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 … Read more
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 … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, UNC Opera is reimagining a classic. As the culminating event of its Mozart on the Moon series, UNC Opera will perform Scipio’s Dream in Hill … Read more
MUSC 156: Beat Making Lab Lecturer Joseph Latterner This introductory hands-on study of the composition of electronic instrumental tracks for hip-hop and dance music. Students make beats, learn about the history and culture of the art form, and examine beat … Read more
by Nicole Gagliardi Coming into Carolina, I knew for a definite fact that there were three things I wanted to get involved in and study in my academic experience: to learn about the intricacies of communication and the enigma that … Read more
MUSC/WGST 188: Women in Music Professor Annegret Fauser Throughout the world, women were and are active as composers, performers, publishers, patrons, priestesses, composition and instrumental teachers, concertgoers, concert organizers, musicologists, and amateur musicians. Theirs is a rich and diverse contribution … Read more
MUSC 135: Jazz Harmony Professor Stephen Anderson Jazz Harmony is taught each fall semester and meets Tuesday-Thursday from 2:00-3:15 pm in the Kenan Rehearsal Hall as well as in the keyboard lab. Students learn chord symbol nomenclature and how chords, … Read more
This week Raleigh will host the 2019 World of Bluegrass festival, run by the International Bluegrass Music Association. We are excited to present the full schedule of Tar Heel participation below! Be sure to head to downtown Raleigh this Wednesday … Read more
MUSC 136: Keyboard Skill I Professor Robert Buxton The purpose of MUSC 136 is for music students to learn functional keyboard skills. The keyboard is a road map for all of music. It is an indispensable tool for the study … Read more
MUSC 228.001: Principles of Teaching Music Professor Daniel Huff Principles of Teaching Music provides an opportunity for students to further develop their musical and pedagogical skills, curricular knowledge and techniques in teaching general, instrumental and vocal music in the context … Read more
