Did you know that studies have shown that listening to music for an hour a day can significantly reduce stress and anxiety? Good news! Your friendly neighbourhood Music Directors are here to wash all your cares away! Our goal as music directors is to bring you as much music as we can fit into the term. Here’s what you can look forward to for the next four months…
Coffee Houses! These are informal musical events held every month. All are welcome to come out, bring a musical instrument or just your voice, and show your fellow engineering students what you’ve got. Don’t miss the first coffee house happening on September 28th.
Open Mic! All acts are welcome! These will happen on the first stop of every pub-crawl in POETS (Carl Pollock Hall 1337) starting on September 23rd. Look forward to an afternoon of musical talent and other shenanigans in POETS!
Battle of the Bands! This will be the major musical event of the term. You can sign up your band (as long as at least one member is an engineering student), or start a band just for this event. Each band will battle it out against the rest to be named Waterloo Engineering’s Best Band. Grand Prize is a spotlight performance at the Middle of Term (MOT) party. If there is one music event to go to this term, this is IT! Don’t miss the Battle of the Bands October 7th. Sign up for this event will happen in the Orifice (Carl Pollock Hall 1327) during the first week of classes in September.
New this fall, we will be featuring up-and-coming Canadian artists in the Carl Pollock Hall (CPH) Foyer. Find a new favourite artist and learn about fresh Canadian talent! As well, we will be organizing trips to see the Waterloo Symphony perform for the 2011-2012 season. More details to come later in the term. As always, we will be informing you every month of the concerts around the city to enrich your musical experience. Keep your eyes open for the music posters around the engineering buildings.
How can YOU get involved in music at Waterloo? Simple. There are many music groups on campus that are open to students. With Respect To Time is the engineering jazz band. It is open to students from other faculties, so bring your friends! Sign-up will happen at the start of the term. The UW A Cappella club represents 4 A Cappella groups on campus, and can be found at www.uwacc.com. The UW concert band club is open to all students and signups begin online in the fall at www.uwcbc.uwaterloo.ca. The UW orchestra also holds auditions every term, signup at www.orchestra.uwaterloo.ca. The music department at Conrad Grebel College hosts a plethora of music ensembles for every skill and commitment level. They also host a vocal technique class for anyone who wants to learn to sing.
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