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Cassio Vianna Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies Full Profile 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu

Jazz https://www.plu.edu/music/staff/department/jazz/

Cassio Vianna Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies Full Profile 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu

Using “Essential Questions” for Thoughtful Inquiry https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/questions/

, and problems that reside within the content”(p.5). For example, an essential question in a music course might ask “Why is the enjoyment of music and bodily movement central to the human experience?” rather than asking “How are music and dance similar and different across cultures?” Exploration of essential questions should optimally occur in a spiral fashion, where students engage with the question repeatedly and adjust their thinking as new information is introduced. Students can introduce their

Labs & Studios https://www.plu.edu/itech/labs-studios/

members have swipe access.Wiegand Sound StudiosThe Wiegand Design Lab also includes two sound studios designed for composing, recording, and mixing music. Each room is set up as a recording studio including a Mac computer with Pro Tools 10, audio interface, keyboard, and microphone. Studio 1 is restricted to electronic music students only. Studio 2 can be reserved by all students and faculty. Electronic music students take scheduling priority. Submit the Wiegand Studio Access Form to request

PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2016/01/14/plu-to-present-the-us-premiere-of-new-st-matthew-passion-as-part-of-larger-passion-week-event/

Chinese contemporary composer Tan Dun. Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of J.S. Bach, the work features soloists, chorus, and water percussion: bowls and basins filled with water, manipulated by hand and amplified by contact microphones. Tan Dun’s music is a fascinating, refreshing blend of Western classical music and traditional Chinese ritual. PLU’s School of Arts and Communication is an associate level sponsor of the concert.TicketsTuesday, March 22 & Wednesday, March 23, 8 pm | Lagerquist

PLU Admission Blog in Academics https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/academics/

Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCreatorEducationMusicReformerStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy AbroadThe Arts

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Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCreatorEducationMusicReformerStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy AbroadThe Arts

PLU Admission Blog in Student Voice https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/student-voice/

Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCreatorEducationMusicReformerStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy AbroadThe Arts

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PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music and the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies will host the PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival on Tuesday, March 21. The public is invited to the festival’s evening concert showcase featuring Aubrey Logan, the PLU… February 28, 2023

Commemoration, Culture, and Coco: Exploring Día de Muertos in Mexico – Oaxaca Program 2017 https://www.plu.edu/oaxaca-2017/commemoration-culture-and-coco-a-journey-exploring-muertos-in-mexico/

Halloween celebration than that of Muertos. In fact, our family hosted a Halloween party filled with music, drinks, and costumes. It was a different scene from what I began to see in the rest of the city. James with women with painted faces at the panteón in Xoxocotlán. Photo Credit: James Krick. As the celebration approached, the Cultural Institute of Oaxaca, my academic home here in Oaxaca, began decorating with altars, offerings and calaveras (skulls). Pan de Muerto (a traditional bread sold during