Piano Lab II — Section 2 - MIN4236.02
Continuing course in basic keyboard study. Students already fluent with notation and with music in their plan are encouraged to take this level, or talk with the instructor.
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Piano Lab II — Section 1 - MIN4236.01
Continuing course in basic keyboard study. Students already fluent with notation and with music in their plan are encouraged to take this level, or talk with the instructor.
Piano Lab II — MIN4236.02, section 2
The goals of this course are to gain ease and dexterity at the keyboard, developing a confident piano technique and the skill of reading musical notation. Students will expand upon the skills learned in Piano lab I, adding to a basic repertoire of scales and chords, use them in improvisation and harmonization of melodies. In addition they will explore a repertoire that utilizes
Piano Lab II — MIN4236.01
This course is intended for students with some playing and reading experience, who have passed Piano Lab I or its equivalent. The goals of this course are to gain ease and dexterity at the keyboard, further developing a confident piano technique, musical expression, and the skill of reading musical notation. Students will expand upon a repertoire of scales and chords. They will
Piano Lab II — MIN4236.01
Continuing course in basic keyboard skills. Topics include reading notation, rhythm, technique, and general musicianship.
Piano Lab II — MIN4236.01
The goals of this course are to gain ease and dexterity at the keyboard, further developing a confident piano technique, musical expression and the skill of reading musical notation. Students will expand upon a repertoire of scales and chords. They will study and learn to perform selected compositions.
Piano Lab II : Intermediate Piano — MIN4236.01
This course is intended for students with some playing and reading experience, who have passed Piano Lab I or its equivalent. The goals of this course are to gain ease and dexterity at the keyboard, further developing a confident piano technique, musical expression, and the skill of reading musical notation. Students will expand upon a repertoire of scales and chords. They will
Piano Lab: Chords to Sing By — MIN2360.01
Learn how to find and play piano chords to your favorite songs. Learn about major and minor chords, seventh chords, common chord progressions, harmonic rhythm, and how to accompany yourself while you sing. This class will focus on how to interpret chord symbols from lead sheets and chord charts and will not focus on reading sheet music.
Piano Lab: Chords to Sing By — MIN2360.01
Learn how to find and play piano chords to your favorite songs. Learn about major and minor chords, seventh chords, common chord progressions, harmonic rhythm, and how to accompany yourself while you sing. This class will focus on how to interpret chord symbols from lead sheets and chord charts and will not focus on reading sheet music.
Piano Lab: Piano Improv for Beginners — MIN2361.01
Instructor will provide musical prompts such as chordal patterns, melodic fragments, and rhythms as a basis for evocative and expressive improvisation. While we will learn some music theory terminology, the class will de-emphasize sheet music in order to focus on navigating the keyboard itself. All experience levels are welcome.<
Piano Lab: Piano Improv for Beginners — MIN2361.01
Instructor will provide musical prompts such as chordal patterns, melodic fragments, and rhythms as a basis for evocative and expressive improvisation. While we will learn some music theory terminology, the class will de-emphasize sheet music in order to focus on navigating the keyboard itself. All experience levels are welcome.<
Piano – Intensive — MIN4418.01
Individual private lessons for motivated intermediate and advanced students, with focus on the classical repertoire. Students will meet with the instructor twice per week on scheduled class days, at times to be arranged with the instructor. A minimum of one hour practice per day is expected. Two excused absences permitted, with every effort made for make-up lessons.
Piano – Intensive — MIN4418.01) (cancelled 12/6/2023
Individual private lessons for motivated intermediate and advanced students, with focus on the classical repertoire. Students will meet with the instructor twice per week on scheduled class days, at times to be arranged with the instructor. A minimum of one hour practice per day is expected. Two excused absences permitted, with every effort made for make-up lessons.
Picture Pattern Paper Model — VA4322.01
In this course, we will explore the visual and spatial potential of cut paper models. The course will begin with a number of directed drawing and model-making exercises, and end with original work made with paper, knives, and glue. Students will study and do research on paper models by a variety of contemporary artists and architects–Zarina's paper houses, Siah Armajani's
Picture Pattern Paper Model — DES4105.01
In this course, we will explore the visual and spatial potential of cut paper models. The course will begin with a number of directed drawing and model-making exercises, and end with original work made with paper, knives, and glue. Students will study and do research on paper models by a variety of contemporary artists and architects–Zarina’s
Pictures from Home — PHO4795.01
Exploring “home” as photographic site and subject, this course invites students to make work in response to prompts, and supports the development of an independent project through regular group critiques. Students will learn about historical and contemporary artists who have used their domestic space to make photographs, and consider how intimate life and everyday objects can
Pieces of Time — MPF4105.01
In honor of the quartet recording of drums and percussion music by Milford Graves, Andrew Cyrille, Famadou Don Moye and Kenny Clarke, Pieces of Time delves into the vocabulary and structures of jazz drumming and percussion. While studying the styles of these drummers , the class will also examine drumming and percussion styles within the genre. This ensemble will reconstruct
Pieces of Time — MPF4105.01
In honor of the quartet recording of drums and percussion music by Milford Graves, Andrew Cyrille, Famadou Don Moye and Kenny Clarke, Pieces of Time delves into the vocabulary and structures of jazz drumming and percussion. While studying the styles of these drummers , the class will also examine drumming and percussion styles within the genre. This
Place: Setting - the Dining Room — ARC4146.01
The place of the shared meal is a locus of multiple design problems, from the place setting to the chair, and from the table to the room itself. It is a site of routine and ritual where, along with sustenance, we enjoy sensory and aesthetic pleasures, and social interaction.
The routines and rituals of eating have changed significantly over the past several generations. This
Placing Anthropocene Stories: The Place of Imagination within Environmental Transformation — ENV4112.01
Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, species extinctions, chemical contamination, and uneven human suffering mark the Anthropocene. In this new epoch, humanity’s influence on the Earth system has become a geological and planetary force. Telling stories about planetary and geological change that resonate with people is critically important, yet also deeply challenging. The
Placing Art at the Heart of Community Building — APA2304.01
“Great art is like bypass surgery. It allows us to go around all of the psychological distancing mechanisms that turn people cold to the most vulnerable among us.” Lin-Manuel Miranda
While recent crises have revealed troubling divides in most societies of the world, the resulting disruption invites the possibility of kinder, more peaceful and equitable communities. When the
Plains Songs: Willa Cather, Katherine Anne Porter, and Alice Munro — LIT2550.01
The fictions of Cather, Porter and Munro form a sequential chronology of influence and inheritance that spans the 20th century. Drawing deeply from their origins in Nebraska, Texas, and Ontario respectively, each of these writers explores the place from which she came and the various places her characters are subsequently drawn to – in some cases familiarly rural, in others
Plains Songs: Willa Cather, Katherine Anne Porter, and Alice Munro. —
The fictions of Cather, Porter and Munro form a sequential chronology of influence and inheritance that spans the 20th century. Drawing deeply from their origins in Nebraska, Texas, and Ontario respectively, each of these writers explores the place from which she came and the various places her characters are subsequently drawn to – in some cases familiarly rural, in
Plan Computing Projects — CS4133.01
Have a coding project in mind for your advanced work in computer science? This class will give you space to explore your idea, share your work with others, and get feedback as you develop and refine your code. Group projects are also possible within this setting.
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Planet Earth — ES2108.01
In 1972, the crew aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft captured what would become one of the most widely used photos of all time: an image of Earth as seen from 45,000 km above. From this view, it was apparent that our home planet is a complex system consisting of a web of interconnected biological, chemical, and physical components. We will explore the physical aspects of