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Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.02, section 2

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Intense study of vocal technique and the interpretation of vocal repertoire, designed for advanced students who have music as a plan concentration and to assist graduating seniors with preparation for senior recitals. Students will increase their knowledge of vocal technique and learn a varied spectrum of vocal repertory for performance and as preparation for further study or

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.01, section 1

Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

The Voice Performance Intensive is an advanced voice course designed for experienced singers looking to elevate their vocal craft and take their performances to the next level. We will explore a diverse range of singing styles, including classical, contemporary, and other genres, enabling students to develop a versatile portfolio of

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.01, section 1

Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

The Voice Performance Intensive is an advanced voice course designed for experienced singers looking to elevate their vocal craft and take their performances to the next level. We will explore a diverse range of singing styles, including classical, contemporary, and other genres, enabling students to develop a versatile portfolio of

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.02, section 2

Instructor: Virginia Kelsey
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

The Voice Performance Intensive is an advanced voice technique course designed for experienced singers looking to elevate their vocal craft and take their performances to the next level. We will explore a diverse range of singing styles, including classical, contemporary, and other genres, enabling students to develop a versatile

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.02, section 2

Instructor: Virginia Kelsey
Credits: 4
For students of varying levels of singing ability. This course will teach fundamental concepts of healthy voice technique that can be applied to singing in any style. Students will work towards individual goals through regular practice of warmups, vocalizations, and awareness exercises, and progress will be assessed by preparation and performance of specific song assignments.

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.01, section 1

Instructor: Virginia Kelsey
Credits: 4
For students of varying levels of singing ability. This course will teach fundamental concepts of healthy voice technique that can be applied to singing in any style. Students will work towards individual goals through regular practice of warmups, vocalizations, and awareness exercises, and progress will be assessed by preparation and performance of specific song assignments.

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.01, section 1

Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 4
For students of varying levels of singing ability. This course will teach fundamental concepts of healthy voice technique that can be applied to singing in any style. Students will work towards individual goals through regular practice of warmups, vocalizations, and awareness exercises, and progress will be assessed by preparation and performance of specific song assignments.

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.02, section 2

Instructor: Virginia Kelsey
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

The Voice Performance Intensive is an advanced voice technique course designed for experienced singers looking to elevate their vocal craft and take their performances to the next level. We will explore a diverse range of singing styles, including classical, contemporary, and other genres, enabling students to develop a versatile

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.01, section 1

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Intense study of vocal technique and the interpretation of vocal repertoire, designed for advanced students who have music as a plan concentration and to assist graduating seniors with preparation for senior recitals. Students will increase their knowledge of vocal technique and learn a varied spectrum of vocal repertory for performance and as preparation for further study or

Voice Performance Intensive — MVO4404.03, section 3

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
For students of varying levels of singing ability. This course will teach fundamental concepts of healthy voice technique that can be applied to singing in any style. Students will work towards individual goals through regular practice of warmups, vocalizations and awareness exercises, and progress will be assessed by preparation and performance of specific song assignments.

Wearable Paper Prints Experiment — PRI4215.01

Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
This course will explore the potential of wearable paper prints. To start, we will learn and practice simple printing methods that allow us to make prints into “use objects” that can be worn on the body. We will begin by looking at simple examples of paper dresses, party favors, disposable protection gear, and halloween costumes, as well as historical examples ranging from Dada

Weird Covers — MCO4173.01

Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
A cover song that veers from the original is a time-tested way for singers to plant a stylistic flag, from Captain Beefheart’s unhinged take on "Moonlight in Vermont" to Lauryn Hill’s pioneering "Killing Me Softly." In this class, you’ll be asked to write weird covers, versions of songs that rewrite style, affect, and genre. Sometimes we’ll work in groups and individually, and

What is Radicalism in Practice? — MPF2165.02) (cancelled

Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
What is radical? What is performance; when is it performative, and when/how can a performance be radical? How does one practice radicalism in everyday life? What is theory, and how does it advance or confuse radical pursuits? Embodiment, a faculty required for performance is, in part, radicalism in action. This is an introductory conversation and exercise series open to all

What is Radicalism in Practice? — MPF2165.01) (cancelled

Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
What is radical? What is performance; when is it performative, and when/how can a performance be radical? How does one practice radicalism in everyday life? What is theory, and how does it advance or confuse radical pursuits? Embodiment, a faculty required for performance is, in part, radicalism in action. This is an introductory conversation and exercise series open to all

Whose Opera? — MCO4361.01

Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Credits: 4
Looking for six able composers, six able writers and six able singer/actors. Or those who combine these abilities. Example of bi-weekly assignment: short operatic sketch by six teams of writer-composers for singer-actors. Writer starts – delivering libretto to composer who sets words to music, and team delivers sketch to class one week later. After sketch is critiqued in class,

Whose Opera? — MCO4361.01

Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Credits: 4
Looking for six able composers, six able writers and six able singer/actors. Or those who combine these abilities. Example of bi-weekly assignment: short operatic sketch by six teams of writer-composers for singer-actors. Writer starts - delivering libretto to composer who sets words to music, and team delivers sketch to class one week later. After sketch is critiqued in class,

Why Jazz? How this music known as jazz came to be and how it influenced modern day music — MHI2002.01

Instructor: Jen Allen
Credits: 2
In this course we will walk through the timeline of how this music, often known as jazz, came into existence and how it proceeded to open doors for many other types of music.  We will look at how the social and political atmosphere of the early 1900s in New Orleans created the perfect environment for the creation of a new and unique music.  We will walk through the

Wind and Brass Chamber Ensemble — MPF4129.01

Instructor: Chris Rose
Credits: 2
Do you play a wind or brass instrument? Do you like making music in a group? Consider auditioning for Wind and Brass Chamber Ensemble! This spring, we’ll meet weekly to read through repertoire from the past, present and future. We’ll finish the term with an outdoor concert on the Jennings or Commons Porch! As a chamber ensemble, choices about arrangements, interpretation,

Women Composers — MHI2110.01

Instructor: Allen Shawn
Credits: 4
This class will explore music by women composers, with a special emphasis on composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. We will become acquainted with music by Hildegard von Bingen, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Amy Beach, Lili and Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Ruth Crawford, Galina Ustvolskaya, Sofia Gubaidulina, Vivian Fine, Betsy Jolas,

Women Composers — MHI2110.01

Instructor: Allen Shawn
Credits: 4
This class will explore music by women composers, with a special emphasis on composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. We will become acquainted with music by Hildegard von Bingen, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Amy Beach, Lili and Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Ruth Crawford, Galina Ustvolskaya, Sofia Gubaidulina, Vivian Fine, Betsy Jolas,

Women Improvisers in Music — MUS2153.01

Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 2
This course explores  women musicians whose works utilize improvisation.  The class will listen, watch film and read historical books and scores of women improvisers in music whose work are also based in composition, performance, installation and multi-disciplinary collaborations. The class will learn about artists and observe their music works across genres of Jazz,

Women Improvisers in Music — MUS2153.01

Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 2
This course explores women musicians whose works utilize improvisation. The class will listen, watch film and read historical books and scores of women improvisers in music. These women improvisers work also utilize composition, performance, installation and multi-disciplinary collaborations. The class will learn about artists and observe their music works across genres of Jazz

Woodwind Chamber Ensemble — Canceled

Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 2
An intensive, performance oriented exploration of the chamber music literature. Students must have significant previous instrumental training and experience. Corequisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30-8pm).

Woodwind Workshop — MIN2235.01

Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This small group of intermediate woodwind students (flute, clarinet, oboe) will collectively work to improve technique (fingerings, articulation, breath), tone production (embouchure, mouthpiece, reeds), sight‐reading, ensemble playing (intonation and blend), and improvisation skills. Corequisite: Must attend seven Music Workshops (Tuesday, 6:30 ‐ 8pm).

World Percussion Ensemble — MPF4470.01

Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 4
During this class we will examine composition and improvisation in percussion music that include rhythmic, harmonic and melodic structures. The class will also learn about the cultural and folkloric content of the music. Individually each student/player will lead the ensemble in a new work/s that incorporates musical techniques from the music studied in