{"id":1245,"date":"2013-09-20T11:04:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/?page_id=1245"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:44:59","slug":"frequently-ask-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/frequently-ask-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"15b7cfa4-c357-4288-a62e-6738acb8b6c7\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"15b7cfa4-c357-4288-a62e-6738acb8b6c7-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>Can you tell me everything about the Olin Arts Building?<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section\" id=\"15b7cfa4-c357-4288-a62e-6738acb8b6c7-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hours are 7am &#8211; midnight, during the academic semesters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keys and information are available at the reception desk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instrument lockers are available: see Marisa Wickersham between 8:00am-4:00pm at the reception desk, or email her at <a href=\"mailto:ahood2@bates.edu\">mwickersham@bates.edu<\/a>.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practice rooms are available to any student whenever the building is open, with the exception of during concerts or other events in the concert hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"8a6adbdc-c994-4010-ab54-13f1dfa80e8f\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"8a6adbdc-c994-4010-ab54-13f1dfa80e8f-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>What music ensembles are there at Bates?<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section\" id=\"8a6adbdc-c994-4010-ab54-13f1dfa80e8f-content\">\n<p>Membership in department ensembles is open to all Bates students. &nbsp;Contact individual directors for specific information about auditions.  Membership in an ensemble can earn academic course credit towards graduation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about each ensemble and to see photos\/videos of past concerts, click here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button with-arrow large-button with-arrow large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/ensembles\/\">Department of Music Ensembles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Brass Ensemble<\/em> Sebastian Jerosch, director <a href=\"mailto:acarr@bates.edu\">sjerosch@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>College Choir<\/em> Zen Kuriyama, director &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jcorrie@bates.edu\">zkuriyama@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gamelan<\/em> Gina Fatone, director &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gfatone@bates.edu\">gfatone@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jazz Band <\/em>Larry Williams, director <a href=\"mailto:lwillia4@bates.edu\">lwillia4@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Orchestra<\/em> Hiroya Miura, director&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hmiura@bates.edu\">hmiura@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Steel Pan Orchestra<\/em> &nbsp;Duncan Hardy, director <a href=\"mailto:dhardy@bates.edu\">dhardy@bates.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:hmiura@bates.edu\">hmiura@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"289fb010-9f46-4868-99b4-44688959c75b\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"289fb010-9f46-4868-99b4-44688959c75b-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>What&#8217;s the Bates Musician Union (BMU)?<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section\" id=\"289fb010-9f46-4868-99b4-44688959c75b-content\">\n<p>The BMU provides musical groups and bands organized by students themselves with the space and equipment they need for rehearsals and performances.  The BMU supports campus bands with a rehearsal space, practice equipment, and live sound equipment for shows, located in Chase Hall.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button with-arrow large-button with-arrow large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/directory\/category\/#creative-arts\">Contact BMU<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"c804b31a-0d40-463b-9b77-d91eb1a81590\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c804b31a-0d40-463b-9b77-d91eb1a81590-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>What courses are offered in the Music Department?<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section\" id=\"c804b31a-0d40-463b-9b77-d91eb1a81590-content\">\n<p>The department offers a wide variety of courses for majors and non-majors. &nbsp;The areas covered include Western classical music, jazz, music of Southeast Asia, African-American music, music theory, music composition, African music, electronic music and video, performance, film music, song-writing, and improvisation, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in minoring or majoring in music should begin our 4-semester music theory sequence as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dale Chapman is the department chair. &nbsp;General questions about music courses or other music department activities can be addressed to him, Olin 252, <a href=\"mailto:dchapman@bates.edu\">dchapman@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more detailed information about individual courses offered in the music department, click here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button with-arrow large-button with-arrow large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/academics\/courses\/\">Course Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"6767390b-e290-4556-a007-635c824b781d\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"6767390b-e290-4556-a007-635c824b781d-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>Who are the music faculty members, and what do they teach?<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section\" id=\"6767390b-e290-4556-a007-635c824b781d-content\">\n<p>Information about the music faculty and what they teach can be found at this link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-music wp-block-embed-music\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X5Sdmu4KZo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/music-faculty\/\">Music Faculty<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Music Faculty&#8221; &#8212; Music\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/music-faculty\/embed\/#?secret=cRvGuNASu9#?secret=X5Sdmu4KZo\" data-secret=\"X5Sdmu4KZo\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"c05ad6d3-c767-4175-b468-bb784b332cae\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c05ad6d3-c767-4175-b468-bb784b332cae-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>Can I take private lessons?<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section\" id=\"c05ad6d3-c767-4175-b468-bb784b332cae-content\">\n<p>Yes!   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