Applied instruction in a musical instrument or voice for the
freshman year.
Athena Title
Freshman Applied Instruction
Non-Traditional Format
Weekly instruction in a major or secondary applied instrument or
voice, both one-on-one and in seminar.
Prerequisite
Permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate mastery of appropriate playing or singing techniques and ability to apply principles learned in other music courses.
Students will demonstrate ability to perform a broad range of literature encompassing all styles and historical periods.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of style and performance practices relevant to each work studied.
Students will demonstrate ability to play or sing selected scales, arpeggios, and/or other appropriate technique-building studies.
Students will demonstrate ability to extemporaneously communicate one's own musical ideas, given certain parameters such as key, form, meter, harmonic progression, etc., in a variety of performance situations and musical styles.
Topical Outline
* Acoustical properties of the instrument/voice and relationship to proper performance technique.
* Playing/singing techniques appropriate to the literature.
* Harmonic and formal analysis of performance repertoire.
* Performance practices of various styles, genres, and historical periods.
