MUSP 1660 Middle East Astaza! Music Ensemble
This course is an ensemble dedicated to learning how to play music from cultures of the Middle East: the Arab World, Iran, Turkey, as well as parts of Central Asia. Repertoire covered includes rural and urban repertoires, popular music forms as well as art music genres. Permission of instructor required for enrollment.
Course overview
- Department
- Music Performance
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Instructor
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.69 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.65 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 6
| 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 | Ann Riordan | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 13 |
| Spring 2026 | Nizar Ballout | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 13 |
| Fall 2025 | Ann Riordan | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Fall 2025 | Nizar Ballout | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2025 | Ann Lucas | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 6 |
| Spring 2025 | Nizar Ballout | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 6 |
| Spring 2024 | Ann Lucas | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 of 7 |
| Spring 2024 | Nizar Ballout | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 of 7 |
| Fall 2023 | Ann Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 of 8 |
| Fall 2023 | Nizar Ballout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 of 8 |
| Fall 2021 | Ann Lucas | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 of 7 |
| Fall 2021 | Nizar Ballout | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 of 7 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02