Spring 2027

Advanced Ensemble-brass

Advanced brass ensemble course focusing on performing ensemble literature, requiring auditions for placement, with outcomes covering brass chamber repertoire performance, score study, and ensemble logistics.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Mark Hetzler3.5/5Jean LaurenzLayan Atieh +1 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate a reasonable level of preparation, accuracy and consistency when playing and performing brass chamber repertoire.

  • Demonstrate musical and technical proficiency and stylistic awareness of brass chamber repertoire.

  • Study a music score and utilize music scores in rehearsal.

  • Develop critical listening skills and expand awareness of brass recordings significant to the genre.

  • Demonstrate stage presence and performance techniques relevant to live performance.

  • Arrange, transcribe and/or compose music for brass ensembles.

  • Conduct a brass ensemble in rehearsal and performance.

  • Coordinate ensemble logistic, such as scheduling, programming, booking and promotion.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
MUSIC 567

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

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Raw average: 2.33/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JEAN LAURENZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK HETZLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 020Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 089Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 035Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 189Classroom Instruction0 / 00
LAB 163Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LAB 120Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LAB 135Classroom Instruction0 / 100

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Brass chamber repertoire performance.
  • Music score study and utilization in rehearsal.
  • Critical listening and awareness of significant brass recordings.
  • Arranging, transcribing, and composing for brass ensembles.
  • Conducting brass ensembles.
  • Ensemble logistics: scheduling, programming, booking, and promotion.

Skills

  • Playing and performing brass chamber repertoire with accuracy, consistency, and stylistic awareness.
  • Studying and utilizing music scores in rehearsal.
  • Developing critical listening skills regarding significant brass recordings.
  • Demonstrating stage presence and performance techniques for live performance.
  • Arranging, transcribing, or composing music for brass ensembles.
  • Conducting a brass ensemble in rehearsal and performance.
  • Coordinating ensemble logistics including scheduling, programming, booking, and promotion.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
MUSIC 567 · Spring 2027

Advanced Ensemble-Brass

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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