carnegie mellon has three jazz organisations:
the CMU Jazz Orchestra;
the CMU Jazz Choir; and
the CMU Jazz Club.
CMU Jazz Orchestra | CMU Jazz Choir | CMU Jazz Club (us!) |
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big band; 20-30 people i think?;
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choir; 8–10 people;
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open jams; usually 5–10 people;
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accredited course (3 units) but taking for credit is optional |
accredited course (3 units) but taking for credit is optional |
student organization |
auditions usually take place somewhere within fall o-week and first week of fall classes
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recruitment usually takes place at the start of fall semester
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no recruitment! no pre-sign-ups! just drop in at any of our jams for as long as you like |
conductor is mark snyder (fall 2022–) |
conductor is betsy lawrence (for a long time now) |
president is cam c (me!) (fall 2022–spring 2023) |
TODO: talk about jazz classes currently offered/previously offered
TODO: talk about now-defunct jazz minor
TODO: soapbox on "should i go to cmu to study jazz?"