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7S:143/25:105 Instrumental Techniques

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Supervisor: Dr. Don D. Coffman
Instructors:see below
Office: 306 Communications Center
Phone: 335-3026
Office Hours: 11:00 MWF

Department Chair: Dr. Peter Hlebowitsh
Office: N259 Lindquist Center
Phone: 335-5504

Course Description, Goals, Objectives

Course Syllabus

Objectives

instruct students in fundamental concepts of playing wind and percussion instruments.
instruct students in how to teach beginning instrumentalists.

Course Structure

Fall semesters	Spring Semesters
Section 001 Percussion/Flute 150 MWIB 8:30 MWF	Section 002 Brass 172 MWIB 8:30 MWF
	Section 003 Woodwinds 150 MWIB 8:30 MWF

Students register 3 times for Instrumental Techniques (2 s.h. each time)—a fall semester for percussion and two spring semesters for the brass and woodwinds.

Section 001 Percussion/Flute

In the fall semester students study percussion for 10 weeks and flute for 5 weeks with graduate teaching assistants.

Section 002 Brass and Section 003 Woodwinds

In spring semesters studio faculty lecture (one professor per week) during first 5 weeks (Session 1).
During Sessions 2 and 3, students learn 2 instruments, one per session, with a graduate teaching assistant. Students in Section 002 Brass should study a high brass and a low brass instrument. Students in Section 003 Woodwinds should study a single reed and a double reed instrument.

Please use this link to sign up for instruments online

Spring 2010 sessions:
Session 1

Week	Section 002 (172 MWIB)	Section 003 (150 MWIBt)
1 (Jan 20, 22)	Prof. Manning, euphonium and tuba	Prof. Parker, oboe
2 (Jan 25, 27, 29)	Prof. Manning, euphonium and tuba	Prof. Esposito, flute
3 (Feb 1, 3, 5)	Prof. Agrell, French horn	Prof. Coelho, bassoon
4 (Feb 8, 10, 12)	Prof. Schendel, trumpet	Prof. Tse, saxophone
5 (Feb 15, 17, 19)	Prof. Gier, trombone	Prof. Mead, clarinet

Session 2

Feb 22 – Apr 2 (15 sessions)	Section 002	Section 003
	1st brass instrument	1st woodwind instrument

Session 3

Apr 5 – May 7 (15 sessions)	Section 002	Section 003
	2nd brass instrument	2nd woodwind instrument

Required Texts, Instruments

ALL students should obtain the following texts the first time they register for the course and keep them for future semesters. These texts are available at the UI Bookstore under 7S:143.

A Complete Guide to Brass Instruments and Technique, 3rd Ed., Scott Whitener, Thomson Schirmer, 2007

Teaching Percussion, Gary D. Cook, Thomson Schirmer, 2006

Teaching Woodwinds, William Dietz, Thomson Schirmer, 1998

Individual instrument method books will be determined by instructors.

Instruments available for checkout from Edward Hong. His office (room 2071) hours are 8:30-10:00 MWF

Instructors

Flute - Jennifer Cunningham
Oboe -
Clarinet - Jamie Cox
Bassoon - Jeff Tilghman
Saxophone - Matthew Gelband
Trumpet - Joshua Thompson
Horn - Phillip Runkel
Trombone - Casey Thomas
Tuba/Euphonium - Christopher Dickey
Percussion - Meghan Aube

Grading

Grades earned in each session will be assigned a specific grade point:
A+ = 4.33 A = 4.00 A- = 3.67
B+ = 3.33 B = 3.00 B- = 2.67
C+ = 2.33 C = 2.00 C- = 1.67
D+ = 1.33 D = 1.00 D- = 0.67
F = 0.33

Grade points will be averaged for a final grade, determined by this scale:
A+ = 4.01-4.33 A = 3.80-4.00 A- = 3.51-3.79
B+ = 3.33-3.50 B = 3.00-3.32 B- = 2.67-2.99
C+ = 2.33-2.66 C = 2.00-2.32 C- = 1.67-1.99
D+ = 1.33-1.66 D = 1.00-1.32 D- = 0.67-.99
F = 0.00-0.66

University regulations state that instructors may use an incomplete marking only if the unfinished part of the student’s work is small, the work is unfinished for reasons acceptable to the instructor, and the student’s standing in the course is satisfactory. All arrangements for an incomplete must be approved prior to the last day of each session by Dr. Coffman.

Assignments for instruments

First Name	Last Name	email	session1	session2
BRASS

WOODWINDS