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  • Rita Mitsel

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    Rita Mitsel

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    Rita Mitsel holds a Bachelor's and Master’s degrees from Mannes College of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School.  Ms. Mitsel teaches ear training and dictation at Mannes, and oboe and chamber music at Queens College (CUNY).  Her previous theory teaching experience includes Hofstra University and Queens College Preparatory Division.

    As an oboist, Rita Mitsel has performed extensively in Europe and throughout the United States.  She is a member of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players (NY) and Symphony in C (NJ).  Ms. Mitsel has appeared as a substitute in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the American Ballet Theater, the American Symphony Orchestra, and in The Phantom of the Opera.  As a soloist she performed with Symphony in C, Orion String Quartet, and on Bargemusic, among others.  She has recorded for Naxos with International Contemporary Ensemble.

    Current Courses

    Advanced Musicianship
    CATM 5350, Fall 2023

    Dictation 3A
    CATM 3225, Fall 2023

    Ear Training 2A
    CATM 2215, Fall 2023

    Ear Training 3A
    CATM 3215, Fall 2023

    Graduate Aural Skills
    CATM 5030, Fall 2023

    Independent Study
    COPA 5999, Fall 2023

    Past Courses

    Advanced Musicianship
    CATM 5350, Spring 2023

    Dictation 3A
    CATM 3225, Fall 2022

    Dictation 3B
    CATM 3226, Spring 2023

    Ear Training 2A
    CATM 2215, Fall 2022

    Ear Training 2B
    CATM 2216, Spring 2023

    Ear Training 3A
    CATM 3215, Fall 2022

    Ear Training 3B
    CATM 3216, Spring 2023

    Graduate Aural Skills
    CATM 5030, Spring 2023

    IS: Techniques of Music
    CATM 5900, Fall 2022

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