Conservatory Chamber Music Studies
Mission of the Chamber Music Program:
The demands of chamber music are variable, and not always remunerative, but the rewards can be profound. At minimum, if you learn to be a good colleague in chamber music, from the first reading to the final performance, you will gain tremendously in skills, which carry over into any kind of playing, or professional function that most interests you. If you truly invest yourself in the process by taking initiative, these will be some of your most gratifying, memorable musical experiences. Your fellow students, and the professional musicians whom you are beginning to know during these years of intense study, will be your life-long colleagues in various musical endeavors. The community you build through these musical tasks will be your network of support as you move through school and into your professional life. Treat people with respect, kindness, and always focus on a constructive path in preparing the task at hand. You will sometimes be the strongest, and sometimes the least experienced in your performing situations. Your job is to learn, and to effect positive change, for yourself and those around you.