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APPLIED PERCUSSION COURSE PLAN MINOR 2013-14
MUAP 131x, 132x, 231x, 232x, 331x, 332x, 431x, 432x
Instructor: Chris Barrick
Catalog Description and Rationale for the Course
APPLIED MUSIC STUDIES
The heart of any music degree program is applied music studies, where a student takes private lessons from an experienced instructor. Cincinnati Christian University offers private applied instruction in . . . percussion. . . . Students are assigned to teachers based on their level and ability, and on the teacher’s availability. No audit status is permitted. There is no refund of instruction fee after classes begin. Students enrolled in applied lessons on a major level are required to attend a weekly studio class that correlates with their private instruction. Studios provide group instruction to supplement the private lessons. Major and minor level applied lessons require a board exam at the end of each semester (except semesters in which students perform a recital).
Applied Elector Instruction (1 credit hour)
A thirty-minute lesson each week, with a minimum requirement of weekly practice.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of percussion techniques, musical styles, and psychological principles to enable students to perform effectively.
Course Objectives
The student who satisfactorily completes this course should be able to:
1. Demonstrate sound technique and proper hand position by correctly performing technical exercises of the professor's choosing, such as rudiments, scales and arpeggios on mallet instruments etc.
2. Demonstrate his knowledge of the stylistic differences in music by correctly performing American jazz, blues, rock, and folk styles as well as basic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and west African styles and rhythms.
3. Demonstrate his ability to play hymns, hymn arrangements, and accompaniments appropriate for worship.
4. Demonstrate factual knowledge by writing program notes for music performed on recitals.
5. Demonstrate knowledge and practice of techniques and habits that are conducive to the
prevention of playing related injury (more information can be found in the SCORE Handbook).
Outline of Course Content and Organization of the Materials
1. An individual curriculum will be designed to meet the particular needs and skill levels of each student.
2. Lessons are weekly and 30 minutes in length. .
3. Students will be encouraged to attend and to perform in the percussion studio.
4. Students will be expected to attend student and faculty recitals. A minimum of 5 recitals attended in the fall semester and 10 in the spring is required.
Major Learning Experiences and Course Procedures
1. Each student will have 14 lessons per semester, unless illness or unusual circumstances occur. The student must personally notify the professor or music secretary in advance if a lesson must be missed. Failure to attend a lesson without advance notification will result in an unexcused absence. On the third absence from lessons, the student will be dropped from the course. The professor is NOT obligated to make up lessons cancelled by the student for any reason. All lessons cancelled by the professor will be made up.
2. Attendance at student and faculty recitals (5 in the fall, 10 in the spring) is required.
3. Attendance at the percussion studio meetings is encouraged.
4. Performance of a board exam for each semester of study is encouraged.
5. Optional further playing opportunities include participation in chapel services.
Major Requirements and Assignments
1. Students must keep a record of the number of hours spent practicing per semester. A minimum of 42 practice hours per semester (3 hours per week) for 1 credit hour (is required to pass the course.
2. Students must prepare weekly lesson assignments..
3. Students must perform a board exam at the end of each semester.
4. During the lessons, the following will be established as goals:
a. Performance of Jazz styles on the drumset, such as Ballad, Medium Swing, Up-tempo swing,ECM straight eighth styles and Latin-Jazz rhythms
b. Performance of rhythms and styles heard in contemporary Christian and Gospel musics.
c. Performance of Brazilian rhythms such as Bossa Nova, Samba, Frevo etc. and Afro Cuban dance rhythms in 12/8, as well as Son, Cha Cha, Meringue, Bachata etc.
c. Performance in the styles of the Jazz masters. Jo Jones, Max Roach, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, John Von Ohlen. etc. as well as the great rock and pop drummers such as John Bonham, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl
d. Mastery of technical studies, based on student need.
f. Mastery of techniques of playing congregational hymns, accompanying choirs, soloists, and ensembles, and performing music appropriate for worship.
g. Performance of a board at the end of each semester, including at least three prepared pieces. In the freshman year one of the three pieces must be memorized. In subsequent years two of the three pieces must be memorized. One memorized long work can fulfill the requirement of two memorized pieces.
Grading Policy and Procedures*
Grading is based on the following criteria:
1. Practice Hours. If the student’s recorded practice hours are fewer pass/fail
than 42 for the semester, the student will fail the course.
2. Weekly lesson grades. Includes preparation of assignments, 55%
attitude, improvements, and practice.
3. Practice hours will be graded in the following way: 10%
3 hours weekly (42 total) = C
4 hours weekly (56 total) = B
5 hours weekly (70 total) = A.
4. Recital/Concert Attendance. 10%
6. Boards: based on memory, presentation, and interpretation 25%
Total = 100%