1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. . 6 hours lab per week.
Wind Ensemble
Leadership & Collaboration
Course Description
Performance of large ensemble and chamber compositions with
concentration on advanced scores and contemporary repertoire.
Professional level experience.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Due to the nature of the course, no additional requirements are necessary.
Athena Title
Wind Ensemble
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate advanced/professional technical facility on a wind or percussion instrument.
Students will demonstrate a professional level of musicianship.
Students will collaborate with other student musicians in an advanced chamber music setting. One student from each instrumental section is assigned the role of leader for that section to conduct certain rehearsals and sectionals with feedback to leadership skills provided by the professor.
Students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of selected repertoire.
Topical Outline
* Criteria for top-level artistic performance
* Highest-quality tone production (clarity and resonance) for individual players and ensemble
* Highest-quality artistry and musicianship
* Critique of selected repertoire
* Self-critique of individual and ensemble performance
* Ability to perform in all styles and genres
* Performance informed by aesthetic and historic performance practice
Institutional Competencies
Leadership & Collaboration
The capacity to engage in the relational process of optimizing personal and collective strengths toward a common goal.
