A maximum of two credits of private study may be applied toward graduation. All financial arrangements are the student's responsibility. Students may apply for private study subsidies at the beginning of each semester's study through the department. Preparation of works of selected composer or style period for end of semester class recital is required. Attendance required at three 80-minute rehearsals weekly.
Performance is required.
The course is available to instrumentalists and vocalists who are concurrently studying privately, or who have studied privately immediately prior to the start of the semester. For students participating in the Haverford-Bryn Mawr Orchestra, this course addresses the special musical problems of literature rehearsed and performed during the semester. HU R. Freedman A survey of the European musical tradition from the middle ages to modern times. Students will hear music by Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Stravinsky, Glass, among many others, developing both listening skills and an awareness of how music relates to the culture that fosters it. In addition to listening and reading, students will attend concerts and prepare written assignments.