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Impressionism — MTH4116.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
This seminar will look at works by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, as well as by Erik Satie, Les Six, Fauré, and diverse U.S. composers at the turn of the 20th century. We will start by looking at Debussy’s Preludes as a microcosm of his harmonic style, and then analyze major orchestral works including Jeux, L’Après Midi d’un Faune, and La Mer. Ravel’s Tombeau de
Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN2417.02

Spring 2026
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time: WE 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 1

This class is an extension of the Black Music Division at Bennington College that brought dancers and musicians together for live performance in the composition of Improvisation. It is co-taught by Susan Sgorbati and Michael Wimberly. 

Musicians and Dancers will study and practice together a Solo Practice and an Ensemble Practice, building compositional

Dance Music

Improvisation - Building Community Through Improvisation — MIN4359.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Jen Allen
Credits: 2
This class will focus on weekly instruction in improvisation through differing styles and feels. We will specifically focus on how group improvisation can help build community and communication.  Explore and develop skills in chord analysis, rhythm and expression through your instrument. We will also touch on the deep history of improvisation. Weekly assignments will
Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers Musicians — DAN4357.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: susan sgorbati; michael wimberly
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This advanced course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies and the exploration of emergent forms and structures within an ensemble. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while
Dance

Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN4357.02

Spring 2021
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
This course is for dancers and musicians to work on the performance of improvisation. This section is for advanced dancers who will focus on developing an original movement vocabulary, understand pattern recognition and learn a solo and ensemble practice in emergent forms. Once a week, the dancers will have a class with musicians and will collaborate on improvisational
Dance Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — MPF4375.02) (cancelled 10/10/2024

Spring 2025
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course is for dancers and musicians interested in working on the performance of improvisation. For musicians, specific attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Once a week dancers will have a class with musicians in collaboration on improvisational structures. Musicians

Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — MPF4357.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course is for dancers and musicians interested in working on the performance of improvisation. For musicians, specific attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Once a week dancers will have a class with musicians in collaboration on improvisational structures. Musicians
Dance Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — MPF4357.02

Spring 2021
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course is for dancers and musicians interested in working on the performance of improvisation. For musicians specific attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Once a week dancers will have a class with musicians in collaboration on improvisational structures. Musicians
Music Dance

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians — MPF4357.02

Spring 2024
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course will actively explore sound creation concepts and practices with special attention given to the investigation of sonorities and rhythms, which can then be manipulated and developed into open form composition. Students will explore and develop sound using graphic notation, text, and non-traditional notation approaches while exploring basic conduction techniques
Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians Dancers — DAN4357.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati; Bruce Williamson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
***Time Change*** This advanced course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, physical contact and interaction, and the exploration of forms and structures. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and
Dance

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians Dancers — MPF4233.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Bruce Williamson; Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
***Time Change*** This advanced-level course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, physical contact and interaction, and the exploration of forms and structures. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be
Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians Dancers — MPF4233.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 4
This advanced-level course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Musicians should have basic skills on their instrument and be able create and convey a sense of form to other musicians in
Dance Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians Dancers — MPF4233.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: michael wimberly, susan sgorbati
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This advanced course focuses on the performance of improvisation. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Musicians should have basic skills on their instrument and be able to create and convey a sense of form to other musicians in an efficient way.
Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians and Dancers — MPF4233.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 4
This advanced course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, physical contact and interaction, and the exploration of forms and structures. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while
Dance Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians and Dancers — DAN4357.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 4
This advanced course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, physical contact and interaction, and the exploration of forms and structures. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while
Dance Music

Improvisation Ensemble for Musicians and Dancers — MPF4233.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 4
This advanced-level course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For musicians, special attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Musicians should have basic skills on their instrument and be able create and convey a sense of form to other musicians in
Music

Improvisation Ensemble with Focus on Electronics — MCO2001.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
This class will be a hands-on improvisation workshop. Students will be asked to bring in both acoustic and electronic instruments, and we will develop strategies and techniques to integrate and combine them. We will play improvisation exercises in solos, duos, and trios as well as interpret text and graphic scores. We will listen and look at examples of compositions and music
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Improvisation for a Catastrophe: Complexity and Resilience — APA2351.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
This class will examine the principles of complex systems, improvisation and resilience. Concepts such as self-organization, emergence, pattern recognition, adaptation and non-linear structures will be introduced. Ordinarily, we think of order and form as externally imposed, composed or directed. In this class, however, we will consider new kinds of order, not because they are
CAPA

Improvisation Lessons — MIN2243.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
This class will focus on weekly instruction in improvisation through differing styles and feels. Explore and develop skills in chord analysis, rhythm and expression through your instrument. We will also touch on the deep history of improvisation. Weekly assignments will focus on growing improvisation skills and expanding ones knowledge of what improvisation can be. Individual
Music

Improvisation, Indeterminacy and Art Intervention — APA2141.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 4
This course explores art intervention in cities and rural environments that utilize methods of improvisation and indeterminacy to address social and environmental issues.  The class will examine the relationships and dialogue between traditional and contemporary practices of problem solving in communities. The class will work on collaborating on the design and
CAPA Music

Improvisation, Play and Persistence — SCMA4107.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Betsy Sherman and Katie Montovan
Credits: 2
When we first come into this world, we are endlessly curious about everything, without the self-consciousness we acquire later in life. When we get to school, many of us are told that there is a single right way to answer questions, whether about a poem or the material world. We are discouraged from trying different approaches and all too often we learn that “failing” to get
Science and Mathematics

Improvisation: Methods and Practice — APA2160.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 4
This course examines improvisation as a transcultural practice. Improvisation is an important tool in human agency as well as fundamental to many creative practices. The class will study how human beings respond, adapt and communicate in their environment with the use and practice of improvisation. Field Component: Students will assist in documenting and archiving interviews on
CAPA

Improvisation: Somatic Nuance — DAN2143.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Hilary Clark, MFA Teaching Fellow
Credits: 2
This is a class for those curious about their bodies’ potential for spontaneous, nuanced movement. We will begin with a slow warmup, emphasizing our natural desire to move. We will use varied improvisational structures or scores to create frames for attention. By gaining awareness in our bodies, we will improve our ability to move easily and articulately. We will explore
Dance

Improvisation: Survival, Adaptation, Invention — DAN2175.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
In this semester-long laboratory on improvisation, we will place ourselves attentively into particular environments and situations in order to access and develop the skills of individual and ensemble physical problem solving. Pattern recognition will be one lens through which we will view the role of perception in real time decision-making. Ultimately, our choices will activate
Dance