Department of Music at Brown University

Spring 2021 Performance Courses, Ensembles, Lessons

Preregistration for music performance curricula is not available. Instead, audition sign-up opportunities are available for ensembles and the Applied Music Program (lessons). Admission into those ensembles and private lesson courses will be contingent on the auditions. Faculty and Department of Music staff will assist students who are approved for enrollment with registration in early January.

(Distributed November 20, 2020)

Important Music Theory Placement Info and Exam Dates for Spring Semester

For music theory courses, preregistration does not provide students with a seat in the course for the semester. Instead, instructor override is required. Please see below for details for the first class meetings of the semester.

MUSC 0400A & MUSC 0400B

If you wish to register for one of our MUSC 0400-level courses, you need to attend the first meeting (online). No previous music experience is necessary. Preference will be given to potential music concentrators and applied music students. Students will need to register for labs which meet twice weekly.

(Distributed November 20, 2020)

Professor Emeritus Jeff Titon Given Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award by American Folklore Society; Book Published by Indiana University Press

Brown University Professor Emeritus in Music Jeff Todd Titon was honored this month by the American Folklore Society with their "Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award," bestowed on a living senior scholar for outstanding scholarly achievement over the course of a career.

(Distributed October 27, 2020)

Inga Chinilina to Workshop String Quartet in 2021 as Part of JACK Studio Series

Brown University PhD candidate in Music and Multimedia Composition Inga Chinilina is among nine composers selected by JACK Quartet to participate in the group's JACK Studio series in 2021. JACK will workshop a string quartet written by Ms. Chinilina, and the event will be livestreamed for public audiences. More details to follow on date and location of livestream.

(Distributed October 2, 2020)

Fall 2020 Music Building Plan - Access Rules and Limitations in Effect Until Further Notice

As we prepare to welcome students back to campus, the Department of Music created a document to outline the temporary policies in place for access and use of Music facilities.

Music Department Fall 2020 Building Plan

Among the contents of this document are instructions for requesting access to available space. It details what types of activities will be permitted in Music spaces and how many persons are allowed in Music spaces at any one time.

(Distributed September 17, 2020)

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