Courses Offered in Spring 2017 (105AY 2S)

The Seminar in Performance Practice (or, Performing Practice) is an introductory course on all aspects of the way in which music is and has been performed, with special emphasis on the importance of a historical awareness as a pre-requisite for modern performers. In this comprehensive study, there is no limitation on the kinds of approach to solving interpretational problems, and the basis of the course is to help students reach for a more convincing rendition of the work he or she performs.
The study will require a wide range of reading from historical treatises, critical writings, to present-day discussion on interpretation issues. Actual music will be used for performance studies, and where possible, discography will aid our perspective on the original instrument sound and the various interpretive styles. Students are encouraged, last but not least, to gain first hand experience if at all possible, on some period instruments for important references.

This semester we'll be concentrating on the discussion of individual research projects, and proposals for the TWMF 2017.