Lamine Touré, Director
Rambax Senegalese Drum Ensemble may be taken for credit: 21M.460
Directed by master Senegalese drummer Lamine Touré, Rambax MIT is an ensemble dedicated to learning the art of sabar, a vibrant drum and dance tradition of the Wolof people of Senegal, West Africa. Rambax...
Natalie Lin Douglas, Mi-Eun Kim, Jean Rife, and Marcus Thompson, Coordinators & Coaches
MIT Chamber Music Society may be taken for subject credit: 21M.445.
The MIT Chamber Music Society is comprised of students selected by audition to form small groups, study and perform classical chamber...
Keala Kaumeheiwa, coach
CMS Jazz Combos may be taken for credit: 21M.445
ABOUT MIT CMS JAZZ COMBOS
Three Jazz Combos are formed under the auspices of the
MIT Chamber Music Society. They include approximately
20 students ranging from intermediate to advanced levels.
Jazz Combos study and...
Laura Grill Jaye, Director
Vocal Jazz Ensemble may be taken for credit: 21M.445
ABOUT THE MIT VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble (VJE) was founded by Institute Professor John Harbison in the spring of 2011 as the first and only vocal jazz performance group at the Institute....
EMERSON/HARRIS PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE STUDY
Private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program, which offers merit-based financial awards to students of outstanding achievement on their instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the...
Performance
The program in Theater Arts encourages students to take advantage of the many performance opportunities on campus and off. Engaging an audience in performance is a direct extension of what is learned in the classroom and an elegant expression of work developed in the studio. Theater...
Students are able to concentrate, minor and major in Theater Arts.
Major in Theater Arts, Full
Major in Theater Arts, 21E/S
The Major Advisor is Ken Urban.Please click here for a Double Major Application Form.
Minor in Theater Arts
The Minor Advisor is Ken Urban.Please click here for a...
Between five and ten students each year choose to major in music and receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in Music (Course 21M) or the joint major, Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Engineering/Science (Courses 21E and 21S). Many students complete full (dual) majors in music and another...
MINOR IN MUSIC
The Minor in Music requires six subjects that will give students experience within the three main branches of music: history/culture, composition/ theory, and performance.
Tier I Introduction...
HUMANITIES CONCENTRATION IN MUSIC
A Humanities concentration in music requires four subjects.
Students with little or no prior musical experience may start with one or more of our introductory subjects:
Introduction to Western Music (CI-H) - 21M.011
Introduction to World Music (CI-H) - 21M.030...