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.
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 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
PNO 558 – Techniques of Playing Contemporary Piano Music
Continuation of PNO 557. PNO 557 is not a prerequisite. (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. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
»CLPNO 302T – Collaborative Skills II
Continuation of CLPNO 301T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 301T. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) 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. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) Faculty
»CLPNO 304T – Advanced Collaborative Skills II
Continuation of CLPNO 303T. Prerequisite: CLPNO 303T. (1 credit for collaborative piano majors; 2 credits for non-majors) 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 518 – Advanced Collaborative Piano Skills, Opera Coaching
This course is designed to develop the skills and repertoire required by the operatic vocal coach and répétiteur: methods of vocal cuing, dramatic analysis of arias and operatic scenes, style, vocal ornamentation prior to 1850, secco recitativo playing and the appoggiatura, orchestral transcriptions and the practical running of a professional coaching studio. Singers will be recruited for in-class coaching of arias and scenes. Experience with languages and diction highly recommended. By permission of instructor(s) only. (2 credits) Greer
»CLPNO 521 – Song Studies for Pianists
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) Greer
»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. (2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 574 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, English and American
Continuation of CLPNO 573. (2 credits) 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. (2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 576 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, French
Continuation of CLPNO 575. (2 credits) 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. (2 credits) Faculty
»CLPNO 578 – Piano/Vocal Repertoire, German
Continuation of CLPNO 577. (2 credits) 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
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