Making Music at FVCC

Transfer sTudies ~ sTrings ~ Jazz ~ guiTar ~ Vocals

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The Music Departmentat Flathead Valley Community College is one of the best ways to get a

great start toward earning your music degree, gaining fine arts credits for

another degree or learning more about music. In the magnificent setting

of Kalispell, Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is the ideal

place to find what you are looking for. Students are able to take high-

quality music courses taught by some of the best and most experienced

music educators in Northwest Montana.

FVCC’s music credits are transferrable to Montana State University and The University of Montana.

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DEGREE OFFERED:

Two-year Associate of Arts (AA)

OTHER MUSIC COURSES:

GuitarHistory of Rock & RollEnjoyment of MusicSinging for Non-majorsWorld MusicIntroduction to Digital MusicMusical Theatre History & Literature (online)

MUSIC ENSEMBLES:

FVCC String EnsembleFVCC Jazz EnsembleFVCC Vocal Jazz EnsembleFVCC Choral Ensemble

Be a part of the Glacier Symphony& Chorale, Flathead Community Bandor the Crown of the Continent Choir!

Music Transfer ProgramThe FVCC music transfer program is designed for students interested in pursu-ing a degree of minor in music. A minor in music complements many majors. The curriculums outlined will provide students with a jump start on a music minor at Montana State University in Bozeman and The University of Montana in Missoula as well as the first year of study for a Bachelor of Arts in Music or Music Education.

Not Just for Music Majors!In addition to providing curriculum for the first two years of a music degree, FVCC’s growing music program gives students an opportunity to perform in a vocal jazz, instrumental jazz or a string ensemble. These groups perform at many college functions including graduation, campus gatherings and fundraising events. Interested students can visit www.fvcc.edu to view the class schedules for each semester.

Additionally, students not majoring in music can take advantage of any music courses taught by FVCC’s world-class faculty.

Brett AllenBachelor’s Degree, Economics & Electronic MusicUniversity of California, Santa CruzThe college welcomes SnowGhost Music Owner, Producer and Engineer Brett Allen who will teach “Introduction to Digital Music,” the first course in the music technology sequence exploring

the past, present and future of how technology has influenced the way music is created and shared. Allen attended University of California Santa Cruz where he merged music composition and performance, electrical engineering, physics and economics into an interdisciplinary degree. Allen studied under Simon VanZwanenberg, owner of The Integrated Solutions Organisation (The-ISO), in the United Kingdom and at famed producer Hugh Padgham’s Sofa Sound Studio. Under VanZwanenberg, he learned how to produce music on the classic early Solid State Logic 9000 series consoles as well as how to maintain and service the flagship Solid State Logic 9000 XL at the company’s Oxford factory

Amy Beth Chisholm Master of Music, Vocal Performance,The University of Arizona A seasoned voice teacher, Amy Chisholm enjoys a varied performance career, which has included work in musical theatre, opera, oratorio, chamber music, choral ensembles, jazz, vaudeville and as a voice-actor. She was honored with first prize at the Arizona National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards recital competition in 2004 and has been a featured soloist around the nation. Amy has been a featured soloist with The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, The Arizona Symphony, The Tucson Chamber Artists, and Festival Chorale Oregon. She also spent three seasons with The Illustrious Virginia City Players, and local audiences may recognize Amy from her lead roles in Whitefish Theatre Company’s recent productions of The Sound of Music (Maria), The Importance of Being Ernest (Cecily), and The King and I (Anna).

Steve Eckels Master’s Degree, Music,New England ConservatoryBachelor’s Degree, Berklee College of MusicA National Board Certified guitar teacher, Steve Eckels is the author of numerous books for Mel Bay Publications, and he performs frequently around the Flathead Valley. He enjoys helping students discover the “natural” way to learn and

move their hands on the guitar. An advocate of wellness and lifelong learning, his most recent project has been arranging and recording the famous songs from operas. Eckels is also the guitar instructor for Flathead and Glacier high schools.

Wai MizutaniJulliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music Honored for his fine performances in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, Wai Mizutani has performed as a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic

and the Vancouver Symphony. As a soloist, he has performed for orchestras around the world. Mizutani has garnered top honors at Taiwan International and Five Towns Violin competitions. He also is a Music Teachers National Association award winner. Throughout his careere has performed with Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Arnold Steinhardt, Yo-Yo Ma, and Glenn Dicterow.

Craig Thomas Naylor Doctorate, Music Composition,University of Southern CaliforniaCraig Thomas Naylor composes for all genres, and his music is widely performed by elementary through professional ensembles. He loves teaching and is in his 31st year career. He has received two Continental Harmony commission/residencies from the American Composers Forum. He is a frequent guest conductor and clinician and received notable acclaim for his direction of Native Voices, two concerts performed at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and the National Museum of the American Indian featuring the compositions of American Indian composers.

Nicole S. SanfordMaster of Arts Degree, Choral Conductingand Jazz Studies, Washington State UniversityBachelor’s Degree in Music Education,The University of Montana A native of Missoula, Nicole Sanford has been teaching music for ten years ages preschool through

college level. She has traveled, performed lead roles and spent time as an educator in various national and international locations including Austria, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Kenya and the East and West Coasts of the United States. She also performed for the world-renowned Continental Singers in Kenya and the East Coast and served as the assistant director on the West Coast.

John ZoltekMaster of Music, Composition,The University of British Columbia;Bachelor of Music, Composition,Berklee College of MusicA world-class conductor and composer, Maestro John Zoltek has been Music Director of the Glacier Symphony and Chorale since 1996 and is the creator and founding music director of GSC’s Festival Amadeus. While attending Berklee, he was awarded the prestigious Youth Concerts at Symphony prize for classical composition. He studied conducting with Attilio Poto, a legendary conducting mentor at the Boston Conservatory, and was selected to attend the Pierre Boulez Carnegie Hall Foundation program in New York. He later studied conducting abroad in the Czech Republic. Zoltek’s compositions have been performed in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. He has been an adjunct music faculty at FVCC since 2000 instructing various courses ranging from Music Theory to Jazz Ensembles.

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World-class FacultyFVCC music students are taught by world-class faculty who bring national and international teaching, conducting, performing and composing experiences to the classroom.

Scholarships and financial aid are available. For more information, call the Financial Aid Office at 756.3849 or stop by Blake Hall, Room 111.

“The music programs at FVCC create a comfortable learning environment for both the learning and performing musician. A great set of teachers and professors helps to drive the aspiration for the future in the field.”

Jay ShonseyVocalist

“I enjoy that you don’t have to major in music to participate, and it’s a nice stress reliever in between all the homework and classes. It’s a fun-filled way to keep singing, even if you have made a career choice that doesn’t involve music.”

Jenna M. BolesVocalist

“This class is a great experience for me and a wonderful opportunity to learn about the violin in new ways. Having the Intensive Preparation for Strings class at FVCC has opened up doors for me and given me an easily accessible way to continue my career in playing the violin. I want to give a big “thank you” to the FVCC staff and Wai for helping to make my dream come true.”

Julie BowermanViolinist

Make Music at FVCC

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For more info: Nicole SanfordMusic Program Coordinator406.756-4813nsanford@fvcc.edu

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