{"id":207240,"date":"2019-09-17T12:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/?page_id=207240"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:36:25","slug":"string-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/current-students\/string-department\/","title":{"rendered":"String Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Video: Cali School of Music String Area Highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zV15iNdhRDU?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>More information about <strong>The Graduate String Quartet Fellowship<\/strong> contact Kathryn Lockwood at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:lockwoodka@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">lockwoodka@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Graduate-Strings-Flyer-2025.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Graduate-Strings-Flyer-2025.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Graduate-Strings-Flyer-2025.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/graduate-quartet-residency\">More info on Graduate Quartet Residency<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h2>Degree options offered at Montclair State University:<\/h2>\n<h3>Cali Collective<\/h3>\n<p>This two-year fellowship program within the Artist Diploma Program prepares young professional classical musicians for careers integrating performance, teaching community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership.\u00a0 Monthly performances in partnership with Music for All Seasons.\u00a0 Full tuition plus a modest stipend.<\/p>\n<h3>Master&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p>This two-year master&#8217;s degree will challenge you in all areas &#8211; not just strings.\u00a0\u00a0Master of Music students are encouraged to be curious and resourceful, because however great one\u2019s musicianship the successful musician can only sustain a satisfying career through constant artistic and professional renewal, drawing from a diverse range of professional challenges and opportunities that a musical life presents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Bachelor of Performance<\/h3>\n<p>The B.Mus. program in Performance focuses on the mastery of technical skills, broad solo and ensemble experience, and the nurturing of artistic growth to help students reach their full potential.\u00a0 As a string student at Cali, you are offered extensive performance opportunities in the symphony orchestra, chamber music and solo.\u00a0 The string area is small and intimate.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll never be rostered off and you&#8217;ll never get lost in the crowd.<\/p>\n<h3>Music Ed<\/h3>\n<p>Our five-year program will prepare you for all facets and levels of music teaching careers in New Jersey\u2019s public schools, private or out-of-state schools. We offer the highest quality, comprehensive preparation for New Jersey\u2019s music education licensure. Upon successful completion of the BMus program, you will receive initial licensure from the state of New Jersey. Music education majors comprise the largest concentration within the Cali School. You will have first-class performing opportunities that we hope will lead you to be active in your musical field throughout your life.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Music Therapy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Established in 1969, our program is one of the country\u2019s oldest and most distinguished. It features closely supervised clinical work each semester at highly reputable New Jersey facilities as well as schools, nursing homes and hospitals in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Cali Collective Promo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9MHXcEiaZM?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><strong>Masterclasses Spring 2025<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Spring-String-Masterclasses-2025.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Spring-String-Masterclasses-2025.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Spring-String-Masterclasses-2025.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Office hours:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kathryn Lockwood, Strings Area Coordinator, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">just <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lockwoodka@montclair.edu\/\">email<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at any time. <\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More information about The Graduate String Quartet Fellowship contact Kathryn Lockwood at lockwoodka@montclair.edu Degree options offered at Montclair State University: Cali Collective This two-year fellowship program within the Artist Diploma Program prepares young professional classical musicians for careers integrating performance, teaching community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership.\u00a0 Monthly performances in partnership with Music for All [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":213591,"parent":162,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-207240","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207240"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216162,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207240\/revisions\/216162"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}