Applied instruction and recital for music majors in a musical
instrument or voice for the sophomore year. Required for BM-Music
Performance majors and AB-Music majors but optional for all other
undergraduate music degrees.
Athena Title
Soph App Instruct and Recital
Non-Traditional Format
Weekly instruction in a major or secondary applied instrument or
voice, both one-on-one and in seminar and recital preparation for
that applied instrument or voice.
Prerequisite
MUSI 1810
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
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 through performing and verbal communication from the stage.
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.
