Fall 2026

Elementary/intermediate Cello

MUSPERF 235 provides individual cello instruction for undergraduate music performance majors.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Parry Karp3.7/5Matthew Zalkind

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MATTHEW ZALKIND is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PARRY KARP is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, 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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 071Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 085Classroom Instruction4 / 100
IND 185Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 171Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Elementary and intermediate cello technique

Skills

  • Individual cello performance skills

Grades

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MUSPERF 235 · Fall 2026

Elementary/Intermediate Cello

Recorded 2026-09-07
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