First of four semesters of weekly half-hour private lessons intended to improve vocal or instrumental musicianship through study with a professional teacher. Students should contact the applied music director prior to or during the first week of the semester for teacher assignments. A juried performance is required at the conclusion of each semester. In addition to tuition, the student must also pay a weekly fee to the private instructor.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
The purpose of the course shall be to allow students to receive credit for private music lessons taken from approved music teachers. The student will develop individual performance skills.
- The private teacher is responsible for directing the study and performance skill development for each student.
- Appropriate scales, exercises, techniques, and repertoire will be included as part of the study.
- Perform ascending and descending major and related minor (natural, harmonic, melodic) scales (0-1 sharps/flats) and tonic arpeggio on: -vocalists: voice & piano (one octave, single line) -percussionists: any keyboard instrument (one octave, single line) -pianists: piano (two octaves, both hands in octaves) -all other instrumentalists: own instrument (one octave).
- Perform 4-6 minutes of material (e.g. sonata, concerto, art song, etude, etc.,) representative of the student's development in order to demonstrate improved tone, technique, musicianship, and ease of confidence in solo performance before jury of music faculty.
Assessment and Requirements
Private teacher evaluation Evaluation of Juried solo performance at conclusion of the semester
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Determined by department