Courses

A performance class devoted to precise understanding of orchestral excerpts from standard repertoire found on auditions. Students study includes tempo, dynamics, articulation & precision.

A performance class devoted to precise understanding of orchestral excerpts from standard repertoire found on auditions. Students study includes tempo, dynamics, articulation & precision.

An examination of graded technical material, repertoire and teaching methods. Studies will include how to teach various technical concepts, working with various fingerings and bowings and the correct progression of repertoire. The emphasis will be on understanding how students learn mentally and physically.

An examination of graded technical material, repertoire and teaching methods. Studies will include how to teach various technical concepts, working with various fingerings and bowings and the correct progression of repertoire. The emphasis will be on understanding how students learn mentally and physically.

An upper level course on the topic of censorship in American culture, from the late 19th century to the present. The course explores many of the areas where debates about obscenity and censorship have been urgently contested, from discussion bout birth control, to literature, film, theatre, art galleries and history museums, to public sidewalks, lecture halls, and the internet. The goal is for the students to have an enhanced understanding of the historical contexts in which important cultural and legal struggles over censorship have taken place, and to bring that understanding to bear on contemporary debates about the arts, sexuality, national security, media technology, privacy, and government involvement in the marketplace of ideas and images.

This course examines censorship in American culture, from the late 19th century to the present and surveys areas where debates about censorship have been urgently contested, from discussion about birth control, to literature, film, theater, art galleries and history museums, to public sidewalks, lecture halls, to the internet. students will explore the historical contexts in which important cultural and legal struggles over censorship took place, and how this history effects contemporary debates about the arts, sexuality, national security, technology, privacy, and government involvement in the marketplace of ideas and images.

Fundamentals of ceramic sculpture. Study & studio work in construction methods, modeling techniques, decoration, & firing methods. Illustrated lectures & discussions.

An introduction to the technical problems of making, decorating, glazing, & firing ceramic forms, while providing opportunities for understanding & developing sensitivities to clay as an art form.

Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

Study and performance of chamber music.

Study and performance of chamber music.

Study and performance of chamber music.

Performance of standard and contemporary literature for percussion instruments.

Study and performance of standard and contemporary percussion repertoire in
chamber ensembles.

Students in this course will study blues music developed in Chicago gaining skills to analyze and understand its musical and historical significance. Additionally, this course will address technological, social and economic developments seminal to Chicago blues. Students will study the development of the blues as a musical style and learn to identify harmonic, rhythmic and textural elements. Sociologically, students will gain a heightened awareness of music, culture and race relations associated with the genre.

The study of psychological difficulties in children & adolescents. Behavioral, developmental & ecological perspectives are used in looking at specific problems such as depression, ADHD, autism, & other difficulties seen in children & teens. Students will explore theoretical perspectives & practical applications.

Explores the nature, causes and consequences of racial-ethnic, social, and economic inequalities in children’s lives and how policies affect inequalities in children’s health, education, and economic well-being. Students examine philosophical rationales for policy action; historical trends that influence inequalities in development; the role of science and participatory/democratic processes in increasing the effectiveness of programs and policies affecting children; and challenges to improving programs and policies, thereby reducing inequalities.

Examination of key issues facing families and governments in raising children for a 21st century global society. Topics might include: economics and politics affecting child well-being nationally and internationally; child-rearing challenges faced by families and government in low, middle, and high income nations, public (government) and private (family, business and charitable); the role of science and participatory/democratic processes in increasing the effectiveness of public and private investments in children.

This course provides an overview of major theoretical perspectives and research findings in the area of language and literacy development. A large focus of the course is on the early development of culturally and linguistically diverse children, including those exposed to multiple languages, as well as on the role that home and school interactions have on their development.

Examination of learning processes, covering major theories, related research and practical implications. Learning is discussed from a developmental perspective, highlighting its relation to cognition, social, and emotion.