ADVANCED HARP

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MUS PERF 439 Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and strategically address technical issues related to hand and body positioning. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply technique to achieve evenness, warm tone, rhythmic integrity, facility and clean playing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Interpret and execute accurate fingerings, pedaling, muffling, extended techniques, articulation and dynamic scope. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Indicate contextual understanding of repertoire studied, including composer background, historical context, and music theory. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Employ a variety of practice techniques to improve creative problem solving. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Mitigate performance anxiety using breath, positive self-talk, mock performances, mindfulness, visualization and thorough preparation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate wide ranges of character, atmosphere, and musical phrasing that produce sound appropriate for the emotional content of the music. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Curate recital programs that reflect student goals and interests. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and strategically address technical issues related to hand and body positioning. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply technique to achieve evenness, warm tone, rhythmic integrity, facility and clean playing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Interpret and execute accurate fingerings, pedaling, muffling, extended techniques, articulation and dynamic scope. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Indicate contextual understanding of repertoire studied, including composer background, historical context, and music theory. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Employ a variety of practice techniques to improve creative problem solving. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Mitigate performance anxiety using breath, positive self-talk, mock performances, mindfulness, visualization and thorough preparation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate wide ranges of character, atmosphere, and musical phrasing that produce sound appropriate for the emotional content of the music. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Curate recital programs that reflect student goals and interests. Audience: Graduate