耳朵的培训, 还有私人课程, 的声音 majors are required to take diction, 声乐表演班, and a 30-minute vocal coaching. They are also encouraged to take a 30-minute piano lesson. Applicants must be at least 14 years old at the time of the audition.
选修课
Private Lesson (Secondary Instrument or 作文)
有意学习第二种乐器或作曲的学生必须在注册日申请指导. 接受二级教学是基于教师的批准和可用性. Not all requests for secondary instruction will be granted. There is an additional fee for secondary instruction.
音乐史调查
A survey of the history of Western music. 梅n focus on the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century. This course is recommended for students interested in music history, but with little or no previous study. 强调理解每个时期的音乐风格和思想发展. Study of important composers and events. Reading and listening assignments.
每周一小时. 对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
20世纪音乐史
20世纪的音乐风格、思想、事件、运动、作曲家和音乐家. Topics include: Impressionism, 新古典派, post-Romanticism, 无调性, 爵士乐, 音乐剧, 电子音乐, 实验音乐, 极简主义, 和其他人. Reading and listening assignments.
每周一小时. 对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
团体组成
A small group class for students interested in music composition, but with little or no previous experience. Study of basic notions of pitch, rhythm, line and form. Writing assignments of two-的声音 and three-的声音 compositions. Discussion of student progress. Class may be repeated on different levels.
每周一小时. Open to all non-composition majors. 可能需要支付额外费用.
对位法
Study of species counterpoint in two and three 的声音s. 写作练习.
前提条件:具有较高的理论水平和听觉训练，并获得部门许可. Study of 18th-century counterpoint including canon and fugue. 写作练习 and analysis.
每周一小时. Open to all non-composition majors. 可能需要支付额外费用.
Post-Tonal理论
A study of early 20th-century music, 包括德彪西的作品, 拉威尔, 艾夫斯, 托克, 斯特拉文斯基, 勋伯格, 和其他人. 特别强调后调性分析的学习技巧. 作业包括分析、课堂报告和参与课堂讨论.
每周一小时. 可能需要支付额外费用.
曲式与分析
从标准文献中对音乐形式和分析技巧的研究. 第一学期的重点是从巴洛克到浪漫主义时期的作曲家使用的结构和形式. Concentration is placed on overall structures, 主题和动机, 键关系, 序列, 旋律 devices and identification of cadences, 还有一些谐波分析. The second semester is an in-depth look at harmonic analysis. 巴赫的具体作品, 贝多芬, 布拉姆斯, 和其他人 will introduce analytical challenges to the student. A special concentration will be placed on the analysis of 巴赫, including his use of the golden mean, 数值斐波那契数列, the use of his name in his compositions, and the many numerological religious symbolisms in his music.
每周一小时. 可能需要支付额外费用.
进行
A practical course in orchestral conducting, 包括指挥棒技术, 成绩分析, 以及对指挥古典和当代作品所涉及的技术和音乐问题的研究. Interview with faculty may be required.
每周一小时. 对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
Psychological Skills of Top Performers
绩效导向的, 本课程介绍的运动心理学方法已被证明可以帮助音乐家在演奏会的压力下达到最佳表现水平, 试镜, 和竞赛. Students will learn how to manage nervousness, 处理疑虑和担忧, 更好地集中注意力, and perform at a high level in stressful situations.
对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
J的音乐.S. 巴赫
Discover 巴赫's greatness through his keyboard works, 独奏奏鸣曲, 协奏曲, 康塔塔全集, 群众, 和更多的. 对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
恢复力的科学
压力少一点，成就多一点! 在本课程中, 你将使用虚拟现实和生物反馈等有趣的工具来学习如何引发放松反应, the opposite of the stress response. 以更多的动力和更少的拖延，最大化你在生活各个领域的表现. 积极心理学和情商技能由马萨诸塞州总医院本森亨利研究所的研究支持, 哈佛大学, 会优化你的大脑，改善你的健康到基因水平，这样你就能表现得更好吗, 联系, 睡眠, 多吃多动. 对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
即兴创作研讨会
即兴创作的能力对任何音乐家来说都是最基本的技能之一. 它能培养自信, 言论自由, 创造力, and better understanding of the pieces that we study. 在这门课程中，你将即兴创作18世纪到21世纪的各种风格, focusing on compositional thinking, 谐波的想象力, 以及旋律流畅性. 对所有学生开放. 可能需要支付额外费用.
超越钢琴独奏: Keyboard Strategies for Pianists
Because pianists make music in many different settings, 学习超越独奏曲目表演的技巧是很重要的. 在这个课堂上, we will explore such topics as how to harmonize a melody; how to make up a melody if someone gives you sheet music with chord symbols on it; how to accompany someone if they only give you a copy of the orchestral score, or need their song "in a slightly higher key". Developing these skills can help with sight reading; repertoire preparation; and have a wide variety of practical- and enjoyable- applications. 钢琴专业.
超越钢琴独奏: Keyboard Strategies for Pianists
Through an exploration of works by Joplin, 德沃夏克, 仍然, 价格, 艾夫斯, 格什温, 艾灵顿, 科普兰, 和其他人, 本课程将介绍在20世纪古典音乐中定义“美国声音”的元素.
编曲基础
Study how instruments work together in 室 and orchestra music. Listening and writing exercises. 对所有学生开放 with permission. 这门课是自动安排的写作专业学生的必修课.
音乐技术
学生将学习音乐录音的基本概念和技术, 编辑, 组成与制作. 学生将在以下方面发展基本技能:家庭录音, 声音剪辑, 测序, 信号处理, 和混合. Classwork will feature lessons using Logic, Ableton or another (suitable for PC) music production software, 录音分析, and presentations of individual projects. 首页work will be assigned weekly and may include home recording, 音频和基本的视频编辑, creative exercises and original composition, production work and listening assignments. 本课程将以一个创造性项目的展示结束，该项目展示了对课堂上介绍的软件和生产工具的高级理解和技能. Prerequisite: Access to a laptop or desktop computer.
声音
A fundamental exploration of sound itself, as both physical phenomenon and biological sensation, tailored to the needs of musicians. 音色, 调优系统, and structural acoustics will be discussed, and the following questions addressed: What exactly is sound? What are overtones and why are they important? Why do different instruments sound the way they do? What is "temperament" in musical tuning? How has tuning evolved over time? What is the "right way" to tune? How do performance venues shape sound? What structural features make for good acoustics? How do human bodies respond to sound? 为什么我们会听到我们听到的?