Music Department
              

Chipola College offers a wide variety of singing experiences, no matter what the student's goals might be. Offerings range from professional voice instruction to serious choral study and the fun of an excellent show choir.

Music majors may pursue voice study as a principal or secondary instrument performing a wide variety of literature. Non-majors may also study for enrichment. Many students also choose to continue their vocal studies in one of the college's choral ensembles.

Ensembles include Chamber Chorus and Show Choir. Chorus opportunities include Madrigal Dinners in addition to appearances on campus and in the community. The Chipola Show Choir presents an exciting stage show with popular music set to energetic choreography.

Whether a student is an interested beginner, a musical grandmother returning to school for the first time, or the potential virtuoso the world awaits, Chipola can offer the musical experience of a lifetime. Whether a student is more comfortable in a group learning environment or in an individual private lesson, Chipola helps establish realistic, challenging goals for piano study.

Courses for pianists include the following:

Applied Piano for Keyboard Majors and Minors
Preparatory Piano (open to potential keyboard majors and minors, by audition only)
Class piano (open to all interested beginners)
Keyboard Theory 

Music Skills for beginners
Fundamentals of Music for beginners

Opportunities for elementary and high school students include the following:

Music through Performance seminars
Recitals in supportive setting

Applied organ is available only to piano principals with permission from their applied instructor and the Department.
 

GUITAR

Chipola offers both Class Guitar and individual guitar lessons.

Class Guitar
MVS 1116   (open to all beginners)
MVS 2126   (open to all with guitar experience)

Applied Guitar for guitar Majors and Minors
Applied Guitar for non-Majors available on a space available basis and permission of Department Director

Students are encouraged to take private lessons in any of the standard woodwind and brass instruments. While the majority of Chipola students have had previous playing experience, beginners are able, with permission of the instructor, to study as well. Music majors with their primary performing area being percussion, strings, or guitar may be advised to take lessons through the "co-op program"* with Florida State University.

The primary instrumental group of the Fine and Performing Arts Department is Rock and Jazz Ensemble. This organization performs a wide variety of jazz, pop, rock, and swing styles. Standard instrumentation for the group is saxophone, trumpet, trombone, keyboard, drum, bass, guitar, and vibraphone. Other instruments are added occasionally. Members of the group learn how to improvise and develop a keen sense of jazz/rock articulation and styling.

*Chipola College is pleased to have entered into a co-op agreement with Florida State University. By virtue of this agreement, students at Chipola College are able to take courses at Florida State University in accordance with state guidelines and procedures.