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Undergraduate Courses in Applied Music

Ciompi Quartet"I especially enjoyed studying under the members of the Ciompi Quartet in the chamber music program. This was very rewarding in that it challenged me and greatly expanded my repertoire."

Laura Burian, Comparative Area Studies

Individual instrumental and vocal instruction can be pursued at different levels. Most music majors take one-hour weekly lessons (half course), but half-hour lessons (quarter course) are also offered, and qualified juniors and seniors may pursue Independent Study in Performance, a full course culminating in a recital. The applied lesson fee is waived for all majors in one area and for minors fulfilling their applied music requirement. Partial credit is also offered for participation in the performing organizations.

Class lessons
Fee per semester: $97

MUS 079, 0.25 course credit
  • Piano
  • Classical guitar
  • Voice

Private lessons
Fee per semester: $388/one hour lesson; $194/half-hour lesson

MUS 080-089 (half hour), 0.25 course credit
MUS 090-099 (one hour), 0.5 course credit
MUS 180-185, 1 course credit
  • BASS-John Brown (660-3385, jbrown@duke.edu)
  • BASSOON-John Pederson (661-1211, pederson@bellsouth.net)
  • CELLO-Fred Raimi (660-3327, frr@duke.edu)
  • CLARINET-Jimmy Gilmore (781-3853, lizandjimmy@nc.rr.com)
  • DJEMBE/AFRO-CUBAN PERCUSSION- Bradley Simmons (bradleys@duke.edu)
  • FLUTE-Rebecca Troxler (660-3311, rtroxler@duke.edu)
  • CLASSICAL GUITAR-Randy Reed (490-1920, rreed@duke.edu)
  • JAZZ GUITAR-Drew Lile (403-6626, dlile@mindspring.com)
  • HARP-Emily Laurance (933-0698, laurance@email.unc.edu)
  • HARPSICHORD-Robert Parkins (660-3315, rparkins@duke.edu)
  • HORN-Pamela Halverson (787-9788., pamweasel@prodigy.net)
  • OBOE-Bo Newsome (220-6083)
  • ORGAN-Robert Parkins (660-3315, rparkins@duke.edu)
  • PERCUSSION-John B.N. Hanks (416-1128, jhanks@duke.edu)
  • PIANO-Jane Hawkins (660-3322, jhr@duke.edu), Randall Love (660-3334, rmlove@duke.edu), Pei-fen Liu (683-3066), David Heid (660-3300, dheid@duke.edu), or Susan Greenberg (660-3300, susie@duke.edu)
  • JAZZ PIANO-Ed Paolantonio (596-4410)
  • SAXOPHONE - Dave Finucane (660-3300, dave.finucane@gmail.com)
  • TROMBONE & TUBA- Michael Kris (554-1562, mkris@email.unc.edu)
  • TRUMPET-Don Eagle (781-2527, deagle@intrex.net)
  • VIOLA-Jonathan Bagg (660-3331, jbagg@duke.edu)
  • VIOLIN-Hsaio-mei Ku (660-3329, hmku@duke.edu), Eric Pritchard (660-3325, epritch@duke.edu), or Claudia Warburg (383-7586, claudia.warburg@duke.edu)
  • VOICE-Susan Dunn (660-3323, opera@duke.edu), Penelope Jensen (660-3312, ep.jensen@mindspring.com), Wayne Lail (660-3312, wlail@duke.edu), and Phyllis Tektonidis (660-3332, margomezzo@aol.com)

Ensembles (MUS 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 111, 113): 0.5 course credit
There is no additional fee for enrolling in an ensemble.

  • Duke Chorale
  • Duke Collegium Musicuum
  • Duke Jazz Ensemble
  • Opera Workshop
  • Duke Symphony Orchestra
  • Duke Wind Symphony
  • Chamber Music
  • Djembe West African Drumming

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