Faculty Profile
Jim Hontz
Contributing Faculty in Music (guitar) (1992)
Contact Information
Weiss Center for the Arts Room 214
717-245-1653
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInc2IakxFs
Bio
Guitarist James Hontz studied at the New School of Music and received his B.M. degree in Guitar performance and M.M. degree in Guitar Performance/Music History from Temple University. In March of 2006, he graduated from the Peabody Institute of Music at the Johns Hopkins University with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in guitar performance under the tutelage of Julian Gray. Currently, Dr. Hontz in of the faculties of Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA), Gettysburg College, Temlpe University, and Harford Community College. He has served as a past President of the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society. In addition to his many solo appearances, Dr. Hontz has appeared as a featured soloist with Concert Artists of Baltimore, the Ocean City Symphony (New Jersey), and the York Symphony (Pennsylvania). He was invited by the Malarmé Chamber Players (based in Durham North Carolina) to conduct residency in Landrum, South Carolina for the public school district. As an accompanist for the Gettysburg College Choir, Dr. Hontz participated in tours of Brazil and the northeastern US. Along with flutist Kelly McDermott, the Hontz-McDermott Duo was broadcast in a live performance/interview on WNYC in New York City and toured the Midwest. Recently, Dr. Hontz collaborated with renowned composer Libby Larsen to arrange her work for choir and orchestra, “Crowding North,” for choir and guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInc2IakxFs
Education
- B.M., Temple University, 1988
- M.M., Guitar Performance, 1991
- M.M., Music History, 1995
- D.M.A., The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, 2006
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall 2023
MUPS 111 Guitar Class
Permission of Instructor RequiredStudents will need access to a guitar. Contact the instructor for more information.
No Additional Fee / May Not be Audited
Introduction to plectrum and finger style guitar technique in a group setting. Recommended for all students wanting to learn guitar at Dickinson with little or not prior experience and for those music majors or future music majors with no guitar experience. Course content includes both group and solo playing, individual practice sessions, music notation, listening assignments, fretboard theory, basic musicianship and required concert attendance. While the emphasis in reading will be on standard notation, tableture and chord chart diagrams will also be explored.
MUPS 113 Guitar (1st semester)
Permission of Instructor Required / Additional Fee Required
Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 114 Guitar (2nd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 213 Guitar (3rd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 214 Guitar (4th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 313 Guitar (5th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 314 Guitar (6th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 413 Guitar (7th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 414 Guitar (8th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
Spring 2024
MUPS 111 Guitar Class
Permission of Instructor RequiredStudents will need access to a guitar. Contact the instructor for more information.
No Additional Fee / May Not be Audited
Introduction to plectrum and finger style guitar technique in a group setting. Recommended for all students wanting to learn guitar at Dickinson with little or not prior experience and for those music majors or future music majors with no guitar experience. Course content includes both group and solo playing, individual practice sessions, music notation, listening assignments, fretboard theory, basic musicianship and required concert attendance. While the emphasis in reading will be on standard notation, tableture and chord chart diagrams will also be explored.
MUPS 113 Guitar (1st semester)
Permission of Instructor Required / Additional Fee Required
Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 114 Guitar (2nd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 213 Guitar (3rd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 214 Guitar (4th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 313 Guitar (5th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 314 Guitar (6th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 413 Guitar (7th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.
MUPS 414 Guitar (8th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited
Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.