Fall 2026

Masters Recital

MUSPERF 990 covers the preparation and public performance of a Masters Recital for graduate students in Music: Performance.

offering recorded1–4 credits

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Historical reviews of Christopher Taylor: Christopher Taylor's course had a moderate difficulty rating of 3, with students finding his instruction simple and clear to understand.

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Music: Performance graduate program

  • Declared in Music: Performance graduate program
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  • Declared in Music: Performance graduate program

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.73/5 from 11 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Christopher Taylor: Christopher Taylor is described as a fantastic and reliable guide who clearly teaches piano technique to create various sounds. Reviewers respect him for his simplicity and clarity in instruction, noting he is a very nice person.

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CONOR NELSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID PERRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIA ROTTMAYER is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

SCOTT TEEPLE is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WALTER PUYEAR is recorded teaching in 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

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Christopher Taylor describe him as a fantastic and reliable piano instructor who effectively teaches technique and sound creation, earning high respect from students.

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

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Christopher Taylor: Christopher Taylor's course had a moderate difficulty rating of 3, with students finding his instruction simple and clear to understand.

Historical reviews of Christopher Taylor: Students respected Christopher Taylor for his nice demeanor and solid guidance, though they wished all instructors were as clear and simple in their teaching.

Topics

  • Masters Recital repertoire and performance

Skills

  • Public performance of a Masters Recital

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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MUSPERF 990 · Fall 2026

Masters Recital

Recorded 2026-09-07
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