Course Syllabus
Course: MUSC 3696
Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New MediaDepartment: Music
Title: Private Composition/Production III
Semester Approved: Fall 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
End Semester: Summer 2025
Catalog Description: This course provides individual musical instruction at an advanced level. Private instruction is required of all music majors each semester. Music performance majors are required to take 60-minute lessons each week, while music education and music therapy students are required to take 30-minute lessons each week. All students are also required to participate in regular master classes, recitals and juries which fulfill the lab portion of the course. The course is also available to non-music majors who wish to develop their musicianship and performance skills. An additional fee is required. This course may be repeated for credit.
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
Repeatable: Yes.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of two semesters of MUSC 2696.
Justification: Students completing the composition or production advisement tracks may elect to enroll in private applied Comp/Production lessons during the junior and senior years. Similar courses are offered at other institutions with commercial music degrees in the United States.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate an understanding of compositional techniques in a variety of musical styles. This outcome will be assessed via evaluation of composition and production products produced by the student during (1) weekly lesson participation, (2) recital performances, and area master classes, and (3) the jury.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of orchestration and arranging techniques in a variety of musical styles.
This outcome will be assessed via evaluation of composition and production products produced by the student during (1) weekly lesson participation, (2) recital performances, and area master classes, and (3) the jury.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of instrument ranges, transpositions and idiomatic playing styles. This outcome will be assessed via evaluation of composition and production products produced by the student during (1) weekly lesson participation, (2) recital performances, and area master classes, and (3) the jury.
Students will demonstrate mastery of productions software used in notation, recording and editing.
This outcome will be assessed via evaluation of composition and production products produced by the student during (1) weekly lesson participation, (2) recital performances, and area master classes, and (3) the jury.
Students will demonstrate a mastery of advanced production techniques.
This outcome will be assessed via evaluation of composition and production products produced by the student during (1) weekly lesson participation, (2) recital performances, and area master classes, and (3) the jury.
Students will continue to demonstrate proper artistic style and technical facility. This outcome will be assessed via evaluation of composition and production products produced by the student during (1) weekly lesson participation, (2) recital performances, and area master classes, and (3) the jury.
Content:
Practice journal development;
• Advanced technique study;
• Instrument ranges and transpositions;
• Idiomatic playing styles;
• Typical and atypical instrument groupings;
• Altered or extreme playing techniques;
• Stylistic study, including traditional, jazz and contemporary styles;
• Arrangement vs. adaptation vs. composition
• Use of production software, including notation, recording, editing and video;
• Study of languages necessary to interpret music appropriately
Key Performance Indicators:
Weekly Lesson Participation 30 to 40%
Recital/Master Class Participation 30 to 40%
Jury 30 to 40%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Materials as selected by the instructor.
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be delivered via direct instruction, hands-on demonstration and modeling, evaluation and feedback of student produced work, & coaching and mentoring.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Maximum Class Size: 1
Optimum Class Size: 1