Spring 2027

Resistance Music Ensemble

Ensemble course exploring musical styles from social movements (Hip Hop, Reggae, Jazz, Cumbia) through rehearsals and performance of repertoire by marginalized groups.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Mitchell Shiner

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Rehearse and competently perform in multiple live settings repertoire composed and recorded by marginalized groups and inspired by resistance to its given hegemony

  • Perform music composed and/or recorded by the artist(s) studied with technical accuracy, stylistic authenticity and individual creativity

  • Contextualize the repertoire in its culture and history

  • Internalize the rhythmic concepts associated by the indicated musical style

  • Make continual improvements in the areas of individual tone production, music reading, and improvisation, and develop and enhance ensemble communication and interaction

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MUSIC 266

  • MUSIC 266
MUSIC 266

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  • MUSIC 266

Professors

Spring 2027
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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Hip Hop, Reggae, Jazz, and Cumbia
  • Music created from social movements and cultural identity
  • Repertoire by marginalized groups resisting hegemony

Skills

  • Performing with technical accuracy and stylistic authenticity
  • Internalizing rhythmic concepts of specific styles
  • Improving tone production, music reading, and improvisation
  • Contextualizing repertoire in culture and history

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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MUSIC 266 · Spring 2027

Resistance Music Ensemble

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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