Archives Power Hour
Greta Suiter, Collections Archivist
| Jan/27 | Fri | 02:00PM-03:30PM | N14-118 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Join us for a healthy alternative to the traditional power hour! Over the course of an hour librarians and archivists will rapidly present 60 shots of archival and special collections facts and tidbits showcasing items from the archival collections, rare book program, and the Lewis Music Library. Items presented will cover a variety of subjects including, but not limited to MIT department and administrative history, and the lives and accomplishments of MIT faculty. Items will range from the fantastic to the mundane, and all will be described in just one minute before moving to the next item. Please join us for a fast-paced look at the remarkable collections in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Greta Suiter, 14N-118, 617 258-5533, GSUITER@MIT.EDU
Become a Radio DJ!
David Mercado, Caitlin Fischer
| Jan/10 | Tue | 08:00PM-09:00PM | 50-030 Walker Mem. |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 06:00PM-07:00PM | 50-030 Walker Mem. |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None
Did you know we have a radio station here on campus that broadcasts throughout the entire Greater Boston? WMBR is MIT's very own radio station, run and operated by students and community members out of the basement of Walker Memorial since 1961. This IAP, we'll be opening our doors once more for all interested! On this tour, you'll get to see a collection of thousands of records and the control rooms where our DJ's make the magic happen! We'll give a quick description of the equipment that is required to transmit a radio signal and show you a live broadcast of one of our shows! Event is encouraged for all hoping to join or simply curious.
Sponsor(s): WMBR Radio
Contact: David Mercado, 50-030, 617-253-8810, campus-promotions@wmbr.org
Dance Dance Revolution session and fan gathering
Richard Matthew McCutchen
| Jan/11 | Wed | 06:30PM-08:30PM | 32-G449 |
| Jan/21 | Sat | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 32-G449 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Do you think you might enjoy throwing your feet around in time to your favorite music, or are you already a pro? Join us in playing StepMania, the leading open-source clone of Dance Dance Revolution, the classic arcade game of stepping on panels to a beat. This game can be a great thrill, engaging both mentally and physically. See the photos from last year's event.
More sessions may be added later in IAP based on demand.
If you're interested but these times are bad: Please email me your constraints and I'll try to accommodate you in the future.
Contact: Richard Matthew McCutchen, RMCCUTCH@MIT.EDU
Folk dancing in time signatures you've never heard of, with live music!
Prashant Vasudevan
| Jan/29 | Sun | 08:00PM-11:00PM | Lobdell, W20 2nd fl |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
At the 8 pm teaching session, learn to dance in time signatures you've never heard of! Then practice your dancing to live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra at 9 pm!
By the end of the first hour, you'll be dancing in rhythms such as 7/8, 5/4, 15/8, and more! Our repertoire includes circle dances, and a few couple dances, from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Hungary) and around the world (Quebec, Sweden, China, South Africa, Scotland, and the U.S.)
No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends. Beginners are encouraged to arrive on time for introductory teaching in each session.
These dances continue throughout IAP and as a regular series on Sunday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!
Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, fdc@mit.edu
IAP 2017 MIT Flute Ensemble
Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/31
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Intermediate to advanced performance level, pref. w/ensemble
This course provides an opportunity for flutists to improve their instrumental skills in a traditional, large flute ensemble configuration, while learning and performing interesting music in a wide range of musical styles from the 16th -21st centuries. Bass flute, alto flutes and piccolos will be made available for students to play. The ensemble may also divide into smaller groupings.
Prereq: Intermediate to advanced performance level, preferably with some previous experience playing in musical ensembles.
Enrollment: maximum 15 students, by audition or permission of instructor
Sponsor(s): Music and Theater Arts
Contact: Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, suellen@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
| Jan/30 | Mon | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-162 |
This course provides an opportunity for flutists to improve their instrumental skills in a traditional, large flute ensemble configuration, while learning and performing interesting music in a wide range of musical styles from the 16th -21st centuries. Bass flute, alto flutes and piccolos will be made available for students to play. The ensemble may also divide into smaller groupings.
Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin
Intro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music
Prashant Vasudevan, Ann B. Cowan
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
Banjos + group theory + twirling your partner = FUN!
Contra dancing is a high-energy American folk dance, using easy walking steps, set to exciting, LIVE folk music from New England, Ireland, and Quebec. Dance with a partner and other couples, then change partners. A caller teaches the sequence of moves and prompts you during the dance, making it accessible to all. No experience necessary!
Free snacks will be provided. Come alone or bring friends! Website lists Tuesdays later in semester.
Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, fdc@mit.edu
| Jan/10 | Tue | 08:00PM-10:30PM | Lobdell, W20 2nd fl |
Tonight's dance features live Quebecois folk music by science journalist and Montreal native Eric Boodman and Friends!
| Jan/24 | Tue | 08:00PM-10:30PM | W20-491 (4th floor) |
Tonight's dance features live folk music by Alex Cumming (accordion, from Somerset, England) & Friends!
Lecture: Music, Mind, and Brain
Peter Cariani, HST Affiliated - Lecturer & Course Director, HST.725
| Jan/25 | Wed | 07:00PM-09:00PM | E25-111 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
In this lecture we will present a concise overview of the psychology of music.
Background
Sponsor(s): Health Sciences
Contact: Peter Cariani, cariani@bu.edu
Lindy Hop Swing Dancing Lessons
Lindy Hop Society
| Jan/11 | Wed | 07:30PM-09:00PM | W20 Lobdell Dining |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 07:30PM-09:00PM | 50 Walker Memorial |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 07:30PM-09:00PM | 50 Walker Memorial |
| Feb/01 | Wed | 07:30PM-09:00PM | W20 Lobdell Dining |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Learn to Lindy Hop! Lindy Hop is very popular form of swing dance done to jazz music, with emphasis on musicality and improvisation. This class is open to beginners, no previous dance experience required, and you do not need to come with a partner. After the lesson will be an open dance for practice.
Contact: Lindy Hop Society, swing@mit.edu
Mathematics Department Music Recital
Sylvain Carpentier
Enrollment: to perform, send email to (syl_car@mit.edu)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
This annual concert gives those in the mathematics community, together with family and friends, a chance to perform for each other. Come to play or listen.
Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Sylvain Carpentier, 2-341A, syl_car@mit.edu
| Jan/30 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | Killian Hall |
| Feb/03 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | Killian Hall |
Meditation, Aesthetics, and Expression
The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, Media Lab's Director's Fellos, Karole Armitage, Media Lab's Director's Fellow
| Jan/24 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | E14-240 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: Sign-up in advance
The Creative process continues to be a mystery to many of us. For some, it has to do with self-expression and communicating with the world around us. For others, it is an intimate and meditative path that guides them through life. Join Media Lab's Director's Fellows Karole Armitage and Tenzin Priyadarshi in an open conversation as they share their thoughts on creativity, meditation, self-awareness, the role ego can play in the creative process, and the transcending values of art.
This is an interactive conversation (not a lecture). Participation from the attendees is encouraged.
Max. number of participants: 20
SIGN-UP here
Contact: Claudia Robaina, E14-245, 917-573-8682, robaina@media.mit.edu
MIT Heavy Metal 101
Joe Diaz
| Jan/09 | Mon | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Jan/30 | Mon | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 4-149 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Not Metallurgy! This veteran crash-course returns this year and will have you head banging, air guitaring, and devil horn raising in no time! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Heavy Metal, including why Metallica tries too hard to be cool, why ballads never were, and why Lemmy IS God (RIP). We'll watch some video clips, look at metal culture, and listen to some SCREAMING HEAVY METAL! This is guaranteed to be the most BRUTAL class ever offered at MIT!
Anyone is welcome to join, but seating is limited. Learn more about this series at metal.mit.edu.
Heavy Metal 101: Music and Culture
Monday January 9, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/381868062193692/
MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Tim Ma
Thursday January 12, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1030816180397964/
History of Heavy Metal: Part I
Tuesday January 17, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1397456733621726/
MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Paul Buckley and Haydee Irizarry
Thursday January 19, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/229502777499197/
History of Heavy Metal: Part II
Monday January 23, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/229502777499197/
MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Görebläster Körpse-härvest Lunden
Thursday January 26, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/359969591050346/
History of Heavy Metal: Part III
Monday January 30, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/300431100359140/
MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Matt Zappa
Thursday February 2, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/956956114403824/
Contact: Joe Diaz, JDIAZ@MIT.EDU
MIT Laptop Orchestra
Sara Sinback, Chris Chronopoulos
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 22 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
PLOrk, SLOrk, BLOrk.. MITLOrk! Come join us as part of MIT's first ever laptop orchestra. A laptop orchestra is an ensemble of computer musicians performing on digital instruments of their own design - an exciting new frontier of comtemporary music with much left to explore. This four-week course will start with an introduction to computer music, then quickly progress through instrument creation, arrangement, and rehearsal of an orchestral piece, to be performed at the end of IAP. Bring your own laptop; no previous experience necessary. Due to the ambitious nature of the program, attendance at all sessions is expected.
Sponsor(s): Music and Theater Arts
Contact: Sara Sinback, (857) 301-7222, mitlork@mit.edu
| Jan/10 | Tue | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 4-364 |
Sara Sinback, Chris Chronopoulos
Musical Instrument Design Workshop/Make-a-thon
Ken Zolot, Senior Lecturer
| Feb/03 | Fri | 01:30PM-05:30PM | tbd |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 02/02
Limited to 100 participants
Prereq: none
Join visiting students from Berklee College of Music as we explore the frontiers of musical instrument design and fabrication. This event will feature multi-disciplinary teams building new musical instruments. Students will: construct interfaces for musical expression using sensors and sound design software; work in interdisciplinary teams and use rapid prototyping skills; explore the possibilities of network enabled musical performance; investigate how embedded technologies or biometric sensors can turn household objects or humans into sound outputs, and design new ways to sync music with one’s everyday life. Topics will also include entrepreneurship and new product launch strategies.
Please note that the workshop will be held at a special off-campus location. We'll send you directions once you've enrolled. Please enroll for the Feb 3 workshop by completing this form:
This is session is a pre-semester sneak preview of a full-term new subject, 2.S972, described here:
http://web.mit.edu/founders/www/2.S972.html
Students can enroll in 2.S972 without attending the IAP workshop on Feb 3, or can attend the IAP workshop on Feb 3 without enrolling in 2.S972.
Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Ken Zolot, 32-G528, ZOLOT@MIT.EDU
Open sing & orchestra playthru: Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse, a Victorian comic opera
Phil Arevalo
| Jan/21 | Sat | 02:00PM-05:00PM | W20 3fl Mezz Lounge |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This is a great opportunity to get to know Gilbert and Sullivan in a fun, low-stress environment. For seasoned fans, it's a chance to sing that role you've always wanted to in front of an enthusiastic and supportive crowd. This singthrough will include all the dialogue and a full orchestra. There is no rehearsal; it will be a sightreading "concert."
We are seeking choristers, soloists, and members of the orchestra.
About the show:
Robin Oakapple discovers he is the heir to a cursed baronetcy, doomed to commit a crime every day on pain of a horrible, agonizing death. Can he break the curse and win back the girl of his dreams? Or is he doomed to be trapped in a waking nightmare?
To apply for a role, please email gsp-ec [at] mit.edu with the subject line 'Ruddigore Singthrough' with the role(s) you are interested and a little bit about yourself (voice part, singing experience, etc.) We try to give a role to everyone who requests one, giving priority to MIT/Wellesley students.
Or just show up and sing in the chorus of bridesmaids, city gentlemen, and ghosts!
If you would like to play in the orchestra, please email your name and instrument to crossana [at] mit.edu and opusonethirtytwo [at] gmail.com by Thursday 1/19 if possible. All orchestra instruments are welcome.
Pizza will be provided.
Sponsor(s): Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Contact: Gilbert and Sullivan Players, gsp-ec@mit.edu
World Music Hangout
Cate Gallivan, project assistant, Lewis Music Library
| Jan/26 | Thu | 12:00PM-01:30PM | 14E-109, Bring your instrument |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Prereq: none
The Lewis Music Library invites you to come join us!
Hang out, bring your instrument, or play our piano
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Catherine Gallivan, 14E-109, 617 253-7389, CATEGAL@MIT.EDU
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