Music Courses
Spring 2024
Advanced Mixing Techniques
Senem PirlerBanjo
John KirkBass Intensive
Michael BisioBass with Bisio
Michael BisioBebop, Rock, and Beyond (Advanced Fundamentals)
Michael WimberlyBeginning Cello II
Nathaniel ParkeBeginning Guitar
John KirkBennington Funk Collective
Michael WimberlyCello
Nathaniel ParkeComposing for Improvisers: Analyses, Creation and Community
Kyoko KitamuraCURRENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE: sound, movement, vision
Elliott SharpDevising: Creation Stories
Jean RandichDouble Exposure: Acting for Singers, Singing for Actors
Kerry Ryer-Parke & Jennifer RohnDrumming: An Extension of Language
Michael WimberlyDrumming: An Extension of Language
Michael WimberlyFiddle
John KirkGospel Music; Share the Joy
Kathy BullockImprovisation Ensemble for Musicians
Michael Wimberly & Susan SgorbatiIn the Box: Tools and Techniques for Working with Digital Audio
Jen KutlerIntermediate Ear Training
Joseph AlparIntermediate Guitar
John KirkIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Virginia Warnken KelseyIntermediate Voice
Virginia Warnken KelseyIntroduction to Sound Recording and Mixing
Senem PirlerIntroduction to Viola
Ariel RudiakovIntroduction to Violin
Joana GenovaIntuitive Electronics for Sound
Jen KutlerJazz Ensemble
Jen AllenKlezmer Ensemble
Joseph AlparLab: Orchestrating Electronics
Elliott SharpMandolin
John KirkModern Guitar
Hui CoxMusic Composition Project
Allen ShawnMusical Taste and Monetization – The Business Side of Music
Kyoko KitamuraPiano
Yoshiko SatoPiano
Christopher LewisPiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Ben AprilPiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Yoshiko SatoPiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Chris RosePiano Lab II
Yoshiko SatoProfessor Milford Graves: Improvisor, Naturalist, Activist
Michael WimberlySeminar: Musicmaking In Realtime
Elliott SharpSenior Projects
Joseph AlparSong for Ireland and Celtic Connections
John KirkSongwriting
Jen AllenSound Design for Moving Images
Senem PirlerStravinsky
Allen ShawnTraditional Music Ensemble
John KirkUkulele Comprehensive
John KirkViola
Ariel RudiakovViolin
Joana GenovaVoice Performance Intensive
Kerry Ryer-ParkeVoice Performance Intensive
Kerry Ryer-ParkeVoice Performance Intensive
Virginia Warnken Kelsey
Fall 2023
Advanced Animation
Bronwyn MaloneyAdvanced Chamber Music
Nathaniel ParkeAnatolian Rock Ensemble: Psychedelia and Social Change in Modern Turkey
Joseph AlparBanjo
John KirkBass Intensive
Michael BisioBass with Bisio
Michael BisioBeginning Cello I
Nathaniel ParkeBeginning Guitar
John KirkBeginning Voice: Movement and Flow
Kerry Ryer-ParkeCello
Nathaniel ParkeClass Brass: Brass instruments for all levels
Chris RoseClass Brass: Brass instruments for all levels
Chris RoseCollaborative Opera
Kamala SankaramComposing for Instruments
Allen ShawnDalcroze Eurhythmics: Experiencing Body, Expressive Body
Chris RoseElectroacoustic Improvisation Workshop
Amirtha KidambiElectronics and the Voice
Amirtha KidambiExperimental Sound Practices
Senem PirlerFive Obstructions
Nicholas BrookeInstrument Building
Nicholas BrookeIntermediate Guitar
John KirkIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Virginia Warnken KelseyIntermediate Voice
Virginia Warnken KelseyIntroduction to Harmony
Nicholas BrookeIntroduction to Sound Recording and Mixing
Senem PirlerIntroduction to Violin/Viola
Joana GenovaJazz Ensemble
Jen AllenMaking Melody
Séamus EganMandolin
John KirkMinimalism
Nicholas BrookeModern Guitar
John KirkModern Music and Jazz Theory
Jen AllenMusic Theory I – Applied Fundamentals
John KirkMusical Forms
Allen ShawnPiano
Yoshiko SatoPiano
Christopher LewisPiano
Chris RosePiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Matt EdwardsPiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Matt EdwardsPiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Matt EdwardsPiano Lab II
Yoshiko SatoPiano – Intensive
Christopher LewisSpatial Audio Practices
Senem PirlerThe Musical “Other”: Exoticism, Appropriation, and Multiculturalism
Joseph AlparTraditional Music Ensemble
John KirkTraditional Music of North America
John KirkViolin/Viola
Joana GenovaVoice Performance Intensive
Kerry Ryer-ParkeVoice Performance Intensive
Virginia Warnken KelseyWhy Jazz? How this music known as jazz came to be and how it influenced modern day music
Jen Allen
Spring 2023
A Celebration Service
Thomas Bogdan & Levi GonzalezA Celebration Service – The Dancer’s Ensembles
Thomas Bogdan & Levi GonzalezAdvanced Chamber Music
Nathaniel ParkeAdvanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians
Susan Sgorbati & Michael WimberlyAdvanced Mixing Techniques
Senem PirlerAdvanced Piano
Christopher LewisAdvanced Piano – Intensive
Christopher LewisAdvanced Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeAdvanced Voice
Thomas BogdanBad Citizen: letting go of being good for a better world and A New Dream
Being, FKA Kriss Mincey, MFA Teaching FellowBalkan Music Ensemble
Joseph AlparBass Intensive
Michael BisioBass with Bisio
Michael BisioBeginning Cello II
Nathaniel ParkeBeginning Guitar
Hui CoxBeginning Violin/Viola
Joana GenovaCello
Nathaniel ParkeComposing for Improvisers: Analyses, Creation and Community
Kyoko KitamuraCreating Immersive Soundscapes from Information: An introduction to data sonification
Jen KutlerDalcroze Eurhythmics: Groove, Body, Flow State
Chris RoseDrumming: An Extension of Language
Michael WimberlyDrumming: An Extension of Language
Michael WimberlyElectroacoustic Band Workshop
Senem PirlerExplorations in Movement and Sound
Levi Gonzalez & Senem PirlerImprovisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians
Michael Wimberly & Susan SgorbatiImprovisation Lessons
Jen AllenIntermediate Drum Set (Fundamentals)
Michael WimberlyIntermediate Ear Training
Nicholas BrookeIntermediate Guitar
Hui CoxIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Thomas BogdanIntermediate Voice
Thomas BogdanIntermediate/Advanced Violin/Viola
Joana GenovaIntuitive Electronics for Sound
Jen KutlerJavanese Gamelan
Nicholas BrookeJazz Ensemble
Jen AllenMandolin
John KirkModern Guitar
Hui CoxMusic Composition Project
Allen ShawnMusic Theory 1 – Applied Fundamentals
John KirkMusical Taste and Transformation: the Self, Algorithms and the Human Connection
Kyoko KitamuraOrchestration
Nicholas BrookePiano
Christopher LewisPiano
Yoshiko SatoPiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Chris RosePiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Chris RosePiano Lab I: Beginning Piano
Chris RosePiano Lab II
Yoshiko SatoSenior Projects
Nicholas BrookeSeven Composers
Allen ShawnSing What You Write
Kerry Ryer-ParkeSong for Ireland and Celtic Connections
John KirkSongs in the Key of Wonder
Michael WimberlySongs of Protest and Praise
Kathy BullockSongwriting
Jen AllenSun Ra: Space is the Place
Michael WimberlyThe Business Side of Music
Kyoko KitamuraTraditional Music Ensemble
John KirkUkulele Comprehensive
John KirkWearable Paper Prints Experiment
Thorsten Dennerline
Fall 2022
Advanced Chamber Music
Nathaniel ParkeAdvanced Jazz Piano
Jen AllenAdvanced Modular Synths
Sergei TcherepninAdvanced Piano
Christopher LewisAdvanced Piano – Intensive
Christopher LewisAdvanced Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeAdvanced Voice
Thomas BogdanBanjo
John KirkBass Intensive
Michael BisioBass with Bisio
Michael BisioBasso Continuo & You – LAB
Kitty BrazeltonBasso Continuo & You – LAB
Kitty BrazeltonBasso Continuo & You—Remote
Kitty BrazeltonBeginning Cello I
Nathaniel ParkeBeginning Guitar
Hui CoxBeginning Violin/Viola
Joana GenovaBlack Music: Black Music Division – Reimagined
Michael WimberlyBud Powell: How Bebop Changed the Modern Music Landscape
Jen AllenCello
Nathaniel ParkeComposing for Instruments
Allen ShawnCreative Radioplay and Podcasting
Senem PirlerDalcroze Eurhythmics: la gymnastique rythmique
Chris RoseDrumming: An Extension of Language
Michael WimberlyExperimental Sound Practices
Senem PirlerGroup Composition Intensive
Kitty BrazeltonIntermediate Guitar
Hui CoxIntermediate Violin/Viola
Joana GenovaIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeIntermediate Voice
Thomas BogdanIntermediate Voice
Thomas BogdanIntro to Modular Soft Synths
Sergei TcherepninIntroduction to Counterpoint
Nicholas BrookeIntroduction to Studio Recording and Mixing
Senem PirlerJazz Ensemble
Jen AllenJazz Theory
Jen AllenMallet Percussion Ensemble
Michael WimberlyMandolin
John KirkModern Guitar
Hui CoxMusic Composition and Research Projects
Allen ShawnMusic Lecture Series
Nicholas BrookeMusic Theory I – Applied Fundamentals
John KirkNovice Violin/Viola
Joana GenovaPerformance as Radicalism in Practice, Second Edition
Kriss MinceyPerformance as Radicalism in Practice, Second Edition
Kriss Mincey, MFA Teaching FellowPiano
Yoshiko SatoPiano
Yoshiko SatoPiano Lab I
Chris RosePiano Lab I
Chris RosePiano Lab I
Chris RosePiano Lab II
Yoshiko SatoRebetiko Ensemble: Songs of the Greek Underworld
Joseph AlparSampling
Nicholas BrookeSing!
Kerry Ryer-Parke & John KirkSongwriting I: From your Room to the World (REMOTE)
Kitty BrazeltonSongwriting I: Melody, Rhythm & Harmony LAB
Kitty BrazeltonSongwriting I: Melody, Rhythm & Harmony LAB
Kitty BrazeltonSonic Theater: Tender Monsters
Sergei TcherepninTraditional Music Ensemble
John KirkTraditional Music of North America
John KirkViolin/Viola
Joana Genova
Spring 2022
About Time
Nicholas BrookeAcoustic/Electronic
Allen Shawn & Senem PirlerAdvanced Chamber Music
Kaori WashiyamaAdvanced Mixing Techniques
Senem PirlerAdvanced Piano
Christopher LewisAdvanced Piano – Intensive
Christopher LewisAdvanced Projects in Sound Practices
Senem PirlerAdvanced Voice
Thomas BogdanBass Intensive
Michael BisioBass with Bisio
Michael BisioBebop, Rock & Beyond (Fundamentals)
Michael WimberlyBeginning Cello II
Adam GraboisBeginning Guitar
Hui CoxBeginning Violin/Viola
Kaori WashiyamaBeginning Violin/Viola
Kaori WashiyamaBuilding a Responsive Electronic Instrument
Cecilia LopezCello
Adam GraboisComposing for Improvisers: Analyses, Creation and Performance
Kyoko KitamuraComposition Intensives and Music Research Projects
Allen ShawnDalcroze Eurhythmics and The City of Rhythm
Chris RoseDeep Listening : The Music Of William Parker 1973- 2021
William ParkerDrumming: An Extension of Language
Michael WimberlyFaculty Performance Production: “H & G, a great and terrible story,” by Anna Maria Hong, Jean Randich, Sue Rees, and Allen Shawn
Jean Randich & Allen ShawnGospel Choir: Come Share the Joy!
Kathy BullockHarmonic Spheres
Nicholas BrookeImagination, Creativity: Aesthetics and Philosophy of Music
William ParkerImprovisation Ensemble with Focus on Electronics
Cecilia LopezIntermediate Ear Training
Joseph AlparIntermediate Guitar
Hui CoxIntermediate Violin/Viola
Kaori WashiyamaIntermediate Voice
Thomas BogdanIntermediate Voice
Thomas BogdanMandolin
John KirkMiddle Eastern Ensemble
Joseph AlparModern Guitar
Hui CoxMusic Lab: 2 – For Advanced Musicians (Spontaneous Composing for All instruments)
William ParkerMusic Lab: Improvisational Music Workshop for all Instruments
William ParkerMusic of the Civil Rights Movement
Kathy BullockMusic Theory I – Applied Fundamentals
John KirkMusical Taste and Transformation: the Self, Algorithms and the Human Connection
Kyoko KitamuraPerformance as Radicalism in Practice
Kriss MinceyPerformance as Radicalism in Practice
Kriss MinceyPiano
Yoshiko SatoPiano
Joan ForsythPiano Lab I
Joan ForsythPiano Lab I
Joan ForsythPiano Lab I
Joan ForsythPiano Lab II
Joan ForsythSenior Projects
Michael WimberlySong for Ireland and Celtic Connections
John KirkSongwriting I: From your Room to the World (REMOTE)
Kitty BrazeltonSongwriting I: Melody, Rhythm & Harmony LAB
Kitty BrazeltonSongwriting I: Melody, Rhythm & Harmony LAB
Kitty BrazeltonSongwriting II: Defining and Deepening Your “Brand”(REMOTE)
Kitty BrazeltonSound Design for Moving Images
Senem PirlerThe Architecture Of Black Improvised Music
William ParkerThe Business Side of Music
Kyoko KitamuraThe Improvising and Composing Vocalist
Kyoko KitamuraTraditional Music Ensemble
John KirkUkulele Comprehensive
John KirkViolin/Viola
Kaori WashiyamaVoice Class: Black Singing Style
Kathy BullockWriting on Music
Nicholas BrookeWriting on Music
Nicholas Brooke
Fall 2021
Advanced Chamber Music
Nathaniel ParkeAdvanced Jazz Piano
Jen AllenAdvanced Piano
Christopher LewisAdvanced Piano – Intensive
Christopher LewisAdvanced Voice
Kerry Ryer-ParkeAdvanced Voice
Thomas Bogdan