Spring 2027

Accompanying

Individual instruction in accompanying and two-person collaborative piano performance.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Deirdre Brenner

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize different types of two-person collaborative piano repertoire and different steps of preparations needed for them.

  • Thoughtfully reflect on collaborative playing to improve personal and peer playing and collaboration or similar.

  • Connect with musical partners through empathy and clear communication.

  • Efficiently plan and prepare for the rehearsals and collaborative performances.

  • Sightread faster than at the beginning of the semester, and know how to practice independently to improve further.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MUS PERF 201 or 203

MUSPERF 242

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DEIRDRE BRENNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 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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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Collaborative musical performance
  • Two-person collaborative piano repertoire
  • Rehearsal planning and preparation

Skills

  • Prepare for and plan collaborative piano performances
  • Reflect on collaborative playing to improve performance
  • Communicate effectively with musical partners
  • Improve sightreading speed and independent practice habits

Grades

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

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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MUSPERF 242 · Spring 2027

Accompanying

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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