GEORGETOWN COLLEGE
Department of Music 161 SA
Applied Music (1 hour credit)
Syllabus, Fall/Spring 2000-2001
Dr. Sonny Burnette, Office: NMB 012
Office phone: 863-8112; Home phone: 863-4152
E-mail: Sonny_Burnette@georgetowncollege.edu
Web site: http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/music/burnette/index.html
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A continuation of basic skills and abilities learned in MUS 113,
213, 214, 215 and 216. Emphasis will be placed on instruction
which enables a student to perform appropriate solo literature
suitable for use in the public school. Additional attention
will be placed on the development of teaching techniques that will
enhance students' success in the public school. Two hours of
secondary applied are required. (See B.M.E. degree description
for further information.) Prerequisites: MUS 113, 213,
214, 215, 216.
TEXTBOOK
Westphal, Frederick W. Guide to Teaching Woodwinds,
5th ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publishers,
1990. [ISBN 0-697-04392-4]
Elementary etude book; miscellaneous solo
literature.
You will be expected to purchase (or borrow) music as
assigned by the professor. Anything borrowed from me must be
turned in at the end of the semester, unless other arrangements have
been made, or your grade will be withheld. For scale studies,
the following should be obtained from The Store:
Saxophonists: COLLEGIATE
EDITION SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS FOR SAXOPHONE
Flutists: COLLEGIATE
EDITION SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS FOR FLUTE
(The above collections are designed to span a four-year period of
study.)
Also available at The Store (and required): Schirmer
Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms, 5th ed.,
Ed. Theodore Baker. [ISBN: 0-02-874567-1]
COURSE OBJECTIVES
(1) To provide the student (future music educator) with hands-on
performance experience on a single woodwind instrument for an entire
semester, thereby enabling the student to be a better teacher of
that instrument, (2) To familiarize the student with common woodwind
performance problems and solutions via personalized performance
experience, (3) To familiarize the student with standard repertoire
for the instrument being studied, (4) To develop in the student a
concept of exemplary tone quality for the instrument being studied
through personal practice and listening to recordings.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE
(1) Come to each lesson prepared, with equipment in working
order. (2) Practice a minimum of 30 minutes per day, or the
equivalent (two-three hours per week). (3) Maintain a notebook
which contains notes taken during each lesson. (4) You will be
asked to read specific journal articles or text excerpts relating to
the instrument being studied. (5) You will be given short oral
quizzes on assigned reading.
COURSE OUTLINE
The normal structure for lessons will be: performance of
assigned scales, performance of assigned technical materials,
performance of assigned literature. Duet sight reading will
also be a part of some lessons. In addition, the following
topics will be addressed:
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History of the instrument
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Tonal concept
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Listening to exemplary recordings
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Approaches to alternate fingerings and
extended technique
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Equipment for both concert and commercial
performance
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Solo/Chamber Ensemble repertoire for the
elementary, middle school, high school level
EVALUATION
Based on: technical progress on the instrument (40%), musical
development (tone quality, intonation, interpretation of literature)
(40%), oral quizzes (10%), notes (10%), attendance at lessons. You are expected to attend every lesson. In
the event of illness, please notify me in advance if you are
unable to attend. Excused lessons will be made up. Two
unexcused lessons will result in your final course grade being
lowered by one letter.
