RUDOLF HAKEN VIOLA / VIOLIN STUDIO • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
(For electric strings visit www.rudolfhaken.com/electric)
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SYLLABUS (FALL 2025)
I. Course numbers:
Viola lessons for Freshman / Sophomore Music Majors: MUSC 111 A (4 credits = full hour per week. 2 credits = half hour per week)
Viola lessons for Junior / Senior Music Majors: MUSC 411 A (4 credits = full hour per week. 2 credits = half hour per week)
Viola lessons for Graduate Music Majors: MUSC 511 A (4 credits = full hour per week. 2 credits = half hour per week)
Viola lessons for Freshman / Sophomore Non-Music Majors: MUSC 111 NM or MUSIC 111 NM1. Email rlhaken@illinois.edu for enrollment approval & instructions. Fees for non-majors: $400 per semester for 2 credits (half-hour lesson per week); $800 per semester for 4 credits (full-hour lesson per week). Enrollment requires filling out a School of Music Override Form https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/7803287?referrer=https://shibboleth.illinois.edu/.
Viola lessons for Junior / Senior / Graduate Non-Music Majors: MUSC 411 NM or MUSIC 411 NM1. Email rlhaken@illinois.edu for enrollment approval & instructions. Fees for non-majors: $400 per semester for 2 credits (half-hour lesson per week); $800 per semester for 4 credits (full-hour lesson per week). Enrollment requires filling out a School of Music Override Form https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/7803287?referrer=https://shibboleth.illinois.edu/.
Violin lessons for Freshman / Sophomore Music Majors: MUSC 110 A (4 credits = full hour per week. 2 credits = half hour per week)
Violin lessons for Junior / Senior Music Majors: MUSC 410 A (4 credits = full hour per week. 2 credits = half hour per week)
Violin lessons for Graduate Music Majors: MUSC 510 A (4 credits = full hour per week. 2 credits = half hour per week)
Violin lessons for Freshman / Sophomore Non-Music Majors: MUSC 110 NM or MUSIC 110 NM1. Email rlhaken@illinois.edu for enrollment approval & instructions. Fees for non-majors: $400 per semester for 2 credits (half-hour lesson per week); $800 per semester for 4 credits (full-hour lesson per week). Enrollment requires filling out a School of Music Override Form https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/7803287?referrer=https://shibboleth.illinois.edu/.
Violin lessons for Junior / Senior / Graduate Non-Music Majors: MUSC 410 NM or MUSIC 410 NM1. Email rlhaken@illinois.edu for enrollment approval & instructions. Fees for non-majors: $400 per semester for 2 credits (half-hour lesson per week); $800 per semester for 4 credits (full-hour lesson per week). Enrollment requires filling out a School of Music Override Form https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/7803287?referrer=https://shibboleth.illinois.edu/.
II. Course Objectives
The focus of my Acoustic Strings studio is to prepare students for real-world success as musicians, regardless of the genres of music on which they focus. At the beginning of each semester we will discuss your long-term and short-term musical goals and design a personalized curriculum that best serves your career goals and prepares you for professional success.
III. Lesson scheduling
Use the following form to sign up for lessons: https://calendly.com/rudolfhaken/30min
Note:
a) You are enrolled for 30 minutes per week of lessons throughout the Fall 2025 semester, totalling 7.5 hours of lessons for the semester. You may schedule 30 minutes per week or 1 hour every other week, whichever you prefer, as long as the total is 7.5 hours.
b) Available times for lessons are Mondays and Thursdays 11:30-3:30.
c) You need to sign up for each lesson throughout the semester individually. It is not possible to set repeating lesson times on the app.
d) Lessons will be held August 25 - Dec 8, 2025, except for the following holidays: Mon Sept 1, Mon Nov 24, Thurs Nov 27.
IV. Grading
Grades are based on lesson attendance and preparation. At the start of the semester we’ll go over realistic goals and practice schedules with each student and tailor expectations for the semester accordingly.
To obtain disability-related academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) as soon as possible. To contact DRES, you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 217-333-4603, e-mail disability@illinois.edu or go to the DRES website. ••• We recognize that each person expresses and experiences gender and sexuality in a variety of ways. For this reason, we aim to utilize language that is both non-sexist and gender inclusive. This attentiveness to identity creates a space where our transgender/non-binary students feel safe and honored and our cisgender students are provided with an awareness of the gender expansiveness that they may experience throughout their musical careers. ••• All students, faculty, staff, and visitors are required to wear face coverings in classrooms and university spaces. This is in accordance with CDC guidance and University policy and expected in this class.