Courses

The course considers the global circulation of Black culture(s) via diasporic
(US/Caribbean, African, Afro-pean, Afro-Asian) cultural forms, including painting, lithography, photography, cinema, anime, and the discursive habits of cyberspace. Screenings of photography, television, music videos, cartoons allow students to reflect on Black aesthetic traditions and media practices as a way of engaging a civil society structured by racial antagonism. Readings draw on African art history, audio and film culture studies, psychoanalysis, critical theory and ethnic studies

This experiential seminar interrogates the democratization of pattern discovery. Who decides what to count and what to keep? Using New York City as a laboratory, we explore the systems of power embedded in tabulation and archiving, and the possibilities of open, decentralized, and autonomous futures. We reflect on the past and present of knowledge infrastructures -- from books to blockchain.

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Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

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Open to departmental graduate students majoring in music. Private lessons in brass instruments. All styles & forms supplemented by extra assignments. Jury examination required at end of semester. Required attendance at brass recitals & master classes.

Private or group lessons (by examination) in brass instruments, supplemented by extra assignments, outside practice, and observation. Required attendance at recitals.

Private or group lessons (by examination) in percussion instruments, supplemented by extra assignments, outside practice, and observation. Required attendance at recitals.

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Private or group lessons (by examination) in brass instruments, supplemented by extra assignments, outside practice, and observation.

Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge of pedagogical
approaches for teaching brass instruments through established methods and repertoire. Students gain knowledge of pedagogical approaches and resources for teaching brass at various levels, put new information into practice through teaching demonstrations and research assignments, and explore methods on organizing and managing a private studio.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge of pedagogical
approaches for teaching brass instruments through established methods and repertoire. Students gain knowledge of pedagogical approaches and resources for teaching brass at various levels, put new information into practice through teaching demonstrations and research assignments, and explore methods on organizing and managing a private studio.

Instrumental Performance juries assess each student’s growth in instrumental techniques including intonation, rhythm, tone production, articulation, dynamics, and musicality. Juries take place at a designated time at the end of the semester and are evaluated by each student’s program director and any additional invited faculty. Jury repertoire is selected in conversation with each student’s private teacher, and
each student studies their jury repertoire in their private lessons.

Instrumental Performance juries assess each student’s growth in instrumental techniques including intonation, rhythm, tone production, articulation, dynamics, and musicality. Juries take place at a designated time at the end of the semester and are evaluated by each student’s program director and any additional invited faculty. Jury repertoire is selected in conversation with each student’s private teacher, and
each student studies their jury repertoire in their private lessons.

An ensemble approach to teaching, learning and performing on brass instruments in diverse music and school settings. Each student will have experience with high and low brass instruments, and will study the transpositions needed for these instruments. This course is designed for students in Music Education and prepares them for meeting the requirements for K-12 music teacher certification.

An ensemble approach to teaching, learning and performing on brass instruments in diverse music and school settings. Each student will have experience with high and low brass instruments, and will study the transpositions needed for these instruments. This course is designed for students in Music Education and prepares them for meeting the requirements for K-12 music teacher certification.

The course in designed to expose students to a series of musical styles, presented chronologically respecting the historical, social, political & economic developments of Brazilian culture as whole.Specific recordings will be used to enhance the awareness of harmonic, rhythmic & textural elements on each genre. Together with these musical styles the students will learn about the racial structure of Brazilian culture, the social impact of its music on education & economical stability to many under privilege communities.

Can art bridge divides and build peace? This course examines the
role of the arts in advancing peacebuilding, diplomacy, and cross-cultural
understanding. Blending theory and practice, it explores how the arts have been
mobilized globally as tools of peace, education, and soft power. Through case
studies and hands-on engagement with diverse art forms, students investigate how
creative practice deepens awareness of self, others, and the world’s divides, and
imagine how the arts can open new pathways toward connection and change.