Eastman School of Music English
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-180814 ENG 201-1 Public Speaking in Music and the Arts Fall 2024 4.0 Closed
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1000 AM 1115 AM Eastman School Of Music Room 320 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
12 		Capacity     
12
Co-Located: EAP 201-1 (P), ENG 201-1
Instructors: Susan Uselmann
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: The 21st century has brought not only new challenges but also great potential for innovation and change in music and the arts. It has raised questions about ethics and social justice, pointed to new avenues in computers and artificial intelligence, and expanded our understanding of the where music fits in a broadening soundscape. In this course, students will explore some of the issues facing musicians and creative industries in the 21st century, as they hone public speaking skills and critical and creative thinking. To connect with audiences, good speakers and ambassadors for the arts must make sense of the structure and beauty of music, communicate their own passion, and cultivate a broad understanding of music. They should also practice communicating in a variety of contexts. Students will deliver various types of speeches as they broaden their expressive capabilities and deepen their understanding of their role in the profession.
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-158486 ENG 201-1 Versatile Musician I Fall 2023 4.0 Closed
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1000 AM 1115 AM Eastman School Of Music Room 320 08/30/2023 12/17/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
9 		Capacity     
8
Co-Located: EAP 201-1 (P), ENG 201-1
Instructors: Susan Uselmann
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: The 21st century has brought not only new challenges but also great potential for innovation and change in music and the arts. It has raised questions about ethics and social justice, pointed to new avenues in computers and artificial intelligence, and expanded our understanding of the where music fits in a broadening soundscape. In this course, students will explore some of the issues facing musicians and creative industries in the 21st century, as they hone public speaking skills and critical and creative thinking. Good speakers and ambassadors for the arts must cultivate a broad understanding of music and practice communicating in a variety of contexts. Students will deliver various types of speeches as they broaden their expressive capabilities and deepen their understanding of their role in the profession. The content of this course, like the students in it, is designed to be versatile, and will emerge from the collective engagement of students in the question of how we communicate creative musical ideas both today and to the future. 
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-157886 ENG 201-2 Versatile Musician I Fall 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1000 AM 1115 AM Miller Center Room 320 08/30/2023 12/17/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
9 		Capacity     
15
Co-Located: EAP 201-2 (P), ENG 201-2
Instructors: Susan Uselmann; Lauren Ganger
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: Musicians in the 21st century must be familiar with a wide variety of rhetorical skills, whether they are performers, scholars, composers, teachers, or ambassadors to the broader community.  Good communicators cultivate a connection with their audiences, communicate their own passion, and make sense of the structure and beauty of music. But it can be difficult to translate sound into words.  In this course, students will develop this craft, with special attention to practicing public speaking skills and exploring contemporary media from a humanistic perspective. How do we experience sound and music as human beings in the digital age? Are audiences hearing in the ways we think they are?  How are ways of hearing influenced by culture or community?  Through sustained inquiry into questions about how we listen in the 21st century, students will practice and deepen their understanding of the tools we use to communicate creatively. 
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-137628 ENG 201-1 Versatile Musician I Fall 2022 4.0 - 0.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1000 AM 1115 AM Eastman School Of Music Room 320 08/31/2022 12/18/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
3 		Capacity     
12
Co-Located: EAP 201-1 (P), ENG 201-1
Instructors: Susan Uselmann
Description: ENG 201 The Versatile Musician I: The 21st century has brought not only new challenges but also great potential for innovation and change in music and the arts. It has raised questions about ethics and social justice, pointed to new avenues in computers and artificial intelligence, and expanded our understanding of the where music fits in a broadening soundscape. In this course, students will explore some of the issues facing musicians and creative industries in the 21st century, as they hone public speaking skills and critical and creative thinking. Good speakers and ambassadors for the arts must cultivate a broad understanding of music and practice communicating in a variety of contexts. Students will deliver various types of speeches as they broaden their expressive capabilities and deepen their understanding of their role in the profession. The content of this course, like the students in it, is designed to be versatile, and will emerge from the collective engagement of students in the question of how we communicate creative musical ideas both today and to the future. 
Offered: Fall
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-147241 ENG 201-2 Versatile Musician I Fall 2022 4.0 - 0.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1000 AM 1115 AM Eastman Theatre Room 412 08/31/2022 12/18/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
11 		Capacity     
15
Co-Located: EAP 201-2 (P), ENG 201-2
Instructors: Bronwen McVeigh; Susan Uselmann
Description: ENG 201 The Versatile Musician I: Musicians in the 21st century must be familiar with a wide variety of rhetorical skills, whether they are performers, scholars, composers, teachers, or ambassadors to the broader community.  Good communicators cultivate a connection with their audiences, communicate their own passion, and make sense of the structure and beauty of music. But it can be difficult to translate sound into words.  In this course, students will develop this craft, with special attention to practicing public speaking skills and exploring contemporary media from a humanistic perspective. How do we experience sound and music as human beings in the digital age? Are audiences hearing in the ways we think they are?  How are ways of hearing influenced by culture or community?  Through sustained inquiry into questions about how we listen in the 21st century, students will practice and deepen their understanding of the tools we use to communicate creatively. 
Offered: Fall