The Community Education series of music appreciation classes is designed to create a memorable and informed listening experience for those who enjoy attending live performances of classical music and who would have those concert going experiences enhanced by learning about the music and musicians before attending a concert. Each class meeting will provide an historical setting for the music, information about the composers, the musicians and music, and some listening opportunities. There will also be an occasional guest lecturer who will discuss some of the instruments and period specific techniques for playing. This series of music appreciation classes is intended to help build a relationship between Las Positas College, the Del Valle Fine Arts Series and the concert going public, and provide a forum in which the audience can discuss their experience with live music.
These classes will provide a musical and historical context for each concert of the Del Valle Fine Arts Series and the Las Positas Early Music Series in Spring 2007. Instruction will focus particular attention on listening for improvisational style, musical interpretation, instrumentation, and performance techniques.
You can enroll in the music appreciation courses via our Community Education website.