Get in tune with Oakton music classes

According to a recent article in bachelorsdegree.org, music education offers many benefits to students, including developing language and reasoning skills, mastering memorization, teaching discipline, increasing coordination, preparing for the creative economy, developing special intelligence, learning teamwork and building self-confidence among others. This fall, students of all skill levels can take credit courses in music at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.

Classes start Monday, Aug. 20, and are offered in the following areas:

• Brass. Contact Mark Olen, music instructor, at (847) 635-1905 or markolen@oakton.edu.

• Cello and Music Theory. Contact Alexa Muhly, music instructor, at (847) 376-7162 or amuhly@oakton.edu.

• Choir and Voice. Contact Sara Torbeck, music instructor, at (847) 635-1907 or storbeck@oakton.edu.

• Guitar, Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Guitar. Contact Tom Clippert, music instructor, at (847) 376-7004 or clippert@oakton.edu.

• Jazz Band, Woodwinds, Woodwind Ensemble and Fundamentals of Music. Contact Robert Evans, music instructor, at (847) 376-7035 or revans@oakton.edu.

• Percussion. Contact Bret Sher, music instructor, at (847) 635-1905 or bsher@oakton.edu.

• Piano, Six Piano Ensemble and Music Literature and History. Contact Glenna Sprague, chair and professor of music, at (847) 635-1905 or gsprague@oakton.edu.

• Violin, Viola and String Ensemble. Contact Daniel Golden, music instructor at (847) 376-7108 or dgolden@oakton.edu.

Fall semester class listings may be found online: www.oakton.edu/academics/all_credit_courses/fall.php?area=Music#listings.