MUS 2230 - AURAL COMPREHENSION III

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course aims to develop musicianship skills and aural comprehension of music through class exercises involving individual and group participation, with emphasis on sight-singing and dictation.
Course activities are correlated with the materials for the corresponding level of Music Theory.

MUS 2240 - AURAL COMPREHENSION IV

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course aims to develop musicianship skills and aural comprehension of music through class exercises involving individual and group participation, with emphasis on sight-singing and dictation. Course activities are correlated with the materials for the corresponding level of Music Theory.

DAN 2140 - BALLET IV

Course Type: Lecture and Dance class
Instruction Language: English and Italian
Examination Method: Exam and Final Performance
Contact Hours: 63 h
Independent Study: 28 h
Recital/Capstone Project: 4 h
Total Work: 95 h
*126,5 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time:
Meets three times per week; 1,5h each class
Location:
Florence Dance Center, Borgo della Stella 23R, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides intensive instruction in ballet and, through technique classes at an intermediate/advanced level, a more complete development of technical skills and a more profound understanding of the aesthetic criteria for classical ballet. The originality of the class is based on a very accomplished career of the master-teacher, Marga Nativo, who as prima ballerina étoile, studied with the greatest teachers of our time. The class is designed to provide a strong technically based experience with an emphasis on style, musicality and performance quality, while specifically addressing elements of proper turn-out, extension, ballòn and intermediate/advanced pointe work, as well as general theory of ballet.

DAN 3150 - BALLET V

Course Type: Lecture and dance class
Instruction Language: English and Italian
Examination Method: Exam and Final Performance
Contact Hours: 63 h
Independent Study: 28 h
Recital/Capstone Project: 4 h
Total Work: 95 h
*126,5 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time:
Meets two times per week; 1,5h each class
Location:
Florence Dance Center, Borgo della Stella 23R, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides intensive instruction in ballet and, through technique classes at an advanced level, a more complete development of technical skills and a more profound understanding of the aesthetic criteria for classical ballet. The originality of the class is based on a very accomplished career of the master-teacher, Marga Nativo, who as prima ballerina étoile, studied with the greatest teachers of our time. The class is designed to provide a strong technically based experience with an emphasis on style, musicality and performance quality, while specifically addressing elements of proper turn-out, extension, ballòn and intermediate/advanced pointe work, as well as general theory of ballet.

DAN 3270 DANCE ENSEMBLE (CHOREOGRAPHY)

Course Type: Lecture, rehearsals and performance
Instruction Language: English and Italian
Examination Method: Final Performance
Contact Hours: 42 h
Independent Study: 28 h
Recital/Capstone Project: 10 h
Total Work: 80 h
*106 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time:
Meets one time per week; 3h. 2h of independent work in the atelier per week.
Location:
Florence Dance Center, Borgo della Stella 23R, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Dance Ensemble course is based on the creation of a new dance by a guest choreographer that will be performed at the end of the semester in the final student performance. Classes will be presented as rehearsals in choreography with a previous abridged warm-up and ballet barre in order to insure proper physical preparedness. The students are required to attend every rehearsal as well as technical and dress rehearsals in order to insure the maximum experience from the Dance Ensemble course.

DAN 3410 - DANCE HISTORY I

Course Type: Lecture Class
Instruction Language: English
Examination Method: Mid-term exam / Final Exam
Contact Hours: 49 h
Independent Study: 56 h
Recital/Capstone Project: 7,5 h
Total Work: 80 h
*106,5 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time:

Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The student will study the main themes and events of history of dance (from the origins to the end of XIX century). They'll practice the analysis and reading exercise through video projections.

DAN 3420 - DANCE HISTORY II

Course Type: Lecture Class
Instruction Language: English
Examination Method: Mid-term exam / Final Exam
Contact Hours: 49 h
Independent Study: 56 h
Recital/Capstone Project: 7,5 h
Total Work: 112,5 h
*150 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Wednesday 11:30 AM – 01:15 PM
Thursday 03:45 PM – 05:30 PM
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the main themes and events of the history of dance in the Twentieth century. Students will analyze the works of the greatest dancers and choreographers of the past century through videos and exercises.

MUS 2610 - DICTION FOR SINGERS I

Course Type: Lecture/Workshop
Instruction Language: English
Examination Method: Exams
Contact Hours: 21 h
Independent Study: 28 h
Class Presentation: 0 h
Total Work: 49 h
*65 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Meets once a week – 1h30
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Perfect diction is essential for opera singers in order to make their performance linguistically understandable without altering the quality of the sound. Understanding what you are singing through correct diction helps improve your technical aspects, as well as the formal and interpretive ones. This course will explore the principles of phonetics as it applies to singers. It is designed to cover the basics of the International Phonetic Alphabet, with attention to the Italian language, and will focus primarily on practical application, critical listening and vocal performances. If time permits, we will touch briefly on Italian dialects like Neapolitan. Grades will be determined based on homework, lyrics of the scores, and in-class performances.

MUS 2620 - DICTION FOR SINGERS II

Course Type: Lecture class
Instruction Language: English
Examination Method: Exams
Contact Hours: 21 h
Independent Study: 28 h
Class Presentation: 0 h
Total Work: 49 h
*65 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Meets once a week – 1h30
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Perfect diction is essential for opera singers in order to make their performance linguistically understandable without altering the quality of the sound. Understanding what you are singing through correct diction helps to improve your technical aspects, as well as the formal and interpretive ones. This course will explore the principles of phonetics as it applies to singers. It is designed to cover the basics of the International Phonetic Alphabet, with attention to the German and French language, and will focus primarily on practical application, critical listening and vocal performances. Grades will be determined based on homework, lyrics of the scores, and in-class performances.

ITC 1210 - ITALIAN 121

Course Type: Lecture Class Course
Instruction Language: Italian
Examination Method: Written Test / Oral Presentation
Contact Hours: 66 h
Independent Study: 36 h
Activies / Fieldtrips : 28 h
Total Work: 130 h
*176 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs. 1,5 h
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The student will learn the main grammar topics of Italian language and will practice them either in the classroom (conversations, role plays, games, songs) or in selected locations. For this reason the program will also include excursions and academic activities in places such as markets and supermarkets, restaurants and cafeterias, exhibitions and museums, historical buildings and locations of cultural interest.

ITC 1220 - ITALIAN 122

Course Type: Lecture Class Course
Instruction Language: Italian
Examination Method: Written Test / Oral Presentation
Contact Hours: 66 h
Independent Study: 36 h
Activies / Fieldtrips : 28 h
Total Work: 130 h
*176 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs. 1,5 h
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The student will learn the main grammar topics of Italian language and will practice them either in the classroom (conversations, role plays, games, songs) or in selected locations. For this reason the program will also include cultural activities, focused on the everyday life of the students in the host community: excursions and academic activities in places such as markets and supermarkets, restaurants and cafeterias, exhibitions and museums, historical buildings and locations of cultural interest.

ITC 2230 - ITALIAN 221

Course Type: Lecture Class Course
Instruction Language: Italian
Examination Method: Written Test / Oral Presentation
Contact Hours: 66 h
Independent Study: 36 h
Activies / Fieldtrips: 28 h
Total Work: 130 h
*176 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs. 1,5 h
location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will review and learn new basic Italian grammar structures and will use them in more complex phrases and sentences either in classrooms (conversations, role plays, games, songs) or in selected locations. For this reason, the program will also include excursions and academic activities in places such as markets and supermarkets, restaurants and cafeterias, exhibitions and museums, historical buildings and locations of cultural interest.

TC 2240 - ITALIAN 222

Course Type: Lecture Class Course
Instruction Language: Italian
Examination Method: Written Test / Oral Presentation
Contact Hours: 66 h
Independent Study: 36 h
Activities / Fieldtrips : 28 h
total Work: 130 h
*176 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs. 1,5 h

Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In the first part of the course students learn the basic Italian grammar structures and use them in more complex conversations either in classrooms or in selected locations. For this reason the program also includes excursions and academic activities in places such as exhibitions, museums, historical buildings and locations of cultural interest. In the second part of the course students will learn the last section of the basic grammar topics, in particular the function of verb tenses and their agreement. Classes are also focused on the analysis of the grammar structures. The last part of the course is focused on the study of the agreement of verb tenses, the subjunctive mode, the implicit forms, the impersonal form, and the passive voice. Classes are also focused on the accurate creation of oral and written texts.

ITC 3250 - ITALIAN 321

Course Type: Lecture Class Course
Instruction Language: Italian
Examination Method: Written Test / Oral Presentation
Contact Hours: 66 h
Independent Study: 36 h
Activies / Fieldtrips: 28 h
Total Work: 130 h
*176 AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs. 1,5 h
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In the first part of the course students learn the basic Italian grammar structures and use them during in more complex phrases and sentences, either in the classroom or in selected locations. For this reason, the program also includes excursions and academic activities in places such as exhibitions and museums, historical buildings and locations of cultural interest. In the second part of the course students will study the function of verb tenses and their agreement. Classes are also focused on the deep analysis of grammar structures. The last part of the course is focused on a deeper study of the agreement of verb tenses, the subjunctive mood, the implicit forms, the impersonal form, and the passive voice. Classes are also focused on the accurate creation of oral and written texts.

SKIL 3270 - MINDFULNESS SKILLS

Course Type: Lecture / workshop
Instruction Language: English
Examination Method: Tests, Development and presentation of a marketing plan in groups of 2-3 students
Contact Hours: 49 h
Independent Study: 38,5 h
Presentation / AEF Experience: 25 h
Total Work: 112,5 h
* AEF Academic Hours [ 1AEF Academic Hour = 45 minutes ]
Time: Monday & Wednesday 4:30 – 6:15pm
Location:
AEF building, via Cavour 37, Firenze

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The capacity to perform at best in your art requires a high degree of mental clarity and focus. Without effective tools to deal with pressure, the result is often emotional, mental, and physiological imbalance in any of your endeavors, from daily living to professional situations. However, it is possible to live up to all challenges with clarity, kindness, and happiness. This course presents approaches to acquire these skills. Mindfulness training is an active observation and training of the neural networks of our brain. It aims to offer students the opportunity to achieve significant levels of balanced attention and awareness in order to unlock the power of a relaxed and focused mind.