For complete information as to courses offered in the current year, students
should consult the schedule of course offerings available each semester in the
Registrar’s Office. Courses numbered 100 through 499 are undergraduate
level; courses numbered 500 through 999 are graduate level. Course numbers
preceded by a “»” are typically offered each academic year. Course numbers
followed by a “T” are taught to mixed classes of undergraduates and graduates.
Undergraduate students may register for graduate-level courses with the
instructor’s permission. Courses followed by a “*” are repeatable for credit.
Courses followed by a “**” are repeatable for credit if the topic has changed
(permission from Academic Advisor required).
Piano
»PNO 130 – Piano Class
Instruction for non-majors. Technique, interpretation, ensemble playing,
and reading skills. Placement by audition. (1 credit*) Faculty
»PNO 347T – Piano Performance Seminar
Challenges and complexities that pianists enrolled in the seminar face in
the world today. Presentations and masterclasses by guest artists and NEC
faculty; as well as discussion for seminar members. (2 credits) Brubaker
»PNO 348T – Piano Performance Seminar
Continuation of PNO 347T. (1 credit) Brubaker
»PNO 451T – Piano Pedagogy
Examines methods, concept series, teaching materials, and literature
from elementary through upper intermediate levels. Views comparative
educational philosophies and psychologies as related to piano teaching;
guest lecturers in special areas of concentration; introduces Dalcroze
Eurythmics and group piano teaching. Course includes lectures, discussion,
performance, reading and research assignments, and a practicum in conjunction
with the Preparatory School Piano department. (2 credits) Rivera
»PNO 531 – Piano Class
Graduate offering of PNO 130. (1 credit) Faculty
»PNO 532 – Piano Class II
Continuation of PNO 531. Prerequisite: PNO 531. (1 credit) Faculty
»PNO 535 – Piano Literature
Open seminar context where students and teacher jointly generate topics
to be studied and explore keyboard literature from the 14th through the
21st centuries. Emphases are placed on the investigation of compositional
problems, global repertoires/perspectives, interrelationships between
music and other creative/intellectual disciplines, and aural heritage. Works
approached from multiple perspectives; opportunities for students to
contribute through discussion and performance. Open to graduate students
from all departments and undergraduate piano majors. (2 credits) Brubaker
»PNO 536 – Piano Literature
Continuation of PNO 535. (2 credits) Brubaker
»PNO 547T – Piano Performance Seminar
Graduate offering of PNO 347T. (1 credit) Brubaker
»PNO 548T – Piano Performance Seminar
Graduate offering of PNO 348T. (1 credit) Brubaker
»PNO 551T – Piano Pedagogy
Graduate offering of PNO 451T. (2 credits) Rivera
PNO 557 – Techniques of Playing Contemporary Piano Music
Prepares pianists for the challenges of playing music written after Debussy.
Beginning with short, introductory pieces in traditional notation, the class
will then explore techniques such as prepared piano, inside-the-piano, and
new notational systems. Music will include that of Cowell, Crumb, Cage, and
Satie. (2 credits) S. Drury
Collaborative Piano
»CLPNO 301T – Collaborative Skills I
Pianists learn instrumental and vocal repertoire, as well as the essential
skills of collaboration. In class coaching focuses on techniques of ensemble
performance, achieving good balance, creating orchestral sound, among
other topics and skills. (2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 302T – Collaborative Skills II
Continuation of CLPNO 301T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 301T. (2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 303T – Advanced Collaborative Skills I
A study of piano-instrumental repertoire in a master-class setting. Pianists
and other instrumentalists are paired together to explore the performance
of duo repertoire. Coaching focuses on the skills and artistry of collaborative
performance and interpretation. Prerequisite: CLPNO 302T.
(2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 304T – Advanced Collaborative Skills II
Continuation of CLPNO 303T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 303T. (2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 411T – Studio Accompaniment
Fifteen hours of collaborative playing required of all students enrolled in
CLPNO 301T. Co-requisite: CLPNO 301T (0 credit) Stowe, Faculty
»CLPNO 501T – Collaborative Skills I
Graduate offering of CLPNO 301T. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors;
2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
»CLPNO 502T – Collaborative Skills II
Continuation of CLPNO 501T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 501T. (1 credit for
collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
»CLPNO 503T – Advanced Collaborative Skills I
Graduate offering of CLPNO 303T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 502T. (1 credit for
collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
»CLPNO 504T – Advanced Collaborative Skills II
Continuation of CLPNO 503T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 503T. (1 credit for
collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
CLPNO 507 – Coaching in Instrumental/Vocal Repertoire
Instrumental/Vocal partnerships. Collaborative Piano majors only.
(1 credit) Faculty
CLPNO 508 – Coaching in Instrumental/Vocal Repertoire
Continuation of CLPNO 507. Prerequisite: CLPNO 507. (1 credit) Faculty
CLPNO 511T – Studio Accompaniment
Graduate offering of CLPNO 411T. (0 credit) Stowe, Faculty
»CLPNO 521 – Song Studies for Pianists and Singers
A performance-based class focusing on selections from the standard song
repertoire and issues of performance specifically related to piano-vocal
collaboration. Pianists and singers, paired in different combinations over
the course of the semester, will collaborate in preparation for in-class
performances and presentations. Classroom discussions and presentations
will address various topics related to the study and performance of song,
including relevant literary movements and musical trends, poetic and
musical style, performance practice, musical drama, ensemble rehearsal, and
artistic collaboration. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits
for non-majors) Stowe
»CLPNO 522 – Opera Performance for Pianists: Mastering Performance
of Orchestra Transcription Through the Study of Opera Aria
Accompaniment
This is a practical course in the study and performance of piano
transcriptions of orchestral accompaniment. Though collaborative pianists
also encounter this challenge when playing concerti accompaniment,
opera arias are ideal etudes for all problems of transcription performance
due to their compact length and the abundance of particular performance
challenges not found in the instrumental repertoire. Basic principals and
procedures will immediately be applied in “16-measure exercises” and full
aria performance. Students will be required to provide copies of excerpts or
arias for the class containing all adaptation markings. Recordings will also
be used in class at the request and discretion of the instructor. (1 credit for
collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
»CLPNO 573 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, English and American
This course is designed to explore through a range of topics the performance
and study of English and American songs from the lutenists to the
present day. Recent topics have included The Art Song in America and The
English Musical Renaissance: Elgar to Britten. Style, ensemble, diction
and communication are emphasized. Open to Collaborative Piano Majors.
Permission of Collaborative Piano Department Chair required for non-majors.
(1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors**) Faculty
»CLPNO 574 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, English and American
Continuation of CLPNO 573. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors;
2 credits for non-majors**) Faculty
»CLPNO 575 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, French
This course is designed to explore through a range of topics the
performance and study of mélodie. Recent topics have included Verlaine
settings in French mélodie. Style, ensemble, diction and communication
are emphasized. Open to Collaborative Piano Majors. Permission of
Collaborative Piano Department Chair required for non-majors. (1 credit for
collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors**) Faculty
»CLPNO 576 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, French
Continuation of CLPNO 575. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors;
2 credits for non-majors**) Faculty
»CLPNO 577 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, German
This course is designed to explore through a range of topics the performance
and study of lieder. Recent topics have included Goethe settings in
German Lieder, Lieder in Vienna: Schubert to Schoenberg, and The Songs
of Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Style, ensemble,
diction and communication are emphasized. Open to Collaborative Piano
Majors. Permission of Collaborative Piano Department Chair required for
non-majors. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for nonmajors**)
Faculty
»CLPNO 578 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, German
Continuation of CLPNO 577. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors;
2 credits for non-majors**) Faculty
CLPNO 607 – Coaching in Instrumental/Vocal Repertoire
Continuation of CLPNO 508. Prerequisite: CLPNO 508. (1 credit) Faculty
CLPNO 608 – Coaching in Instrumental/Vocal Repertoire
Continuation of CLPNO 607. Prerequisite: CLPNO 607. (1 credit) Faculty
CLPNO 907 – Coaching in Instrumental/Vocal Repertoire
Designed to establish the skills of vocal coaching: phrasing, diction,
rhythmic security, and textual analysis. Continuation of CLPNO 608.
Prerequisite: CLPNO 608–Available for third year DMA students only.
(1 credit) Faculty
CLPNO 908 – Coaching in Instrumental/Vocal Repertoire
Continuation of CLPNO 901. (1 credit) Faculty
Organ
»ORG 417T – Organ Class for Non-Majors
Basic organ technique, repertoire and church music skills. Instructor’s
permission required for majors other than piano and collaborative piano.
(1 credit) Handel
»ORG 418T – Organ Class for Non-Majors
Continuation of ORG 417T. Prerequisite: ORG 417T (1 credit) Handel
»ORG 517T – Organ Class for Non-Majors
Graduate offering of ORG 417T. (1 credit) Handel
»ORG 518T – Organ Class for Non-Majors
Graduate offering of ORG 418T. Prerequisite: ORG 517T (1 credit) Handel
2012-08-14
LOUIS ARMSTRONG