Music Performance
- MPP 213: Projects in Instrumental Performance: Chamber MusicInstrumental chamber music class of the standard repertory of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Preparation for performance of ensembles. Each ensemble's repertoire will be determined in consultation with the instructors during the first week of classes.
- MPP 214/MTD 214: Projects in Vocal Performance: Singing American Musical TheatreThis course will invite student singers and pianists to prepare and perform songs from 20th and 21st century American Musical Theatre. Each week students will be coached on their songs in a master class format with an emphasis on musical, vocal, and acting issues. Repertoire will be covered in a historical overview from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Student singers and pianists must audition for the class. The class will be held virtually using pre-recorded accompaniment tracks unless in person classes are allowed. The final performance project will be determined by current circumstances.
- MPP 215: Projects in Jazz PerformanceThis is a jazz studies course that uses jazz performance as a vehicle for creating themed compositions in various jazz idiom styles. Students will develop a `jazz vocabulary' to enable effective works between musicians (e.g. - harmony including chords and scales, melody and rhythmic structure). Student assignments for the early part of the week will be skill and knowledge-based exercises, with the latter part of the week assignments focusing on composition.
- MPP 231: Princeton University Steel BandThe course will teach students the basics of playing the steel drum as well as delve deeply into the historical context behind the development of the steel drum as the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.
- MPP 298: Independent Instruction in Voice or Instrument (Non-credit)Independent instruction in voice or instrument is an intensive immersion in all aspects of recreating music for performance. Lessons are geared towards the development and embedding of solid technique, and the application of this technique to proper style and musical expression. Issues explored include but are not limited to interpretation, stylistic appropriateness, historical context, theoretical/syntactical underpinnings, the avoidance of injuries, audition and performance strategies, and career planning.