Course curriculum

  • 1

    Navigating the Course

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    Welcome to Microcourse: Music by Black Composers for Early-Advanced Students (from Unsung Heroes in Piano Pedagogy: 20 Pieces by Black Composers to Use in Your Studio Now)

  • 3

    Session 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    • Three-Fours, Op. 71, No. 1 with Artina McCain

    • Transcript: Three-Fours, Op. 71, No. 1 (PDF)

    • Performance Video: Three-Fours, Op. 71, No.1 with Artina McCain

    • "I'm Troubled in Mind" with Leah Claiborne

    • Transcript: "I'm Troubled in Mind" (PDF)

    • Performance Video: "I'm Troubled in Mind" with Leah Claiborne

    • Exploration Question
  • 4

    Session 2: Dett and Coleridge-Taylor

    • Dett and Coleridge-Taylor

    • "Morning" with Leah Claiborne

    • Transcript: "Morning" (PDF)

    • Video Performance: "Morning" with Leah Claiborne

    • "The Angels Changed My Name" with Leah Claiborne

    • Transcript: "The Angels Changed My Name" (PDF)

    • Audio Performance: "The Angels Changed My Name" with Leah Claiborne

    • In the Bottoms Preface (PDF)

    • 24 Negro Melodies Preface (PDF)

    • Exploration Question
  • 5

    Session 3: Wade in the Water

    • Wade in the Water

    • "Wade in the Water" with Leah Claiborne

    • Transcript: "Wade in the Water" (PDF)

    • Video Performance: "Wade in the Water" by Leah Claiborne

    • "Troubled Water" with Artina McCain

    • Transcript: "Troubled Water" (PDF)

    • Video Performance: "Troubled Water" with Artina McCain

    • Exploration Question

    • Exit Survey