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Auditions for J.C. Heard Jazz Week at Wayne
June 1 2013 at 10:00 AM
Old Main
Calling experienced high school jazz musicicans: J.C. Heard Jazz Week at Wayne is July 22-26-audition on Saturday May 1! Guided by WSU's jazz faculty, guest artists from the Detroit community and national artist/educators sponsored by the Detroit Jazz Festival, students study jazz improvisation, theory and ensemble playing. You will work in master class settings, jam sessions and small and large ensemble rehearsals. This initiative has evolved and redefines the summer jazz camp concept. With 40 high school students being chosen through competitive audition, and no students burdened with a tuition fee, the program brings together a highly diverse collection of talented youth from urban, rural, and suburban settings http://www.music.wayne.edu/jazzweek.php  
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Register for a Music course in spring / summer! 

Fulfill a Gen Ed with Music Appreciation. Music educators–learn about West African Music and Dance or Choral Arranging in the classroom and earn credits for certification renewal!

Check out the class schedule under Music Ed, Music History and Music Theory. 

The Department of Music

The Department of Music cultivates music as a contemporary and global art, grounded in a long historical tradition, by combining higher education with professional training and experience for its undergraduate and graduate/professional students.

The Department offers students of music opportunities to learn, grow, and develop their skills and disciplines in an urban cultural setting. With close proximity to Detroit's cultural center, students have access to the resources of such

premiere institutions as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit Opera House, and Orchestra Hall. The long historical relationship between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Department allows students to study and coach with exceptional guest artists and resident artist-faculty who are specialists in all musical styles and media.

Building on the strengths of its geographic and cultural setting, the Department maintains public access to its performances and degree programs, offers high-level professional and academic standards and unique creative and scholarly opportunities appropriate to a large research university, and cultivates a deep aesthetic understanding of music in our students and the larger urban arts community.

Wayne State University
1321 Old Main
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Phone: (313) 577-1795
Fax: (313) 577-5420
music@wayne.edu