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An introduction to music theory course. Music theory fundamentals will be taught utilizing voice (singing) and an instrument in hand. Knowledge of the piano keyboard will be learned and utilized. Curriculum will span the harmonic series, circle of 5ths, scales and chords to ear training, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and beginning composition. Score reading, listening,
This advanced class will be modeled after a professional playwrights development lab. Each writer will focus on intensively revising 1-2 plays, with the goal of having these plays submission-ready by the end of the term. Writers will have several opportunities during the term to workshop their plays with actors from Dina Janis' New Play Development
The idea of old growth forests evokes romantic notions of "wild" and "natural" landscapes, especially in Vermont where our settler-colonial history includes rapid and widespread deforestation for logging and agriculture. How do ecologists identify "old growth" and what lessons about ecological structure, function, and processes can we learn from these
Almost a century ago, Franklin D. Roosevelt alerted Americans to the impending global conflict pitting democracies founded on individual liberty against rising fascist dictatorships pursuing “final solutions.” Drawing inspiration from John Dewey’s progressive philosophy, FDR emphasized, ""In this conflict the part which education plays in each ideology is crucial. Democracy
This course will focus on teaching methods. While applicable to college, they’ll mostly be of the K-12 variety. Proleptically, it should always already recognize the false dichotomy rather too neatly encapsulated in its subtitle. On the one hand, yes, weekly, we’ll scour the history of education, the issues most pertinent to it, its possibly
Performance Pedagogies of Dance (PODs) courses offer students the opportunity to make connections through multiple access points, linking studio practice, choreographic research processes and performance. Through participation in choreographic projects facilitated by faculty and guest artists, PODs are designed to help students recognize
Performance Pedagogies of Dance (PODs) courses offer students the opportunity to make connections through multiple access points, linking studio practice, choreographic research processes and performance. Through participation in choreographic projects facilitated by faculty and guest artists, PODs are designed to help students recognize tools, practices and processes that
Performance Pedagogies of Dance (PODs) courses offer students the opportunity to make connections through multiple access points, linking studio practice, choreographic research processes and performance. Through participation in choreographic projects facilitated by faculty and guest artists, PODs are designed to help students recognize tools, practices and processes that
Performance Pedagogies of Dance (PODs) courses offer students the opportunity to make connections through multiple access points, linking studio practice, choreographic research processes and performance. Through participation in choreographic projects facilitated by faculty and guest artists, PODs are designed to help students recognize
Open to all levels, this course integrates movement, voice, writing, and song. These four-hour sessions apply the principles of "Contemplative Action" to a collective creative process. The work is framed by the teaching artist’s current project, which investigates the mythical figure of Kassandra and explores the "unheard voices" in our personal and collective
This interdisciplinary class looks at the relationship between the visual arts, performance, and dance. In particular, we will focus on the influence of collage across disciplines by finding common methods and themes, such as juxtaposition, chance, and appropriation. We will trace the history of collage in the visual arts and then
This course invites students to research and write a paper on a philosophical topic of their own choosing. Students will be required to clearly state the philosophical problem they want to research, construct a detailed bibliography, and write a paper that explains the problem, engages with the philosophical literature, and advances an argument. This class is suitable for
What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the good? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three
Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the most influential and important of twentieth century philosophers and one of its most enigmatic characters. In this course you will read two of Wittgenstein's central works, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations. We will arrive at a detailed understanding of
Physics is the study of what Newton called “the System of the World.” To know the System of the World is to know what forces are out there and how those forces operate on things. These forces explain the dynamics of the world around us: from the path of a falling apple to the motion of a car down the highway to the flight of a rocket from the Earth. Careful analysis of the
Individual private lessons for advanced students, with focus on the classical repertoire. Students will meet with the instructor weekly on scheduled class days, at times to be arranged with the instructor. Two excused absences permitted, with every effort made for make-up lessons. Daily practice is expected, and participation in Tuesday evening music workshop and performance
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.
Poetry is as much a visual medium as it is a sonic one. What do we learn about the process of composing poems by experimenting closely with their visual aspects? How does working simultaneously with both text and image impact the creative process? What happens when writers break out of the Google doc and engage with the physical process of
Contemporary American conservatism has evolved considerably from its historical roots in the ideologies of classical conservatism and classical liberalism. How did we get from Edmund Burke to Steve Bannon? From the Federalists to the Freedom Caucus? To gain insight into these questions, this course will explore how the aforementioned ideologies have intersected with four
“For those who are concerned with the history of political theories,” Sheldon Wolin wrote in a 1969 essay, “the vocation has become a demanding one at the present time.” If Wolin was alarmed then by the drive to render the study of politics “scientific” – thus relegating political theory to the dust-bin of
During this course, students will begin to reflect, gather, articulate, and compose their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance by organizing this work into a text that will be bound. The text often takes the form of life writing, grounding life experience in professional artistic, intellectual, and creative pursuits.
During this course, students will begin to reflect, gather, articulate, and compose their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance by organizing this work into a text that will be bound. The text often takes the form of life writing, grounding life experience in professional artistic, intellectual, and creative pursuits.
This course is for students with prior experience in dance making who wish to create new work for performance. We will share our work regularly, explore different feedback modalities, and reflect on our own individual artistic approaches and concerns. We will also explore various ways of articulating our work through written and spoken
Qualitative inquiry seeks to discover and describe in narrative reporting what particular people do in their everyday lives and what the actions mean to them. The course is intended for students at all standpoints of their individual projects who wish to gain experience and expertise in engaging with qualitative research methods. As a 2000-level reading and writing intensive
From Blade Runner to Ex Machina,
