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2015-2016 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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  • 32-3671 Music Pedagogy

    This course provides an overview of modern pedagogical theories, an exploration of educational resources, and a series of hands-on experiences in planning and implementing music instruction. Through reading, in-class discussion, individual research, and practical teaching exercises, students will be exposed to the foundations of music education. Students will develop the tools to successfully construct lesson plans, deliver individual and group-based music instruction, evaluate method books and repertoire, use technology in the classroom, and assess student progress.

    3 Credits
    Requirements 90 Enrolled Hours and Major 320 Only
  

  • 32-3674 Repertoire and Performance Traditions

    In this course, students will study the evolution of music literature and performance practices. The course will also examine the technological advances, culture, traditions and mores that have contributed to stylistic development. Materials include musical scores, lyrics, historical treatises, and historical recordings and videos. Students will analyze and compare selections from each of the historical periods studied and may perform representative examples. Specific sections will be offered for vocal and instrumental students, with sections for different disciplines as numbers warrant.

    2 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-2122 Theory III  and 32-2381 Techniques for Improvisation I  or 32-2122 Theory III  and 32-3531 Vocal Improvisation I 
  

  • 32-3771 Primary Lessons, Level 3

    This course offers private instruction in voice or primary instrument for students registered in at least one other music course concurrently. Instructors are available for 14 fifty-minute sessions per semester or the equivalent. The course is repeatable, but requires authorization by an area coordinator for first-time enrollment.

    2 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 32-3771 Advanced Primary Lessons CONCURRENT: 32-1000 Recital Attendance 
  

  • 32-3791 Composition Lessons, Level 2

    This course offers private instruction in composition for music students. Instructors are available for 14 fifty-minute sessions per semester or the equivalent. The course is repeatable, but requires authorization by an area coordinator for first-time enrollment.

    2 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 32-1000 Recital Attendance 
    Requirements Faculty Advisor Approval
  

  • 32-3797 Private Lessons: Senior Recital

    Required course for all graduating Music students provides private instruction during the semester of the student’s senior recital. Students will prepare the music for their recital under the close supervision of the instructor. The instructor will act as a performance coach, as a guide for choosing repertoire, and as a consultant on non-musical aspects of the senior recital, such as printed program preparation and staging. You must be currently enrolled as a student in a BMus program.

    2 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements 90 Enrolled Hours and Faculty Advisor Approval
  

  • 32-3889 Recording and Performance Ensemble

    Performance-intensive course draws upon all of the skills the student has gained throughout the ensemble experience as applied at the professional level. The ensemble includes work in the multi-track recording studio as well as performing for live audiences in venues throughout the city, supplying experiences that take the student outside of the comfort zone of the academic environment and place them in an arena that represents the challenges of the professional music industry. Enrollment in this ensemble requires concurrent registration in private lessons.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements Audition Required and Permission Program Dir
  

  • 32-3890 Ensemble: Showcase

    Ensemble course is an advanced-level performance class for instrumentalists and/or vocalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements Audition Required
  

  • 32-3891 Collaborative Performance

    In this advanced ensemble course students form several small groups in which they develop and rehearse multiple examples of selected repertoire. Students meet once per week for group instruction and perform for and critique one another. Individual groups spend a minimum of 4 hours per week in unsupervised rehearsal. Students are expected to collaboratively arrange, rehearse and perform assigned material. Besides the in-class performances, there will be at least two public performances of finished work per semester.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-2381 Techniques for Improvisation I  or 32-3531 Vocal Improvisation I  and 32-2250 Fundamentals of Arranging  or 32-2522 Styles & Methods for Contemporary Singers 
  

  • 32-3926 Demo Production

    Capstone music technology course is for the Contemporary, Urban and Popular music degree. Course is project-based for the purpose of learning to create professional quality demo recordings of the student’s own bands, compositions and performances. The Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) environment is presented as a primary tool in song composition and arrangement, using virtual instruments and loops as audio recording and processing. Students will apply knowledge from the previous technology course sequence to produce professional quality recordings of their advanced creative work, such as senior band projects and recitals, and/or collaborations among members of the CUP Ensembles and Songwriting classes.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-2925 Technology for Musicians II 
  

  • 32-3943 Music Industry Immersion: Music Workshop

    This course is a unique experiential learning opportunity for students interested in music, music business, and audio arts to engage these disciplines in an accelerated, hands-on environment. Students will be coached on the development of their musical, technical, and management skills through collaborative projects encompassing song development and arranging, live performance, live sound, recording, artist management, and music company operations. The course will include students, faculty and facilities from the Departments of Music, Audio Arts and Acoustics, and Business and Entrepreneurship.

    3 Credits
    Requirements Audition Required and Approval CUP Coordinator
  

  • 32-3943J Music Industry Immersion: Music Workshop

    This course is a unique experiential learning opportunity for students interested in music, music business, and audio arts to engage these disciplines in an accelerated, hands-on environment. Students will be coached on the development of their musical, technical, and management skills through collaborative projects encompassing song development and arranging, live performance, live sound, recording, artist management, and music company operations. The course will include students, faculty and facilities from the Departments of Music, Audio Arts and Acoustics, and Business and Entrepreneurship.

    3 Credits
    Requirements Audition Required and Approval CUP Coordinator
  

  • 32-3988 Internship: Music

    Course provides advanced students with an internship opportunity to gain work experience in an area of concentration or interest while receiving academic credit toward their degrees.

    1-6 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements 60 Enrolled Hours and Permission of Instructor
  

  • 32-3995 Directed Study: Music

    This course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    1-4 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements 60 Enrolled Hours and Permission Instr & Chair
  

  • 32-3998 Independent Project: Music

    Course is an independent project designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member and department director, to study an area not at present available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal outlining the project.

    1-4 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 32-3999 Senior Music Seminar

    Required course for all graduating Music students provides supervision for preparation of the student’s senior recital and portfolio. Students will create a proposal for their senior recital under the supervision of the instructor and with the input of their private lesson instructor and concentration coordinator. Students will have the opportunity to present their work to their peers, receive career counseling, attend special presentations, and participate in senior assessment procedures.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-2122 Theory III 
    Requirements 90 Enrolled Hours
  

  • 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music

    The first in a four-semester composition and orchestration sequence which is the core of the MFA program, this course is designed to introduce students to the craft of composing dramatic music and marrying music to story. Composition for the screen is an applied art, and requires that the composer be guided in his or her choice of musical vocabulary by the emotional and thematic values embodied in script, performance, and directorial intent. This course will explore the application of a variety of musical devices, including harmonic language, melodic development, rhythmic propulsive elements and styles of voicings, to musically express various emotional states such as joy, sorrow, fear, tension, awe, and wonder. Lessons in technique will drive writing assignments geared to specific dramatic scenes wherein music must support the emotional context. As a final project, students will compose the score to a short film excerpt using a live woodwind and string ensemble in a recording studio environment. Taking the course in tandem with Lab (Tutorial), students will utilize Logic Studio MIDI software to realize digital mock-ups.

    4 Credits
  

  • 32-6222 Scoring II: Color and Complexity

    The second installment of the core four-semester composition sequence, this course will add color and nuance to the ‘black and white’ musical-dramatic palette explored in semester one through an intensive focus on orchestration. Included are further studies of the harmonic vocabulary of film music as well as an in-depth exploration of synchronization techniques used to ‘lock’ music to the action on screen. The effective use of brass and percussion sections of the film orchestra will be added to the aspiring screen composer’s tool kit, as will special categories such as scores driven by a rhythm section and by electronic elements. Multiple recording sessions using a variety of ensembles will allow students the opportunity to explore the effective use of instrumentation in achieving dramatic results. Taken in tandem with Lab (Tutorial), semester 2, and with further studies in the use of Logic Studio as a mixing tool.

    4 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music  CONCURRENT: 32-6901 Lab (Tutorial)  
  

  • 32-6223 Scoring III: Genre and Style

    This third installment in the four-semester composition/orchestration sequence will allow students the opportunity to hone their skills through a practicum in film and musical genre scoring. Genres will include jazz and rock/contemporary music, while film styles will encompass comedy, horror, period, action, and animation. The assignments will be a combination of electronic, acoustic, and combination scores, where students will demonstrate their mastery of different dramatic scoring-to-picture styles. This class is the practical application of techniques covered in Scoring I and II, allowing students to create a portfolio of professional-level work. Taught in tandem with Lab (Tutorial), semester 3.

    4 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6222 Scoring II: Color and Complexity  CONCURRENT: 32-6901 Lab (Tutorial)  
  

  • 32-6224 Scoring IV: Directed Study in Composition

    In the final installment of the four-semester composition sequence, students will meet one-on-one with their primary composition instructors to fine tune their craft, making use of various independent projects on which they have already collaborated with the Film & Video, Television, and Interactive Arts & Media Departments. Individualized instruction allows each student to identify techniques and concepts they feel they have not yet fully mastered or integrated into their work, and to concentrate on those areas. This will assist students in identifying personal strengths and styles, and will help them select an appropriate thesis project. Once projects are chosen, students work with instructors to begin their final theses. Taught in tandem with Lab (Tutorial), semester 4.

    4 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6223 Scoring III: Genre and Style  
  

  • 32-6229 Topics in Scoring

    This course will introduce the role of dramatic music in a variety of media and applications other than film. Students will study elements unique to composing dramatic music for media that include, for example, live theater and advertising, avenues where a composer will encounter different sets of limitations and constraints. Students will produce a number of short scoring projects designed for these particular applications.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music  CONCURRENT: 32-6222 Scoring II: Color and Complexity 
  

  • 32-6251 Orchestration I

    This course will explore the process of creating the mood and tone of a film through the use of the production techniques available to today’s film composers.   This will include the integration of electronic samples with traditional orchestral instruments, as well as how dynamics, rhythm, register, harmony, melody, and the distribution of elements throughout the instrument range contribute to the effectiveness of the score.  Film scores will be deconstructed to arrive at an understanding of how the composer achieved the desired musical effect.  Students will be required to compose cues with the techniques learned through the analysis of existing scores.

    3 Credits
    CONCURRENT: 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music 
  

  • 32-6252 Orchestration II

    This course continues to explore the process of creating the mood and tone of a film through the use of advanced production techniques including integration of electronic samples and traditional orchestral instruments, as well as effective use of dynamics, rhythm, register, harmony, melody, and the distribution of elements through the instrument range. Students will analyze scores and will be required to compose cures with the techniques learned through analysis.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6251 Orchestration I 
  

  • 32-6261 Music for Games I

    This course explores the application of non-linear composition techniques in the production of dramatic music for use in interactive games. Students will learn techniques of composing music that will ultimately be controlled through game play and game audio engines. The class will explore building scores that involve multilevel dramatic elements and instantaneous transitions, as is common in most interactive games.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music  and 32-6901 Lab (Tutorial)  
  

  • 32-6262 Music for Games II

    This course continues to explore the application of non-linear composition techniques in the production of dramatic music for use in interactive games. Students will learn techniques for composing music that will ultimately be controlled through game play and game audio engines. The class will explore building scores that involve multilevel dramatic elements and instantaneous transitions. In addition to composing music appropriate to game composition, students will develop the skills to program their music into the game engines.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6261 Music for Games I 
  

  • 32-6441 Conducting to Picture

    This course is a tutorial in the art and science of conducting live orchestra to picture in film, television, and new media recording sessions. Instruction will focus not only on the traditional role of the conductor in interpreting score and bringing out the strongest performance, but on the preparation, discipline and equanimity required to balance the dizzying array of events occurring simultaneously in a scoring session. Students will conduct their own thesis scores as well as prepared pieces to picture in virtual sessions set up in the Los Angeles lab, and learn how to work with streamers, punches, cue mixes, and talkback under the real pressures of a live date.

    3 Credits
    COREQUISITES: 32-6223 Scoring III: Genre and Style  
  

  • 32-6441L Conducting to Picture

    This course is a tutorial in the art and science of conducting live orchestra to picture in film, television, and new media recording sessions. Instruction will focus not only on the traditional role of the conductor in interpreting score and bringing out the strongest performance, but on the preparation, discipline and equanimity required to balance the dizzying array of events occurring simultaneously in a scoring session. Students will conduct their own thesis scores as well as prepared pieces to picture in virtual sessions set up in the Los Angeles lab, and learn how to work with streamers, punches, cue mixes, and talkback under the real pressures of a live date.

    2 Credits Repeatable 2x
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6223 Scoring III: Genre and Style  CONCURRENT: 32-6224 Scoring IV: Directed Study in Composition  
  

  • 32-6630 History of Cinema

    This course presents a chronological investigation of film from the pre-history of cinema up to the digital age. Emphasis is on understanding film both as an engine for an and artifact of society, culture, and geography. Students are introduced to major directors, films, and movements that contributed to the development of cinema.

    3 Credits
    CONCURRENT: 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music  
  

  • 32-6631 The Film Score: A Survey of the Craft

    This course is an exhaustive review of the development of film scoring art and craft, from the generic cues written to accompany silent film and the defining work of Max Steiner and Erich Korngold to Golden Age auteurs such as Herrmann and Bernstein and contemporary composers/producers like Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman and Thomas Newman. The emphasis is on the unique musical vocabulary of the film score and on learning to recognize the signatures of benchmark composers. Students will conduct detailed analyses of both written and recorded examples, with a concentration on contemporary harmony and voicing and the study of dramatic construction.

    3 Credits
    CONCURRENT: 32-6222 Scoring II: Color and Complexity  
  

  • 32-6632 Aesthetics of Cinema

    Aesthetics of Cinema builds on the knowledge acquired in History of Cinema. Students investigate key historical moments through close critical analysis, with particular emphasis on the role of sound and music in cinema. They are expected to develop a sophisticated analytical approach to the aesthetics of cinema as a basis for acquiring their own vocabulary and methodologies to utilize as music composers for the screen.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6630 History of Cinema 
  

  • 32-6651 Film Analysis

    This course focuses on exploring the techniques used by current composers in creating their scores.  Spotting (the practice of cues entering and exiting) will be noted, as well as the dramatic event that triggered the entrance of each cue.  Each week one student will analyze the film score of the week and give a brief lecture about the composer, the style of music and approach used in creating the score, and its effectiveness in achieving the enhancement of the film.

    1 Credits
    Requirements Faculty Advisor Approval
  

  • 32-6898 Independent Project: Music Composition for the Screen

    Utilizing student projects from the Film & Video, Television, and Interactive Arts & Media Departments, MFA students will select from three to five projects on which they will collaborate with students from these departments. These self-directed projects must be approved in advance by a Music faculty advisor and will be under the supervision of two faculty, one from the Music Department and one from the collaborating department. The goal is to allow students the opportunity to work on a creative/production team in the completion of a variety of projects.

    2 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6223 Scoring III: Genre and Style 
  

  • 32-6901 Lab (Tutorial)

    The Lab (Tutorial) will be offered in each semester of the MFA program but the last (semester in Los Angeles), and is designed to function as an adjunct to the core composition and orchestration classes. It is in the lab that students will not only accomplish the sketching and sequencing which leads to the realization of the ideas initiated in the classroom, but learn to use and master the tools of the trade.

    2 Credits
  

  • 32-6931J Directors and Composers I

    The first in a two-part sequence designed to join film & video composers and directors in a workshop environment, this course is a practical survey of the most significant and influential director-composer collaborations in the history of cinema. These creative marriages, among them Hitchcock-Herrmann, Spielberg-Williams, and Burton-Elfman, have engendered new dialects in the language of film music, and they will be examined with the objective of encouraging the development of similar collaborations between student directors and student composers. The course also serves as the thesis pathway for MFA Music candidates.

    2 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6221 Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music  and 32-6631 The Film Score: A Survey of the Craft  CONCURRENT: 32-6998J
  

  • 32-6981L Career Development

    A unit of the capstone Graduate Semester in L.A., this course is designed to apprise MFA students of the various avenues of employment for aspiring composers of music for the screen, and to coach them in the self-promotional skills peculiar to the motion picture industry. We will explore all the ancillary trades, such as music editing, orchestration, sound design, music copying, and various studio-based jobs in addition to the paths followed by successful composers. There will be almost daily visits from industry professionals in all areas of the trade.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6224 Scoring IV: Directed Study in Composition  CONCURRENT: 32-6998 Thesis/Practicum: Final Project  and 32-6989L Internship/Apprenticeship  
  

  • 32-6989L Internship/Apprenticeship

    As a component of the capstone graduate semester in Los Angeles, MFA candidates will serve internships and/or assistantships in critical sectors of the film and television music industry. These positions will occupy 16 hours of the 30-36 hour class week, and may be located in studio music department, music editorial houses, recording studios, or in the personal studios of working film and television composers. Each of them represents the trailhead of a career path.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6224 Scoring IV: Directed Study in Composition  CONCURRENT: 32-6998 Thesis/Practicum: Final Project  and 32-6981L Career Development  
  

  • 32-6995 Directed Study

    1-3 Credits
  

  • 32-6997 Colloquium

    This course serves multiple key purposes in the degree program. It is first a forum for presentation and discussion of students’ in-progress projects. Second, the course includes extensive discussion of the business of film music, addressing topics such as contracts, agents, publishing, copyrights and other legal aspects of the industry, interaction with directors, and identification of members of the film music ‘team’ and their roles. Finally, the course will serve as an introduction to studio conducting, focusing on rehearsal techniques and podium etiquette, preparing students to conduct their own cues during second-year recording sessions.

    2 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6222 Scoring II: Color and Complexity  
  

  • 32-6998 Thesis/Practicum: Final Project

    The culmination of four semesters’ work and of the capstone semester in Los Angeles, the thesis score is a complete orchestral underscore for a short dramatic film television project, or approved new media property, to be composed, conducted and produced by the MFA candidate on a motion picture scoring stage.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 32-6224 Scoring IV: Directed Study in Composition  CONCURRENT: 32-6989 and 32-6981
  

  • 32-6998L Thesis/Practicum: Final Project

    3 Credits
  

  • 33-1010 Modern Dance for Non-Majors

    In this course students will study the fundamental principles, practices and vocabulary common to modern dance through a daily practice of warm-up exercises and movement combinations. Emphasis will be on developing conditioning, coordination, alignment, clarity, movement pick-up and artistry. Students will be exposed to the basic historical and philosophical context for the emergence of Modern/Contemporary Dance and will supplement their movement studies with readings from applicable texts, attending performances and written responses.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1020 Ballet Technique for Non-Majors

    In this course students will study the fundamental principles, practices and vocabulary common to ballet technique through a daily practice of warm-up exercises at the barre and movement combinations. The knowledge acquired at the barre is tested in the center through the adagio and allegro sections of the class. Adagio tests balance and fosters a lyrical quality. Allegro tests coordination, articulation and ballon. The daily practice develops strength, balance and dexterity with an emphasis on correct anatomical alignment. Students will be exposed to the basic historical and philosophical context for the emergence of Ballet and will supplement their movement studies with readings from applicable texts, attending performances and written responses.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1211 Intro to Dance Technique I

    Course prepares students for level I courses in both Modern Dance and Ballet Technique through rigorous daily practice in both disciplines. In this course students will develop the foundational physical abilities required for studies in dance. Emphasis is on the development of muscular strength, aerobic conditioning, coordination, alignment, balance, dexterity, movement pick-up and movement memory as well as familiarity with common dance vocabulary and dance studio practices. The course meets four days a week for three hours each day. Live musicians accompany all classes. Successful completion of the two semester sequence, Introduction to Dance Technique I and II, is required to move forward in both Modern Dance technique I and Ballet I.

    4 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II

    Course prepares student for level 1 courses in both Modern Dance and Ballet Technique through rigorous daily practice in both disciplines as well as an introduction to foundational disciplines in the field. In this course students will develop the foundational physical abilities required for studies in dance. Emphasis is on the development of muscular strength, aerobic conditioning, alignment, balance, dexterity, movement pick-up and movement memory as well as familiarity with common dance vocabulary and dance studio practices. The course meets four days a week for three hours each day. Live musicians accompany all classes. Successful completion of the two semester sequence, Introduction to Dance Technique I and II, is a prerequisite for both Modern Dance Technique I and Ballet I.

    4 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1211 Intro to Dance Technique I 
  

  • 33-1230 Hip Hop Dance and Culture I

    This course is an introduction to Hip Hop technique. In addition, students will develop an understanding of the history, and economic, social, cultural and political context of hip hop dance. Through the lens of cultural studies, students will explore themes of class, race, gender, sexuality, commodification, appropriation, exploitation and cultural resistance, as well as current trends in hip hop dance competition, performance and choreography. Embodied learning will be supplemented through videos, readings, and the completion of written assignments.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1231 Jazz Dance: Beginning

    Course covers the basic steps, vocabulary, and variations of dance in jazz, which is a common form of dance used in musical theater and commercial and entertainment industries, with its roots in social dance and heavily influenced by African-American traditions. Students learn basic techniques based on ballet and modern dance. Through daily warm-ups and exercises, students gain strength, flexibility, endurance, and coordination. Musicality and performance skills are taught through a series of dance combinations. Students complete vocabulary quizzes, written assignments, and a final project.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1241 African Dance for Non-Majors

    African Dance for Non-Majors introduces dances, music, and culture of West Africa. Class begins with warm-up exercises that condition the body for the rigors of this form by developing strength, aerobic stamina, coordination, flexibility, and rhythmic awareness. Second part of class is devoted to learning authentic dances and songs from West Africa, as well as their historical and cultural contexts. Students work closely with the instructor and a master drummer to gain an understanding of the marriage of drumming, rhythm, and music to African dance. Students further explore the history and culture of Africa through dance concert attendance, readings, and the completion of three written assignments.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1251 Tap Dance: Beginning

    Introductory course covers the basic steps of tap technique. Tap dance, a uniquely American dance form evolved from African-American and Irish-American folkdances, is an important component of contemporary American musical theater. Students learn coordination, rhythmic variations, and performance skills through a series of tap combinations. Students are responsible for practical and written assignments. Tap shoes are required.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1261 Tai Chi Chuan: Beginning

    Course is an introduction to a martial art and discipline for balancing the body, mind, and spirit. Students engage in a unique system of slow, fluid, and continuous movements that gently build strength, coordination, and balance, while teaching students methods for relaxation, focus, and non-strenuous energy-renewal. In addition to the physical activities of the class, readings, discussions, and two written assignments related to Tai Chi, Taoist philosophy, and Chinese history provide a deeper understanding of the form and valuable cross-cultural insights.

    2 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1271 Yoga: Beginning

    Course introduces the ancient discipline of personal development that balances body, mind, and spirit. Students learn a series of physical postures as well as practical methods for relaxation, proper breathing, meditation, and concentration that promote health, alleviate stress, improve skeletal alignment, and increase muscular strength and flexibility. Course also provides an introduction to the history and philosophy of yoga, which students explore through readings and written assignments.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1281 Contact Improvisation

    Course develops the physical and perceptual skills basic to contact improvisation: falling, rolling, giving and taking weight, moving comfortably from the floor to the air and subtle communication through touch. Students will hone solo improvisational skills and take them into duet and ensemble dancing. The course will provide focused warm-ups designed to cultivate various physical states and motional qualities, skill development and periods of open dancing in which to integrate technical skills.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    COREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II  or 33-1311 Modern Technique I  or 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
  

  • 33-1285 Body Tune-up and Conditioning

    Course provides students with basic knowledge and skills necessary for maintaining a fit and healthy body. Sessions consist of physical workouts employing exercises designed to increase aerobic endurance, muscular strength, and joint and muscle flexibility. Health related issues of diet and lifestyle are also examined in order to build a foundation for a healthy life. Individual fitness goals are defined, and focused programs of exercises and dietary recommendations are developed.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1311 Modern Technique I

    Course develops physical proficiency in the performance of basic dance materials while developing students’ understanding of fundamental principles, practices, and vocabulary common to modern dance. Classes consist of a series of technical exercises that condition the body for strength, flexibility, endurance, and coordination; develop a physical and conceptual awareness of the elements of space, time, and energy; and promote performance skills of concentration, focus, and musicality.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II 
  

  • 33-1312 Techniques Intensive

    In this course students will study the fundamental principles, practices and vocabulary common to the dance technique listed above through a daily practice of warm-up exercises and movement combinations. Emphasis may include, but is not limited to, developing conditioning, coordination, alignment, clarity, movement pick-up and artistry. Live musicians accompany most classes. Please note, this class will meet four (4) days a week to allow for a deeper technical and physical experience.

    2 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITE:  33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II 
  

  • 33-1316 Modern Technique I (F)

    Course may only be taken concurrently with Modern Technique I (33-1311). See that course for description.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 33-1311 Modern Technique I 
  

  • 33-1321 Ballet I

    Course develops physical proficiency in the performance of basic ballet vocabulary while promoting an understanding of the principles, practices, and vocabulary common to ballet. Ballet training enables the students to gain strength, balance, and dexterity with an emphasis on correct anatomical alignment. Barre exercises condition and prepare the musculature to anticipate the execution of virtually all movements of the classical vocabulary. Knowledge acquired at the barre is tested in the center through adagio and allegro sections of the class.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II 
    Requirements Department Permission OR
  

  • 33-1326 Ballet I (F)

    Course may only be taken concurrently with Ballet I (33-1321). See that course for description.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 33-1321 Ballet I 
  

  • 33-1331 Topics in Dance Technique:

    This course teaches specific movement forms and styles that increase students’ base of abilities as dancers, while broadening their understanding of dance traditions and practices throughout the world. Each semester a different discipline or set of disciplines is featured, such as cultural styles, concert forms, movement sciences, or specific modern techniques. Examples include jazz, tap, Bharata Natyam, flamenco, African, Irish, and tai chi chuan and hip hop. Instruction covers background, history, and current applications of the topic in addition to the actual dance technique. Course develops awareness of movement and aesthetic principles particular to each example and explores social and cultural traditions that evolve from and characterize each dance.

    1 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1341 West African Dance Technique I

    This course will engage foundational techniques, terminology, and history common to traditional West African Dances, primarily those derived from the Old Mali Empire. Developmental exercises will condition the body and refine the ear for the polycentric and polyrhythmic requirements of the forms. Students will learn rhythms (steps) that integrate polycentric somatic forms in space with polyrhythmic patterns in time and emphasize grounded stance and appropriate use of alignment. All African dance classes have live percussion accompaniment.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II  or 33-1311 Modern Technique I  or 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
  

  • 33-1351 Introduction to Dance Studies

    This course orients students to the field of dance as an academic discipline, profession and art form. To this end, this course arms students with information and processes of inquiry so as to facilitate their own decision making as they proceed in the department. Topics to be covered include: an introduction to dance as an art form, dance history, dance as a product of culture, and the relationship of dance technique to the overall field. Class sessions may be augmented by guest lectures led by a number of different Dance Department faculty, staff, students and alumni in an effort to bring new students fully into our learning community.

    3 Credits
  

  • 33-1371 Experiential Anatomy

    Course is an introduction to the scientific principles underlying the complexities of movement specific to dance. Through writing, movement workshops, reading, and lectures, you will learn to apply scientific principles to movement specific to dance training. This course covers anatomical terminology and topography, skeletal design of each of the major joints, alignment, breathing and care, and prevention of injuries.

    3 Credits
    COREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II  or 33-1311 Modern Technique I 
  

  • 33-1381 Dance Improvisation

    In this course students are introduced to dance performance and composition through improvisation. Working alone, in duets, or small groups, students will experience warming up, guided dancing, and working within improvisational scores, all towards creating improvised compositions. Students will also set short studies in repeatable form in order to build skills in generating materials for choreography out of improvisational practices. Discussion and writing about improvisational experience and processes will supplement direct physical work.

    3 Credits
    COREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II  or 33-1311 Modern Technique I 
  

  • 33-1385 Hip Hop Dance Technique I

    This course will focus on the historical foundations and techniques of Hip Hop (street/urban) dance styles. Through the introduction of foundational vocabularies of specific dances and their social and cultural contexts, students will develop proficiency in a few core techniques that are seen across a wide variety of Hip Hop dance styles.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1212 Intro to Dance Technique II  or 33-1311 Modern Technique I  or 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
  

  • 33-1445 Artists and Audiences: Voices from the Field

    This one-credit, weekend-long (Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon) course will give students at any point in their arc of studies in dance to listen to and engage in discussion with multiple panels of working professionals in dance and related fields of movement-based practice. Focusing on the practical aspects of entering into the cultural workforce with emphasis on dance and movement, students will be provided with an overview of and new resources for work opportunities and networking while engaging with peers and working professionals in a variety of the discourses current in dance. Guest speakers from areas including dance administration and curation, active choreographers and artistic directors, practitioners in body work (such as Pilates) and physical training, dance educators, and dance writers and scholars will be featured. Students will be required to write a 4-5 page response paper after the completion of the weekend.

    1 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-1930 Special Topics: Conditioning

    Course provides dance majors with an intensive physical conditioning program. Students learn an advanced Pilates mat series to develop core strength and muscular tone as well as improve flexibility, coordination, and balance. In addition to the mat exercises, students will also tone and strengthen the body using different exercise equipment. Various topics will be discussed throughout the semester including the concepts of neutral spine, breath, nutrition for dancers, and proper spinal alignment.

    1 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-2232 Jazz Dance II

    Course increases the general difficulty of all aspects of the discipline. Instruction also introduces lyrical jazz, rhythmic syncopation, and increasingly difficult dance combinations. Students’ musicality and performance skills continue to grow as technical weaknesses are mastered.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1231 Jazz Dance: Beginning 
  

  • 33-2242 African Dance and Culture II

    African Dance: Intermediate will build on previous experience in African Dance practice. The course will build on rhythms and dances introduced in African Dance: Beginning and/or introduce new dances and rhythms for students to explore in a number of ways. Intermediate African dance students will continue to advance in development of foundational stance, stamina, strength, alignment, and rhythmic specificity. Students will continue the practice of the songs, movement style, form and technique of various specific dances. They will deepen their exposure to the cultural context of African dance forms, both historical and contemporary. And, as intermediate dancers, they will work to develop improvisational skill within the vocabularies and the polyrythmic contexts of the forms. Studio work will be augmented with readings, concert/event attendance, and written assignments.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1241 African Dance for Non-Majors 
  

  • 33-2252 Tap Dance II

    Course continues and expands on skills covered in Tap Dance: Beginning. Basic steps are perfected, and more difficult steps and combinations are learned. Longer sequences set to music are mastered, and attention is given to ensemble work, rhythmic variations, and performance skills. Tap shoes are required.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1251 Tap Dance: Beginning 
  

  • 33-2262 Tai Chi Chuan II

    Course builds on skills learned in Tai Chi Chuan: Beginning by completing and perfecting the Yang (modified or short form) school of Tai Chi. In addition, students learn more difficult movement, begin to practice the self-defense aspects of the form, cultivate a heightened awareness of the discipline’s therapeutic applications, and build a firm foundation for a lifelong relationship with the form.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1261 Tai Chi Chuan: Beginning 
  

  • 33-2272 Yoga II

    Course takes the basic poses learned in the beginning course to more advanced levels, introducing new postures and increasing challenges to muscle flexibility and strength. Students deepen their understanding and practice of yoga and solidify a lifelong relationship with this discipline for personal health and relaxation.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1271 Yoga: Beginning 
  

  • 33-2312 Modern Technique II

    This course develops physical proficiency in the performance of more complex dance materials, emphasizing the deepening of technical practices. Similar materials are covered but with increasing demands and higher expectations for competent execution. Technical weaknesses are addressed as students’ understanding, range, and body control increase. Emphasis is on building the physical capacities of the body with awareness of alignment, developing rhythmic clarity and spatial intent, and learning skills of focus and concentration. Students must audition for placement at this level. Students must have completed 4 credits of Modern I (33-1311) prior to enrolling in this course.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1311 Modern Technique I 
  

  • 33-2316 Modern Technique II (F)

    Course may only be taken concurrently with 33-2312, Modern Technique II. See that course for description.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
  

  • 33-2322 Ballet II

    This course emphasizes deepening technical practices introduced at the beginning level. This level continues to drill the basic movement vocabulary of ballet and begins to link the basics together to create more difficult movement challenges. Course develops a deeper physical proficiency in the performance of linked ballet movements, expecting the student to demonstrate and understand the principles, practices, and vocabulary common to ballet. Students demonstrate efficiency of movement and proper alignment practices while performing linked steps. Students must audition for placement at this level. Students must have completed 4 credits of Ballet I (33-1212) prior to enrolling in this course.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1321 Ballet I 
  

  • 33-2326 Ballet II (F)

    Course may only be taken concurrently with Ballet II (33-2322). See that course for description.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 33-2322 Ballet II 
  

  • 33-2342 Cultures & Histories of Dance I

    Course introduces students to physical characteristics, aesthetics, and functions of dance in a variety of cultures and historical periods. In addition to offering cross-cultural perspectives on dance, this course helps young dancers understand their contributions to that world. Topics include: dance as cultural identity, dance as expression of the individual, dance as worship, and dance as a part of political power. Through readings, lectures, discussions, and extensive viewing of filmed and live performance, students come to understand dance as a rich human activity with many different manifestations and applications.

    3 Credits
    WI
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1351 Introduction to Dance Studies 
  

  • 33-2343 Cultures & Histories of Dance II

    Course introduces major dance movements, choreographers, and performers who have shaped and developed Western Concert dance from the 17th century to present day. The course focuses on the development of ballet, modern, and dance forms influenced by the African Diaspora. Course outcomes include understanding and appreciating dance as an art form. Emphasis will be placed on examining the culture and identity of the dance makers and performers by observing the climate of ideas, the scale of values, and the socio-political conditions that influenced the development of Western Dance.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2342 Cultures & Histories of Dance I 
  

  • 33-2345 West African Dance Technique II

    This course will advance foundational techniques, terminology, and history common to traditional West African Dances, primarily those derived from the Old Mali Empire. It will build on the polycentric and polyrhythmic skills developed in West African Dance Technique I with a specific focus on energetic nuances and fluidity in rhythmic articulation. Students will learn to integrate rhythms (steps)) into articulate phrases and express themselves both in choreography and in improvisation. All African dance classes have live percussion accompaniment.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1341 West African Dance Technique I 
  

  • 33-2350 Music and Rhythm in Dance

    Course develops dancers’ understanding of music and dance in relation to each other. Particular focus is given to developing practical rhythmic skills. Through regular written and movement exercises, students develop proficiency using verbal counting systems to analyze, perform and teach movement materials while also learning to read, write and perform standard rhythmic notation. Approximately one in three class meetings will use lecture, discussion, listening and viewing activities to introduce musical concepts and examine a variety of contemporary musical styles. Music will also be explored in relationship to dancemaking processes including consideration of historic music and dance collaborations.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1381 Dance Improvisation  COREQUISITES: 33-1311 Modern Technique I 
  

  • 33-2382 Choreography

    This course explores a variety of concepts and processes that may be used in making dances. Students will create their own dance studies in response to a variety of assigned exercises. Topics will include concepts such as space, time, shape, and dynamics, and processes for the invention, manipulation and structuring of movement materials. Improvisation and other physical processes will be employed as works are developed, revised and solidified into repeatable forms. Students will engage in critiques of their own and others’ work and are expected to work rigorously and imaginatively to expand in new directions.

    3 Credits
  

  • 33-2384 Choreographic Project

    Course requires that each student, with guidance from a faculty mentor, create an original dance work, five to seven minutes in length, and bring the piece to performance in a formal setting. Student is responsible for producing a well-rehearsed piece that demonstrates invention and informed choices. Participants will title, costume, and provide a sound score for their piece; will collaborate with a lighting designer; and will provide program information for the work that will be presented in concert at the Dance Center. Students are evaluated on the artistic success of their final product and the professionalism of their preparations and process.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-3383 Dancemaking III 
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 33-2386 Hip Hop Dance Technique II

    This course builds upon students’ understanding of the historical foundations and physical techniques of Hip Hop (street/urban) dances introduced in Hip Hop Dance Technique I. Students will develop intermediate to advanced level technical ability in the movement vocabulary and aesthetic principals associated with particular foundational and/or contemporary choreography at a professional level and/or for specialization in improvisation in a particular style in the circle/cypher/battle.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1385 Hip Hop Dance Technique I 
  

  • 33-2456 Concert Production

    Concert Production is a broad survey of the tasks and processes involved in producing dance as a theatrical event. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of production elements to the choreographic concept or artistic vision and the experience of producing from an administrative, artistic, design, and technical level. A wide range of subject matter is covered including: collaborations with artistic and technical personnel, programming, performance spaces, basics of publicity, grant writing, budgeting, costuming, lighting, sound, video, and practical experience on an actual production. Students gain essential background information as well as practical experience related to the people processes, equipment, and backstage operations that support live performance. Through written work, discussions, and practical projects, students develop a model dance production plan from initial conception to full theatrical completion.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2382 Choreography 
  

  • 33-2795 Directed Study: Dance

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    1-6 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 33-3062J Artistic Immersion Beyond Chicago: Technique & Creative Process

    In this session students will immerse themselves in various forms of dance technique and performance under the tutelage of master teachers. The specific processes employed each J-session will vary according to need and may include any of the following: technique, dancemaking, teaching and performance. This course will provide students with a rigorous ten-day experience in an important dance center beyond Chicago in dance technique, discussion and observation with working professionals in the dance field. Students will write a final reflection paper and maintain a journal documenting their experience.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 33-3233 Jazz Dance III

    Course is intended for students with significant skills and experience in jazz dance. Instruction focuses on performance qualities, dynamics, varied movement qualities, and strong versatile technique. Knee pads and jazz shoes are required.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-3233 Jazz Dance III
  

  • 33-3313 Modern Technique III

    This course develops technical proficiency of more complex dance materials while addressing qualitative aspects of performance. Movement patterning becomes increasingly complex with higher expectations for execution. Personal habits are addressed as students’ understanding, range, and body control mature. Instruction increases focus given to concepts of quality, musicality, and spatial clarity. Students are expected to be more self-directed toward their goals. Students must audition for placement at this level. Students must have completed 4 credits of Modern II (33-2312) prior to enrolling in this course.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
  

  • 33-3316 Modern Technique III (F)

    Course may be taken only concurrently with Modern Technique III (33-3313). See that course for description.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 33-3313 Modern Technique III 
  

  • 33-3323 Ballet III

    This course emphasizes a refinement of technical practices of ballet including the integration of stylistic concepts of dynamics, attack, line, musicality, and intent. Students are expected to integrate and demonstrate refined efficiency of movement and proper alignment practices while performing more difficult movement passages. Ballet III concentrates on performance and artistry of the full ballet vocabulary, while also expecting the student to physically and intellectually integrate the principles, practices, and vocabulary common to ballet. Students must audition for placement at this level. Students must have completed 4 credits of Ballet II (33-2322) prior to enrolling in this course.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2322 Ballet II 
  

  • 33-3326 Ballet III (F)

    Course may only be taken concurrently with Ballet III (33-3323). See that course for description.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    CONCURRENT: 33-3323 Ballet III 
  

  • 33-3355 Dance Studies Research Project

    Course requires that students complete an extensive research project that is targeted to their specific interests in dance. Under the guidance of the course instructor, students will identify their research area, develop a pertinent annotated bibliography, acquire research materials and articulate their findings in an extended essay. Through this process of surveying pertinent literature and conducting in-depth research, students will gain an increased awareness of the emerging field of dance scholarship.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-3445 Artists and Audiences  and 33-3444 Advanced Topics in Dance 
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 33-3361 Performance Workshop

    Course is designed to offer students practical experience in all areas of performance including but not limited to: text and movement, partnering skills, video reconstruction, body weathering, audition skills, and acting/dancing for the stage/camera. In this course students will focus on advanced elements of presence and artistry by integrating individuality with technical virtuosity. Through improvisational exercises, writing assignments, movement analysis, and guest artists from a variety of performance backgrounds, students will gain tools for deepening range and variety in their performing. The semester may consist of working within the studio environment, on the theatrical stage, or field trips to site specific locations. Students should be prepared to work in a variety of locations and manner outside of traditional dance spaces.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-3313 Modern Technique III  and 33-2322 Ballet II  and 33-2382 Choreography 
  

  • 33-3365 Repertory Performance Workshop

    Course offers intensive practical experience to students who work as ensemble members under the direction of different guest artist choreographers. The class functions as a dance company engaged in processes of creation, rehearsal, and performance of dance works. You will learn and practice different rehearsal and performance processes, ensemble skills, repertoire maintenance, and performance disciplines. Each semester culminates with fully produced performances of completed works.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2382 Choreography  and 33-3361 Performance Workshop  and 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 33-3372 Teaching Dance I

    Course provides students with the theoretical and practical skills needed for their first teaching experience with a variety of populations. Content covers teaching from dance concepts, adapting a course to suit a particular population, constructing unit and lesson plans, observing and practicing the qualities of good teaching, developing a guide to teachers’ resources, and preparing for job-hunting. Whenever possible, subjects are approached in a practical manner, with students gaining experience while teaching the subject of exploration.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1371 Experiential Anatomy  and 33-2350 Music and Rhythm in Dance  and 33-2382 Choreography  COREQUISITES: 33-2312 Modern Technique II 
  

  • 33-3373 Teaching Project

    Course requires that students participate in one course from the following menu: Contact Improvisation, Modern Technique I, Ballet I, Dancemaking I, Introduction to Dance Studies, Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Western Dance History, or Experiential Anatomy. Students will attend all class meetings and meet with the teacher/mentor at least three times during the semester to discuss teaching methodologies. Students will spend the first half of the semester observing the teacher and students, demonstrating/participating in class, assisting with classroom set up/break down, and researching teaching methodologies. During the second half of the semester, students is responsible for teaching small units and/or facilitating student discussion groups within the class.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-3372 Teaching Dance I 
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 33-3383 Dancemaking III

    Course requires that students make two to three completed movement studies and one fully realized work. Working as soloists, in duets, and in small groups, students will create and perform dances and revise them based on class critiques. Class time will be spent improvising as well as performing and analyzing dances prepared outside of class. In addition to making dances, students will also view videos, attend performances, and write about major contemporary artists.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2382 Choreography  COREQUISITES: 33-2312 Modern Technique II  and 33-2350 Music and Rhythm in Dance 
  

  • 33-3414 Modern Technique IV

    This course develops technical artistry in the performance of advanced dance materials. Course emphasizes the development of a rich dynamic range; execution of complex patterning with speed and efficiency; musical performance and rhythmic accuracy; and the ability to adapt to diverse stylistic demands. Students should display confidence in technical control while performing with a rich and unique personal voice. Students are expected to be self-directed, establishing and meeting their own learning goals. Students audition for placement at this level.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-3313 Modern Technique III 
    Requirements Department Permission
  
  
  

  • 33-3473 Kinesiology

    This course, a continuation of study begun in Experiential Anatomy, looks at the scientific principles underlying the complexities of movement specific to dance. Content covers the muscular and neuromuscular systems, the physiological support systems, the prevention and care of injuries, development of conditioning programs, analysis of dance movements, and awareness of common anatomical and muscular imbalances found in dancers. Through lecture and movement workshops students learn to apply this information to their own training and to the principles of teaching.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 33-1371 Experiential Anatomy 
  

  • 33-3485 Topics in Dancemaking:

    Course offers opportunities and challenges in advanced dance making. Each semester the course will focus on specific themes or issues in contemporary choreography. Possible themes include space, identity, music, narrative, technology, theatricality, text, and others. Each term’s focus will drive broad exploration and experience of dance making. Course activity will involve student invention, rehearsal, performance, and critiquing of dances created in response to assignments designed by experienced artists to explore each semester’s theme.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 33-2382 Choreography  
  

  • 33-3493 Capstone Seminar, BFA in Dance

    This Capstone Seminar is the culminating course in the dance BFA curriculum. Facilitated by the dance faculty, seniors gather together as a community of artists and scholars to support, inspire and challenge one another as they design and execute their individual capstone projects. Project possibilities include: a concert of original work, a teaching placement in the community, an in-depth research project, a series of performances, or another pre-professional project.

    3 Credits
    Requirements Department Permission
 

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