MUSC 147: Introduction to Music of the Américas Professor Juan Álamo Mon/Wed/Fri, 10:10-11:00 am Latin America is one of the richest, versatile and complex multi-cultural places in the world. Countless musical genres such as Tango, Cumbia, Samba, Mariachi, Merengue, Bolero, … Continued

MUSC 291: Music and Politics Professor Andrea Bohlman Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00-12:15 pm In this course we consider the relationship between two concepts—music and politics—broadly, in search of ways in which they elucidate each other as well as resist pairing. The class … Continued

MUSC 168: Conducting I Professor Evan Feldman Tuesday/Thursday, 11-12:15 pm Have you always dreamed of conducting an ensemble? Learn how in MUSC 168! This class provides an introduction to the fundamental technical, analytical, and artistic skills of conducting. It is … Continued

by Jocelyn Neal The Society for Music Theory’s Lifetime Membership Award is the highest honor bestowed by the organization on a music theorist, given not only for their exceptional scholarly contributions but also their work as teachers and mentors, and … Continued

MUSC 125: Diction for Singers III: German Lecturer Tim Sparks Monday/Wednesday, 10:10 – 11:00 am For the craft of singing, one of the most important aspects, secondary only to consistent vocal technique, is the ability to produce vernacular language sounds. … Continued

by Nicole Gagliardi At the end of the last blog post, I left you and myself with a question that many of us seem to wonder about and don’t exactly know the answer to it: why someone’s singing voice can … Continued

by Emilie Poplett, University Communications Mike Levine grew up in a seaside community in New Jersey best known as the birthplace of Bruce Springsteen. His dad was a music instructor who played the alto-saxophone and conducted the local concert band. … Continued

MUSC 284: Beethoven and His Era Professor Mark Evan Bonds Monday/Wednesday, 10:10 am – 12:15 pm Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine. -Ludwig van … Continued

The department is pleased to share that the album Unraveling Beethoven is on the GRAMMY® ballot in two categories: Best Contemporary Composition and Best Chamber Music Album. UNC Music Assistant Professor Nicholas DiEugenio, violin, and Lecturer Mimi Solomon, piano, had … Continued

MUSC 233: Studies in Performance Practices Dr. Tim Carter (with Dr. Nicholas DiEugenio, violin) The study of performance practice marks a point where the performer and the musicologist come into direct contact, whether as allies (one hopes) or as enemies … Continued