MUP 173 - Studio Instruction: Percussion II (Major)

2 Credits, 0.5 Contact Hours
0 lecture periods 5 lab periods
Continuation of MUP 163. Private weekly instrumental lessons. Includes further development of performance skills and participation in student recitals and jury exams.

Prerequisite(s): MUP 163
Corequisite(s): MUS 126, MUS 129
Information: Students chosen by audition. Faculty approval required for registration.

Course Learning Outcomes

Develop a continued emphasis on proper physical characteristics for playing of one’s instrument.
Utilize a concentrated practicing and mental approach for playing one’s instrument.
Expand upon, and the continuation of the student’s musicianship.
Demonstrate playing of all major scales using different articulations.
Demonstrate awareness of intervallic relationships and relate them to their instrument.
Develop increased awareness of rhythmic subtleties.
Develop increased awareness of chordal outline and proper resolution of said lines.
Develop increased awareness of music literature and its interpretation for performance.

Outline:

Continued Mastery of Rudimental Patterns
Continued Mastery of Sound Production on a Variety of Percussion Instruments
Accurate Rhythmic Interpretation
Interpretation of Linear Lines
Literature That is Listed as Etudes in Nature
Literature That is Listed as Excerpts in Nature
Literature That is Listed as Soloistic in Nature
History and Theory to be Taught Relevant to Literature Being Covered

Effective Term:
2022-2023