Collaborate with
Intention.
Build musical awareness, confidence, and connection in an exploratory environment. No rating required.
A different way to engage.
What if your ensemble experience focused on understanding musical styles and how instruments function together within a pocket?
Core Foundation Ensembles are designed for creative collaborators—producers, songwriters, composers, and music business students—who want to engage with music with greater intention.
It’s a music survey course experienced through active playing.
In-Person
Collaborative, hands-on rehearsals in a high-energy environment.
Digital Collaboration
Remote sections using online DAWs for borderless creative work.
Explore Your Pocket
Low-pressure, in-class sharing
Survey of Styles
The broad foundation. Learn how grooves are built across the spectrum of contemporary music.
ENCF-121American Roots
Tracing the lineage of blues, folk, and early americana ensemble dynamics.
ENCF-122R&B
Understanding the soul and rhythm patterns that define rhythm & blues.
ENCF-123Rock
Power, arrangement, and the interplay between guitar, bass, and drums.
ENCF-124Jazz
Communication and improvisational frameworks within a group context.
ENCF-125/126Global Music
Latin, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Explore music in its cultural context.
Join the New Era.
Summer & Fall registration is now open. Expand your perspective while completing your core ensemble requirement.
Questions? Complete our inquiry form if a section is full.