Spring 2027

Intermediate Horn

Intermediate Horn provides individual instruction for students pursuing horn, focusing on practice efficiency, technical proficiency, and musical understanding.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Layan Atieh

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Daniel Grabois

The review assigned a moderate difficulty rating of 3, but did not provide specific details regarding workload or assessment demands.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Construct and carry out an efficient and effective practice session.

  • Improve technical proficiency in the following areas: Tone, Accuracy, Intonation, Articulation, Dynamic Control.

  • Improve control of tempo and groove.

  • Demonstrate a deepened understanding of musical styles from different periods.

  • Demonstrate and execute a deepened understanding of musicianship, including phrasing, singing quality, and the relationship of technique to musicality.

  • Explore strategies for optimal performance and healthful biomechanics.

  • Strengthen critical listening and ear-training skills.

  • Curate recital programs that reflect student goals and interests.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Declared in the undergraduate Music program, Music: Performance BM, or Music: Education BM

  • Declared in the undergraduate Music program, Music: Performance BM, or Music: Education BM
MUSPERF 217

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  • Declared in the undergraduate Music program, Music: Performance BM, or Music: Education BM

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANIEL GRABOIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, 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
IND 020Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 120Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Daniel Grabois

A past student gave the course a high quality rating, describing the instructor as a great teacher with an enthusiastic endorsement.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Daniel Grabois

The review assigned a moderate difficulty rating of 3, but did not provide specific details regarding workload or assessment demands.

Past student reviews · Daniel Grabois

A student praised the instructor's teaching, calling him a great instructor and expressing strong satisfaction with the class experience.

Topics

  • Tone, Accuracy, Intonation, Articulation, Dynamic Control
  • Musical styles from different periods
  • Optimal performance and healthful biomechanics

Skills

  • Constructing and carrying out efficient and effective practice sessions.
  • Improving technical proficiency in tone, accuracy, intonation, articulation, and dynamic control.
  • Strengthening critical listening and ear-training skills.
  • Curating recital programs that reflect student goals and interests.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

Through Fall 2025

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
MUSPERF 217 · Spring 2027

Intermediate Horn

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records
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Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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