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MUSC 203HArea Studies in Performance Practice

5 creditsGraduateStudent Option

Intensive examination of the vocal and instrumental performance practices of living musical traditions of Indonesia, Latin America, or other regions. Topics may incorporate soloistic and ensemble traditions, secular and sacred traditions. Research rubrics include tuning, tone quality, performance posture and rhetoric, and improvisational and fixed patterns, as dictated by regional norms. May be repeated for credit in a different area. Offered on a rotational basis with other courses in the 203 series.

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When it runs

Spring 2026Open Spring 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Mon 4:00pm–7:00pm
Music Center 130R. C. RodriguezOpen 6/10

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Russell Rodriguez3.7 / 52.6 / 560%11

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