Spring 2027

Intermediate Viola

Intermediate Viola provides individual instruction for students pursuing viola, focusing on developing musical and technical proficiency in performance.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Eugene PurdueSally Chisholm

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate musical and technical proficiency in viola performance.

  • Explore broad and diverse viola repertoire and styles.

  • Strengthen critical listening and ear-training skills.

  • Demonstrate growth in phrasing, stylistic interpretation, and musical understanding and expression.

  • Discuss string pedagogy.

  • Apply creative and efficient practice strategies.

  • Apply physical and mental strategies for optimal performance and health.

  • Improve posture and body awareness for optimal biomechanics.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

Course map

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

    • Declared in the undergraduate Music program
    • Music: Performance BM
    • Music: Education BM
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MUSPERF 233

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  • Any of
    • Declared in the undergraduate Music program
    • Music: Performance BM
    • Music: Education BM

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

EUGENE PURDUE is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SALLY CHISHOLM is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, 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.

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

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 073Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 084Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 173Classroom Instruction0 / 50

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

No workload feedback recorded.

Topics

  • Viola repertoire and styles
  • String pedagogy
  • Performance health and strategy

Skills

  • Viola performance proficiency
  • Exploring viola repertoire and styles
  • Critical listening and ear training
  • Phrasing and stylistic interpretation
  • Creative and efficient practice strategies
  • Posture and body awareness for biomechanics

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
MUSPERF 233 · Spring 2027

Intermediate Viola

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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