MUSP 1615 Irish Fiddle/Experienced Beginner
Performance course. For students who have at least one year's experience playing the violin, this class will help students continue in the development of violin technique. Students will learn more advanced Irish dance tunes with some beginning ornamentation (bowing and fingering). Students may take the experienced beginner class for more than one semester until they feel ready to move to the Intermediate level.
Course overview
- Department
- Music Performance
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.89 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.95 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 3 |
| Fall 2025 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 2 |
| Spring 2025 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 of 4 |
| Fall 2024 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 of 3 |
| Spring 2024 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 2 of 2 |
| Spring 2023 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 2 |
| Fall 2022 | Sheila Falls Keohane | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 of 4 |