Course Description
Basic principles and methods of woodwind performance and pedagogy.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to write a research paper and
present a research project on their findings. This project
should provide specific information pertaining to pedagogical
approaches related to the teaching and learning of public
school students that are being discussed in the course.
Athena Title
Woodwind Instrumental Tech
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The successful student will: • demonstrate familiarity with the problems that are inherent with the playing of the woodwind instruments. • detect, isolate, analyze, and correct errors as they occur among elementary and secondary woodwind students. • evaluate and synthesize method books and literature related to woodwind class instruction. • demonstrate proficiency on one upper and one lower woodwind instrument during his or her particular rotation.

Topical Outline
Understanding how to detect, isolate, analyze, and correct problems associated with the skill development of beginning and intermediate woodwind players. Developing the skills necessary to organize a lesson and rehearsal in order to successfully teach beginning and intermediate woodwind players. Developing a minimum performance proficiency on one lower and one upper woodwind instrument. Creating a reference manual/guide of woodwind pedagogy materials related to the teaching of school woodwind students.
Syllabus
Public CV