This seminar course covers topics relevant to building performers' interpretive decisions in repertoire from the early 1900s to the present day. Topics include readings drawn from composer and performer sources, including Stravinsky, Cage, Boulez, Berio, and Reich. Students will analyze and compare recordings of a piece in their individual repertoires. The major project will be a presentation of a paper and performance of a work from the student's repertoire, using developed criteria, and musical and literary sources. The course is for DMA in Performance students.