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| Woodwind Pedagogy | |||
| WOODW PED | |||
| CLASS CODE: | MUSIC 469 | CREDITS: 2 | |
| DIVISION: | PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | MUSIC | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Students meet in a seminar situation; that is, one meeting per week in which assignments are made and student work (the fulfillment of assignments) is presented to the class aurally and in writing. Faculty guided studies, i.e., the assignments and reports, are collected in a notebook the student retains as a reference source. Concentration is on fundamental and advanced concepts of woodwind playing and various aproaches to teaching these concepts. Focus is kept on success in the private teaching studio. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | General philosophies of woodwind pedagogy Teaching breath support Applications of instructional format Motivation Teaching practice techniques and problem solving Teaching counting Lesson structure and sequence of methods Histories and acoustics of woodwind instruments Simple repair, maintenance, and adjustments Teaching fundamentals: Reed making and adjustments Embouchure Vocal tract Articulation Finger control Dynamics and phrase endings The process of register change Altissimo Intonation adjustment Vibrato Specialized techniques |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | Be better prepared to guide young woodwind players through their development correctly and exeditiously. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | Reading of reserve sources that apply to the student’s primary instrument Complete annotated card file on all of the reserve sources Outline a course of study (methods) for the student’s instrument Teach at least three times in front of the class Prepare and present weekly reports on assigned topics |
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| PREREQUISITES: | Successful completion of Music 372A, Woodwind Methods. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2002 | ||