Course Syllabus

MUSC 1656 Private Brass I

Course Description

This course provides students with individual brass instruction. Private instruction is required for music majors each semester during college. Music majors receive 1 hour private lessons, and non-majors receive 1/2 hour private lessons. This course develops a student's technical, interpretive, sight reading, pedagogical, and improvisational skills. Students also learn about their instrument in the context of history and repertoire. A jury is required at the end of the semester for students enrolled in 1 hour private lessons.

Justification

Private instruction is required each semester a student is enrolled as a music major. Courses of this type are taught at all USHE institutions.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will maintain a practice journal.
2. Students will demonstrate characteristic tone.
3. Students will demonstrate technique appropriate for first year study.
4. Students will demonstrate musical expressivity in performance.

Course Content

1. Practice Journal Reflection and Documentation2. Correct Posture and Playing Position3. Development of Dynamic Ranges4. Study of major and minor scales and arpeggios5. Study of method books and etudes appropriate for the student's level6. Study of solo literature appropriate for 1st year study7. Instruction in performance practice appropriate to stylistic periods.8. Development of performance technique, including memorization, stage deportment, and anxiety management9. Improvisation techniques