MUP 277 - Studio Instruction: Woodwinds IV (Major)

2 Credits, 0.5 Contact Hours
0 lecture periods 5 lab periods
Continuation of MUP 267. Private weekly instrumental lessons. Includes further development of performance skills and participation in student recitals and jury exams.

Prerequisite(s): MUP 267
Corequisite(s): MUS 226, MUS 228
Information: Students chosen by audition. Faculty approval required for registration.

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a continued emphasis on proper physical characteristics for playing of one’s instrument.
Demonstrate a concentrated practicing and mental approach for playing of one’s instrument.
Demonstrate a continuation of student’s musicianship.
Practice playing of all major and minor scales by memory and minor scales to be played in their natural minor form, with a variety of articulations to be used.
Develop 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:

Embouchure Development
Proper Timbre (Tonal) Production
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