AMERICAN MUSIC SERIES                              390 a-b                                               OHV

Jacob Cooper

With Jack Vees

New Haven, CT

June 16, 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Side a                                                                                                                         pp. 1-29

Early family history—trumpet lessons—playing in jazz band and concert band—repertoire he was exposed to—study at Amherst College—study of theory and of Duke Ellington—major interest in geology and earth sciences—deciding to do a music major—playing with a jazz ensemble—repertoire and arrangements he played—experience on the track team—first music theory class—Steve Reich—composition class with Lew Spratlan—writing an atonal piece—studying Crumb—final project: a violin sonata—composition seminar with David Sanford—writing a string quartet with percussion.

Side b                                                                                                                                    pp. 29-50

Applying for position at Amherst for people who had just graduated—editing classes with Andrew Davis—writing music for two pianos—music of his performed at Amherst—putting together a concert—Solo Percussion with Electronics—piece for viola and flute—his use of technology—writing musique concrète—computers he worked with—living with his parents and saving some money—reading of a piece for orchestra that he did—Martin Bresnick and Bang on a Can—study with Jonathan Kramer, assignments that Kramer gave him—taking piano lessons—applying to graduate school—decision to go to Yale—Bang on a Can festival—other composers in his class at Yale—first impression of Yale, other composers—The Moon Blurred.