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MUAP1105 - Strings - Viola

Catalog Description:

Prerequisite(s): Pre/corequisite: READ 300 or ESOL 310 or equivalent or Personal Enrichment

Semester Credit Hours: 1
Lab Hours per Week:
Contact Hours per Semester: 16
State Approval Code: 5009035400

Course Subject/Catalog Number: MUAP 1105
Course Title: Strings - Viola

Core Curriculum:   State Criteria

Basic Intellectual Competencies (Those marked with a √ reflect the state-mandated competencies taught in this course.)

Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Critical Thinking
Computer Literacy

Perspectives (Those marked with a √ reflect the state-mandated perspectives taught in this course.)

Establish broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which he/she lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.
Stimulate a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.
Recognize the importance of maintaining health and wellness.
Develop a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.
Develop personal values for ethical behavior.
Develop the ability to make aesthetic judgments.
Use logical reasoning in problem solving.
Integrate knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

Instructional Goals and Purposes:

Two of Lee College?s Instructional goals and purposes include (1) creating an academic atmosphere in which students may develop their intellects and skills and (2) providing courses so students may receive a certificate/an associate degree, or transfer to a senior institution that offers the baccalaureate degree. In keeping with these purposes, MUAP Applied Music ?provides students the opportunities to (1) develop a knowledge of and understanding of music as an interpretive art (2) develop a knowledge and awareness of the elements of music regarding their unity throughout all styles of music and their variant qualities within each period of music under study (3) develop a realization of music?s structural simplicity, complexity and design (4) fulfill eight hours of a required course in the Associate of Arts in Music and five hours of a required course in the Associate of Arts in Church Music degrees as well as for transfer to a senior institution that offers the baccalaureate degree.

General Course Objectives:

1. This course is designed for the advanced music major (minor) to develop his skills in performing/research aspects of music. The course is intended to serve as a tool to aid in the pursuit of the student?s other musical activities during his college career and into his professional life.

Specific Course Objectives:

Lee College specific course objectives are developed on the basis of Bloom?s Cognitive Taxonomy, which ascends in order of difficulty:

1. awareness, knowledge and recall ? details and information
2. comprehension and understanding ? translation, interpretation, extrapolation, cause/effect and sequence
3. application and use (ability) ? information used in new and different situations
4. analysis ? examination and categorization of pieces of information
5. synthesis ? combination of information to create something new
6. evaluation ? value judgment supported by reasoning

At the end of the course, the student should be aware of the following:

1. Beauty of music from all the stylistic periods represented on the student?s program.
2. Vast variety of musical styles as represented by all the composers represented in the student?s performance.
3. Music?s structural simplicity, complexity and design.
4. Stage Etiquette and Stage Presence
5. Research practices and formatting, when appropriate

At the end of the course, the student should display knowledge of the following:

1. Warm up, strengthening, flexibility, control studies, posturing toward the development of a daily routine.
2. Articulation variations (diction) for the study of musical nuances.
3. Proper focus (tone control) throughout the progressively extended range and maturing quality of the medium.
4. Etude (song) literature for development of technique and the musical phrase.
5. Major repertory and recital experience developing professional stage etiquette and stage presence.

Course Content:

Private study of strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, guitar, organ, piano, voice and folk-country instruments is offered for credit. Applied music is required in the Associate of Arts in Music, the Associate of Arts in Church Music and in the Transfer Track Curriculum. Registration course numbers will be issued on priority with a permit which must be obtained from full-time music faculty, a counselor, or at registration. Students seeking an Associate of Arts in Music, an Associate of Arts in Church Music and or those majoring in music will be given priority at registration. Students will perform on student recitals at their instructor's discretion. Individual lessons will begin the first week of classes and will conclude with a jury serving as the final examination. Lessons missed will be made up at the instructor's discretion. There will be no refunds.

Methods of Instruction/Course Format/Delivery:

Warm up, strengthening, flexibility, control studies (vocalize, scales, arpeggios) posturing towards the development of a daily routine. In the area of voice, articulation variations (diction) for the study of musical nuances. Proper focus (tone control) throughout the progressively extended range and maturing (vibrato) quality of the medium. Etude (song) literature for development of technique and the musical phrase. Major repertoire and recital experience developing professional stage etiquette and stage presence. Adjudication through an all-faculty written critique.

Keywords for Similar Concept Between Different Performance Media:

1. Piano/Organ A. Finger/shoulder control
   1. Scales
   2. Posture
   3. Daily Routine
   4. Articulation Technique
   5. Touch/Power
   6. Phrasing/Touch and Maturity
   7. Preludes, Fugues, L/R Hand Interdependence
   8. Major Repertoire
   9. Stage Etiquette and Stage Presence
   10. Recital Performance and Jury
2. Voice
   1. Breath Management
   2. Vocalize
   3. Posture
   4. Daily Routine
   5. Diction
   6. Phonation
   7. Resonance and Quality
   8. Vocal Literature
   9. Interpretation of Literature
   10. Stage Etiquette and Stage Presence
   11. Recital Performance and Jury
3. Wind Instruments
   1. Breath Support
   2. Flexibility, Long Tones, Arpeggios, Scales
   3. Posture
   4. Daily Routine
   5. Tonguing
   6. Focus/Tone
   7. Tone, Vibrato and Maturity
   8. Etudes, Study and One Movement Solos
   9. Major Repertoire
   10. Stage Etiquette and Stage Presence
   11. Recital Performance and Jury
4. Orchestra String Instruments
   1. Full Smooth Bowing
   2. Scales
   3. Posture
   4. Daily Routing
   5. Detache', Leggerio, Legato, Staccato
   6. Left Hand Strength
   7. Tone, Vibrato, and Maturity
   8. Etudes and One Movement Scales
   9. Major Repertoire
   10. Stage Etiquette and Stage Presence
   11. Recital Performance and Jury
5. Guitar (Acoustic/Classical/Electric)
   1. Finger Strength
   2. Scales
   3. Posture
   4. Daily Routine
   5. Detached, Legato, Staccato
   6. Left Hand Strength
   7. Vibrato and Maturity
   8. Solo Etudes
   9. Major Repertoire
   10. Stage Etiquette and Stage Presence
   11. Recital Performance and Jury
6. Students learn timpani, snare drum, mallets, trap set and: auxiliary and Latin percussion. One of the above described areas becomes the specialty each semester and continues as a secondary area in subsequent semesters. Auxiliary and Latin percussion are included every semester. Instruction includes:
   1. Mastery of percussion rudiments (rolls, sticking, etc.)
   2. Mastery of correct hand positioning
   3. Ability to produce excellent tone production
   4. Mastery of articulation styles
   5. Study of solos, multipercussion (one-person) literature and music for chamber ensemble (duets, trios, etc.) and orchestral excerpts
   6. Symphony orchestra experience, jazz ensemble and commercial percussion
   7. Purchase and maintenance of percussion equipment

Objectives:

The student, based upon present ability and experience on his or her instrument or voice, will be able to:

1. develop warm up, strengthening, and flexibility routines
2. perform major and minor scales throughout the range of their instrument with various technical articulations
3. develop necessary technical skills through appropriate graded materials material
4. perform in an ensemble, in a section, or function as a section leader, as appropriate to area of study
5. develop a repertoire of standard literature
6. read music in appropriate clefs and keys as necessary
7. discuss various professions in music through participation in Performance/Lecture Seminar
8. become familiar with various professional performers and organizations, and expand knowledge of concert literature through required concert attendance
9. identify specific compositions and performance from exposure through recordings
10. adapt concepts and acquired skills towards self-improvement procedures

Competency for Exit

Assessment:

Grades will be determined by attendance, lesson preparation (achievement of goals set for technical studies and repertoire), performance, and juries. The student and instructor will develop a list of specific expectations regarding amount and difficulty of technical/musical repertoire. Technical studies may include scales, etudes, vocalize, and memory requirements. Major Repertoire may include solos, songs, arias, concertos, movements, sonatas, etc. Performance opportunities will be available in recitals, master classes, and juries. Subjective assessment will be made on stage presence, and lesson preparation. A jury is required every semester. Students missing a jury without prior notification will be penalized one letter grade on the final grade. Those who miss a jury with prior notification and sufficient reason will receive an I and the jury made up at the first possible opportunity.

Course Grade:

Students? final grades are determined by the following grading scheme:

Texts, Materials, and Supplies:

Required:

1. Music as assigned by instructor

Supplemental:

1. CDs as assigned by instructor
2. Headphones

Other:

• Faculty Vitae
• Faculty Course Material
• Department Budget
• Six-hour Rule
• Class Attendance
• The Academic Honesty Code
• Students with Disabilities