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Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music
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Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African-American dance and ballad traditions. In addition, these will be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime
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Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music
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Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: John Kirk
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American, dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class) and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music
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Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music
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Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early Indigenous music right on up to present day practitioners. Some of the traditions studied and practiced will include: Native American, Inuit, Québecois, Appalachian, African-American, Irish, Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, Mariachi, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are studied and
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: John Kirk
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early Indigenous music right on up to present day practitioners. Some of the traditions studied and practiced will include: Native American, Inuit, Québecois, Appalachian, African-American, Irish, Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, Mariachi, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are studied and
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: john kirk
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: John Kirk
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin,
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or
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Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
This course explores music from early Indigenous music right on up to present day practitioners. Some of the traditions studied and practiced will include: Native American, Inuit, Québecois, Appalachian, African-American, Irish, Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, Mariachi, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are studied and
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Transformative Voice — MCO4117.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Sergei Tcherepnin
Credits: 2
In this class, students will use their voices to create stylistically diverse sonic compositions, from sound collages to pop songs. The focus will be on learning a variety of techniques on how to transform the human voice with electronics. We will cover vocoders, ring modulators, delays, autotune, harmonizers and pitch shifters. A series of composition assignments will frame
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Tune-smithing: Creating Melody — MCO4003.02

Fall 2025
Instructor: Rachel Clemente
Days & Time: MO,TH 1:40pm-3:30pm
Credits: 2

In this course we will be looking at the harmonic and melodic structures of traditional Gaelic (Highlands and Islands of Scotland) melodies as well as the contemporary music of the Scottish folk music revival to draw on and create new compositions. Students will compose four melodies (or one larger work) in a variety of traditional styles utilizing the different tune forms

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Turkish Music Ensemble — MHI2236.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 4
This course will be a hands-on instruction to performing the musics of Turkey. Students will become acquainted with the performance practices of Turkish music genres including Ottoman court music, the ritual music of Sufi Islam, the Alevi cem ceremony, music of Turkey's religious minorities including Jews, Greeks, and Armenians, Kurdish music, the folk musics of Turkey's seven
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Ukulele — MIN2230.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: john kirk
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
A comprehensive course on learning skills on the ukulele. We will learn the history of the uke and both traditional and contemporary styles. Music theory and playing techniques will be covered and students will be expected to perform as a group or individually at Music Workshop. Students must have their own soprano or tenor ukulele.
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Ukulele Comprehensive — MIN2230.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
A comprehensive course on learning skills on the ukulele. We will learn the history of the uke and both traditional and contemporary styles. Music theory and playing techniques will be covered and students will be expected to perform as a group or individually at Music Workshop. Students must have their own soprano or tenor ukulele.
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Ukulele Comprehensive — MIN2230.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
A comprehensive course on learning skills on the ukulele. We will learn the history of the uke and both traditional and contemporary styles. Music theory and playing techniques will be covered and students will be expected to perform as a group or individually at Music Workshop. Students must have their own soprano or tenor ukulele.
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Ukulele Comprehensive — MIN2230.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
A comprehensive course in learning musical skills on the ukulele. We will learn the history of the uke, from its Portuguese and Indigenous Hawaiian origins, and both traditional and contemporary styles. Music theory and playing techniques will be learned and practiced. Awareness of traditional styles of playing the instrument will be furthered through a listening component and
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