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Course Syllabus

MUSC 1626 Private Woodwinds I

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Music
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
  • Repeatable: Yes.
  • Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2024
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2028
  • End Semester: Fall 2029
  • Optimum Class Size: 1
  • Maximum Class Size: 1

Course Description

This course provides students with individual woodwind instruction. Private instruction is required of music majors each semester during college. Music majors receive 12 50-minute lessons during the semester. The course is repeatable for credit. This course develops a student's technical, interpretive, sight reading, pedagogical and improvisational skills as well as developing a student's understanding of the history and repertory of the specific instrument/voice. A jury is required at the end of the semester. The jury accounts for 20% of the grade for the course. An additional fee is required. Repeatable for credit.

Justification

As an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Snow College is required to provide competent private instruction for music majors in all vocal and instrumental specialties. Private instruction is required of music majors in four-year music degree programs and must appear on student transcripts. This course offers an excellent opportunity for all Snow College students to develop musicianship and performance skills. Courses of this type are taught at all NASM accredited institutions in Utah.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Private lesson students will develop good practice habits, and keep track of practice hours using a practice journal or log sheet.
  2. Private lesson students will learn proper body posture.
  3. Private lesson students will learn proper performing technique.
  4. Private lesson students will learn and refine motor skills required for performance.
  5. Private lesson students will learn musical literature (appropriate to skill level) from a wide variety of stylistic periods and genres.
  6. Private lesson students will memorize music for performance (where appropriate).
  7. Private lesson students will demonstrate integration of the above listed skills as well as well-developed artistic expression.

Course Content

This course will help students develop professional woodwind playing skills. Students will practice technical exercises designed to develop the proper embouchure, tongue, and finger technique. Exercises will help develop excellent tone quality, increase range, and promote accurate intonation. Students will study selected repertoire for their instrument and develop performing skills. Repertoire selected will be tailored to the students’ level of technical and artistic preparedness.