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Your search for courses · during 24FA, 25WI, 25SP · taught by bvaline · returned 9 results

  • MUSC 152 Guitar 1 credits

    Studies for the development of technique appropriate to the needs of the student. Music is chosen from all musical periods including folk picking, blues, ragtime, popular and classical styles. Students with no prior experience or lessons should take one term of class guitar (Music 197).

    Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.

    Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC  152.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  152.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  152.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

  • MUSC 152J Guitar (Juried) 1 credits

    Studies for the development of technique appropriate to the needs of the student. Music is chosen from all musical periods including folk picking, blues, ragtime, popular and classical styles. Students with no prior experience or lessons should take one term of class guitar (Music 197).

    Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.

    Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC Juried
    • MUSC  152J.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  152J.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  152J.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

  • MUSC 184 American Folk Instruments 1 credits

    Beginning to advanced study of technique and improvisational styles on American folk instruments. Students may study 5-string banjo (bluegrass or clawhammer style), bluegrass guitar, Dobro©, fiddle (violin, viola, cello), bass, ukulele, mandolin, and accordion. The Music Department has a single mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and guitar (and two ukuleles) available for shared use by enrolled students unable to provide their own instruments.

    Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.

    Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC  184.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  184.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  184.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

  • MUSC 184J American Folk Instruments (Juried) 1 credits

    Beginning to advanced study of technique and improvisational styles on American folk instruments. Students may study 5-string banjo (bluegrass or clawhammer style), bluegrass guitar, Dobro©, fiddle (violin, viola, cello), bass, ukulele, mandolin, and accordion. The Music Department has a single mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and guitar (and two ukuleles) available for shared use by enrolled students unable to provide their own instruments

    Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.

    Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC Juried
    • MUSC  184J.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  184J.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • MUSC  184J.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

  • MUSC 252 Guitar 2 credits

    Studies for the development of technique appropriate to the needs of the student. Music is chosen from all musical periods including folk picking, blues, ragtime, popular and classical styles. Students with no prior experience or lessons should take one term of class guitar (Music 197).

    Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC  252.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:5
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Section Prerequisites:

      This course requires permission from the instructor.

      To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.

      Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.

    • MUSC  252.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:5
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • MUSC  252.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:5
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
  • MUSC 252J Guitar (Juried) 2 credits

    Studies for the development of technique appropriate to the needs of the student. Music is chosen from all musical periods including folk picking, blues, ragtime, popular and classical styles. Students with no prior experience or lessons should take one term of class guitar (Music 197).

    Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC Juried
    • MUSC  252J.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:5
    • Section Prerequisites:

      This course requires permission from the instructor.

      To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.

      Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.

    • MUSC  252J.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:5
    • MUSC  252J.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:5
  • MUSC 284 American Folk Instruments 2 credits

    Beginning to advanced study of technique and improvisational styles on American folk instruments. Students may study 5-string banjo (bluegrass or clawhammer style), bluegrass guitar, Dobro©, fiddle (violin, viola, cello), bass, ukulele, mandolin, and accordion. The Music Department has a single mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and guitar (and two ukuleles) available for shared use by enrolled students unable to provide their own instruments.

    Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC  284.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Section Prerequisites:

      This course requires permission from the instructor.

      To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.

      Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.

    • MUSC  284.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • MUSC  284.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
  • MUSC 284J American Folk Instrument (Juried) 2 credits

    Beginning to advanced study of technique and improvisational styles on American folk instruments. Students may study 5-string banjo (bluegrass or clawhammer style), bluegrass guitar, Dobro©, fiddle (violin, viola, cello), bass, ukulele, mandolin, and accordion. The Music Department has a single mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and guitar (and two ukuleles) available for shared use by enrolled students unable to provide their own instruments.

    Lessons are scheduled individually with the instructor. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MUSC Juried
    • MUSC  284J.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • Section Prerequisites:

      This course requires permission from the instructor.

      To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.

      Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.

    • MUSC  284J.00 Winter 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
    • MUSC  284J.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:50
  • MUSC 299 Recital 3 credits

    A public music recital of a minimum of thirty minutes of solo performance (some chamber music may be included). Students enrolling in 299 do so in lieu of registering for applied lessons; 299 includes nine one-hour lessons. Normally 299 would be taken in the junior or senior year, and is repeatable one time. Fees and financial aid for 299 are the same as for two-credit applied lessons.

    Students must have completed two terms of juried MUSC lessons, completed the recital form and received permission of the MUSC department. Music lesson fee information can be found on the Music Department website.

    • Fall 2024
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): Two 200 Level Juried MUSC lesson with a grade of C- or better.

    • MUSC Juried
    • MUSC  299.00 Fall 2024

    • Faculty:Ben Valine 🏫 👤
    • Size:30

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