Spring 2027

Advanced Violin

Advanced individual violin instruction focusing on repertoire, technique, and performance skills; instructor consent required for new enrollees.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 David Perry3.7/5Dawn WohnEugene Purdue

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Show improved posture and body awareness for optimal biomechanics.

  • Apply foundational techniques such as scales and etudes.

  • Strengthen critical listening and ear-training skills.

  • Improve technique in phrasing, stylistic interpretation, and musical understanding and expression.

  • Explore diverse violin repertoire and styles.

  • Solve problems with practice effectiveness and time management.

  • Curate recital programs that reflect student goals and interests.

  • Investigate options for performing/teaching in the twenty-first century.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

Course map

MUS PERF 431

  • MUS PERF 431
MUSPERF 431 used by

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Professors

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2011: 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).

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DAVID PERRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 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, 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.

DAWN WOHN is recorded teaching in 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.

EUGENE PURDUE is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, 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 025Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 083Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 084Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 125Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 183Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 184Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Violin technique including scales, etudes, phrasing, and stylistic interpretation.
  • Diverse violin repertoire exploration and recital program curation.
  • Practice effectiveness, time management, and career options in performing or teaching.

Skills

  • Improve posture, body awareness, and apply foundational techniques like scales and etudes.
  • Strengthen critical listening, ear training, phrasing, and stylistic interpretation.
  • Curate recital programs and investigate professional performing or teaching options.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— 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 431 · Spring 2027

Advanced Violin

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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