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Course Syllabus

MUSC 4336 Percussion Ensemble IV

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Music
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
  • Repeatable: Yes.
  • Prerequisites: MUSC 3336 or permission of instructor. Audition required.
  • Corequisites: None
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2019
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
  • End Semester: Summer 2025
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 15

Course Description

Students will gain ensemble experience on a variety of percussion instruments.Available only to music majors who are pursuing the Bachelor or Music. degree. Audition required. This course may be repeated for credit.

Justification

This course will provide students with opportunities to explore and experience standard percussion ensemble literature. Courses like this are taught at all NASM accredited institutions both in the state and across the country. This is similar to brass chamber, woodwind chamber, and string chamber music courses.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon completion of each semester of this course, students will be able to accurately perform the rhythms, melodies and harmonies of the music selected by the director
  2. The student will perform essential skills as part of a section, including, proper intonation blend and balance and show improvement in both speed and accuracy of literature learning as measured by small group assessment.
  3. The student will understand the music in its historical setting as well as the stylistic, expressive, and formal qualities associated with the particular era of music history.
  4. The student will communicate the understanding which they have gained to their audiences.

Course Content

Students will learn the standard percussion ensemble literature from the contemporary era. In addition, students will be taught correct sticking and hand techniques on a variety of percussion instruments. They will also learn a variety of styles of music including:
• African;
• Afro-Cuban;
• Jazz; Brazillian;
• and other South American styles.