Course Syllabus
Course: MUSC 2206
Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New MediaDepartment: Music
Title: Woodwind Chamber Music II
Semester Approved: Spring 2020
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
End Semester: Fall 2025
Catalog Description: This course provides students with training and practical playing experience in chamber music groups. It is designed for woodwind players and is available to both music majors and non-music majors. Students will learn and perform chamber literature including quintets, quartets, and trios. This course is repeatable for credit.
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
Repeatable: Yes.
Justification: Music majors at NASM accredited institutions are required to participate in a variety of ensembles, including chamber music ensembles.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate an ability to accurately perform standard woodwind chamber music repertoire. This outcome will be assessed through the administration of periodic playing tests, and performance in rehearsals and concerts.
Students will demonstrate an improved ability to play with accurate intonation. This outcome will be assessed through the administration of periodic playing tests, and performance in rehearsals and concerts.
Students will demonstrate an ability to perform selected literature with musicality consistent with historical practice. This outcome will be assessed through the administration of periodic playing tests, and performance in rehearsals and concerts.
Content:
Students will learn standard chamber ensemble literature and will perform in at least one concert or recital each semester.
Key Performance Indicators:
Playing Tests 30 to 35%
Rehearsal Participation 30 to 35%
Concerts 30 to 35%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Selected Music
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be taught via mentored rehearsals, student led rehearsals, and performance.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Maximum Class Size: 12
Optimum Class Size: 12