Auditions and Ensembles

• Concert Choir:
  Perform a wide range of music, both sacred and secular.
• Vocal Jazz and Pop:
  vocalists and limited rhythm section instruments combine to work on contemporary styles of vocally driven music. Contact Prof. Ten Brink (tenbrinj@lcc.edu) for an audition.
• Jazz Ensemble:
  Rehearse and perform pieces of various styles and from various periods in jazz and big band sound while learning and developing improvisational skills Contact Prof. Gewirtz (gewirtzj@lcc.edu) for an audition.
• Multi-Instrumental Music Ensemble:
  Write, arrange, rehearse, and perform works for instrumental music ensemble of varying sizes and instrumentation.
• Rock Band:
  Rehearse and perform rock music of diverse styles, including cover songs as well as original compositions and arrangements by students. The instrumentation is open to the characteristic make-up of rock ensembles, including guitar, bass, keyboard, drum-set instruments and singers. Other instrumentalists may join to expand the ensemble.

Each ensemble is a semester-long commitment; for semester dates, visit the college catalog. Some ensemble directors may require an audition.

For more information about auditions, registration or college-credit options for music ensembles, please contact Dr. Jon Ten Brink, at 517-483-1469 or by e-mail at tenbrinj@lcc.edu.

Check out these music classes open to non-majors:

• MUSC 144  Beginning Piano
• MUSC 155  Class Voice Commercial I
• MUSC 168  Rudiments of Music
• MUSC 197  Home Studio Productions
• MUSC 199  Music Appreciation +
• MUSC 240  Musical Cultures to 1750 *+
• MUSC 241  Musical Cultures 1750 to Present *+
• MUSC 255  Music Business and Management
• MUSC 292  Arranging and Songwriting

+ on the Michigan Transfer Agreement
* counts toward the Cultural Perspectives and Diversity core requirement

For more information about any of these classes, view the course offerings or call 517-483-1546.