Latin Ensemble

This ensemble will expose participants to a variety of musical styles of Latin America including salsa, Afro-Cuban, Latin pop, merengue, mambo, samba, ska, and reggae. The ensemble will consist of wind players (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flute), singers, piano, bass, guitar, various Latin drums, and hand percussion. At least one public performance will be done during each semester. Wind, piano, bass, and guitar players should have a basic music reading ability or the ability to learn quickly by ear; percussionists and singers need only have a willingness to learn. This course is combined with credit course MUS-1030.