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Case in Point (CiP), founded in 2001, is Case Western Reserve University's premiere co-ed a cappella group.\
In the tradition of a cappella music, every sound you hear is produced solely by the human voice (and hands). Additionally, every song we perform is arranged by a current or former member of the group.\
While the faces of Case in Point change over the years, we continue to bring you exciting new a cappella arrangements of a wide variety of music.\
CiP performs at numerous events on and off the Case Western campus. To contact us for your event, please use our contact email listed on this page.\
If you'd like to stay updated on auditions, performances, and concerts, visit our Facebook page.

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learning music as a group, group collaboration, performing at on-campus events, competing at ICCAs

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Open to all genres and skill levels, Case Sound Society is CWRU's community for music producers.

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A community of music producers.

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The Case/University Circle Symphony Orchestra (MUEN 385) is open to all CWRU students, faculty, and community members by audition who play a woodwind, brass, percussion or string instruments and who desire to perform in a high level ensemble. The group rehearses twice per week for a total of 90 minutes and performs 5 to 7 concerts per academic year. The repertoire is drawn from standard orchestral literature comprised of symphonies, overtures, suites, etc. as well as other more contemporary genres such a Rock and Jazz. The ensemble also works in collaboration with the Case Concert Choir, Case Jazz ensembles, and other University Circle affiliated groups.

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To foster community through singing and the love of choral music.

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The CWRU Chamber Collective was founded to provide students with the opportunity to make music in ensembles with other dedicated musicians in various wind ensembles, while also giving students interested in conducting the opportunity to do so while at CWRU.

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Members will have the opportunity to play in various chamber ensembles in a student-led setting. The CWRU Chamber Collective provides opportunities to participate in a clarinet choir as well as a brass ensemble. Additionally, the small chamber ensembles program allows students to participate in small chamber settings with lower stakes than a class.

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The CWRU Music Therapy Club was founded to provide music therapy to patients and their families at various clinical facilities in the University Circle area, while simultaneously affording undergraduate musicians at CWRU performance opportunities intended specifically to improve the wellbeing of those in need in clinical settings.

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Gain community service hours and valuable interpersonal interactions with patients through joining music therapy club! Members get the opportunity to perform at University Hospitals and learn what it is like to be a music therapist.

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The Department of Music, an academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences, serves undergraduate and graduate students at Case Western Reserve University as well as all students at the Cleveland Institute of Music through our Joint Music Program.

The department upholds the highest standards of academic and artistic excellence through a broad range of courses, degree programs, and ensemble experiences, with faculty specializing in historical performance practice, music education, and musicology.

You can find more information about our department, including our mission statement, faculty and staff directories, student resources, facilities policies, details about our centers and collaborations, whom to contact or how to visit us, on the "About" page of our website.

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Enjoy events and performances presented by the Department of Music, find an archive of past concerts, recitals and more, discover our weekly forum for presentation and discussion of recent research, and explore some of our latest news and headlines! Find all of this information on the "News and Events" page of our website.

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Dhamakapella is Case Western Reserve University's competitive South Asian fusion a cappella group. We perform original arrangements that fuse Western artists, South Asian film and Indian classical music, and genres such as pop, R&B, trap, and dubstep. Since our inception in 2005, we have recorded and produced eight studio albums. Not only does Dhamaka perform at various on and off campus events, but we also compete throughout the country in both the South Asian fusion and ICCA circuits and have won 27 national titles. In 2022 and 2023, Dhamakapella won first place at the national South Asian fusion a cappella championship, All-American Awaaz. Our group is composed of students from a wide spread of musical backgrounds, ranging from shower singers to those with classical Indian and Western vocal training. We are united by our love for music and are always excited to recruit new talent, perfect our sound, and share our passion with our listeners!

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Enjoy singing and competing with us no matter what your musical background is!

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To spread interest in guitar and form a community for those interested in guitar to come together and create and learn.

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Members don't have to worry about bringing in their own equipment, though we will encourage this. Instead, we will have instruments available for members through USG funding. We will have between 2-4 meetings per month(perhaps more based on interest) where members can learn from each other and show each other proper techniques as well as just have a good time playing the instrument. Overall, our goal is to welcome people to the guitar community and also help those who are already part of it move on to the next level.

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The Music Graduate Student Association works to provide sustained support for current and prospective graduate students in the Department of Music at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in all aspects of graduate life. We foster intellectual and professional development through sponsorship of academic events and discussion, and promote fellowship among the graduate students through social events and moral support. We also encourage prospective students to join the program by coordinating campus visits and compiling informative materials about the program. One of our principal goals is that of fostering communication between our graduate student body, the Music Department's staff and faculty, and the campus community as a whole.

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Members will be a part of the organization's goals of advocacy and mutual support, as well as participate in planning the organization's events, including student gatherings and the Graduate Student Conference, an every-other-year opportunity for graduate students to present their research. Members will also play a role in shaping MGSA's efforts for intra-area collaboration between Musicology, Historical Performance Practice, and Music Education.

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The purpose of the Music Undergraduate Student Involvement Committee (MUSIC) is to promote and facilitate various musical collaborations, performances, and experiences across campus among music majors, non-majors, faculty, and the general public. The Music Undergraduate Student Involvement Committee strives to extrapolate the unseen talent on campus and promote awareness of these musicians. In addition to organizing music-related events throughout each semester we also seek and provide opportunities for students to perform on campus and throughout the community. Furthermore, we help connect music students to the professional world.

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Students will have access to information and events hosted by M.U.S.I.C.

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The mission for Naadam is to create an established space where students who learn and appreciate Indian Classical Music can express their cultural heritage. We want to spread awareness of Indian culture and foster an understanding of Indian Classical Music among the Case Western Reserve University community.

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Members will be able to practice weekly and/or enjoy Carnatic and Hindustani forms of Indian Classical Music within a close-knit community. Additionally, we host performances open to anyone and are also asked to perform for various events in the CWRU community. Join us to learn more about Indian Classical Music share your passion with kindred spirits in a warm, welcoming environment!

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We are the official Case Western Reserve University Pep Band, a student group devoted to playing music and spreading spirit at events around campus, including basketball and hockey games and CWRU Live. Anyone is welcome - just bring your instrument, come join the fun, and help support our Spartans!

If you've got some time, feel free to stop by any of our rehearsals. We'll take any instrument, tuba to slide whistle. Our practice times have yet to be determined, but we generally rehearse once a week for an hour. Stop on by just to say hi or bring an instrument and play along. We'd love to have you with us!

For any questions or comments, contact the exec board at pepbandexec@case.edu

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Being a part of a student group devoted to playing music and spreading spirit at events around campus. Anyone is welcome - just bring your instrument, come join the fun, and help support our Spartans! Pep Band is a great opportunity to keep up with an instrument with a low time commitment while hanging out with friends.

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Solstice is Case Western Reserve University's all treble a capella group. Founded in the fall of 2003, we dedicate ourselves to providing students with the opportunity to learn, perform, and grow through a capella. We have a diverse musical repertoire which includes pop, light rock, alternative, and anything else that strikes our fancy. We perform at campus events, open for fellow CWRU music groups, hold fall and spring concerts, and do a variety of other performances on and off campus. For updates, check out our instagram page!

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As a member of Solstice, you get to sing music and perfect your vocal and beatboxing skills while performing at events around campus and hanging out with an awesome group!

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To provide CWRU students the opportunity to participate in and learn from unique musical experiences with steel drums.

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Gives the opportunity for students to play and listen to steel drums.