Highlights:
“What is music to you? What purpose does it serve? Is there “positive” music or “negative” music? Former arranger and musical director of the Harlem Gospel Choir, Eric Dozier entices students to consider how the powerful of music serves a variety of purposes and functions beyond simple entertainment.


Course Description:
In this fun and highly interactive class, students are exposed to a dynamic historical survey of African-American Spirituals – its descriptive imagery of solidarity, resiliency and quest for freedom - and examines its subsequent organic evolution into Gospel Music, R&B, Pop, Jazz, Country, Soul and Hip Hop,

Through the process of rote singing, each student learns parts of entire songs. Uninhibited by sheet music, both novice and experienced choir members master memory work at performance level quickly and easily.

Objectives:
Students broaden their vision and cultivate core character strengths such as commitment, courage and perseverance through a combination of music history and practical application of song learning; vital foundations of cross-cultural connections are laid through the words of great thinkers and true-life stories of young people who have initiated great social change through unified efforts.

Levels:
This class is highly adaptable and often modified in consultation with educators. Eric draws from the wealth and cross-section of recent music history to focus on youth empowerment. Instruction ranges from low to high emphasis on complex musicality techniques.

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