MUSIC 1435: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for majors as a secondary instrument. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills; and 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, congas, etc.)
MUSIC 1445: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for non-majors only. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills; and 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, congas, etc.)
MUSIC 2445: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for non-majors only. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, timpani, multiple percussion etc.); and 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.)
MUSIC 2455: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for majors only. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, timpani, multiple percussion etc.); and 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.) Emphasis is on preparing students to pass the performance barrier exam, normally taken in the fourth semester of study.
MUSIC 3455: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable as upperclass credit for music education, music history, music theory and B.A. degree students. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: student has completed four semesters of study in MUS 155 and passed a barrier exam given by committee. This course is designed to assist the student with continuing progressive skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) continuing development on weaker instrument categories; 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.) and 4) preparing student for future job expectations
MUSIC 4445: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for non-majors only. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, timpani, multiple percussion etc.); and 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.)
MUSIC 4455: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for upperclass B.M. degree majors only. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, timpani, multiple percussion etc.); and 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.)
MUSIC 7455: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Acceptable for graduate students enrolled in a degree other than an M.M. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, timpani, multiple percussion etc.); and 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.)
MUSIC 8455: STD INST: PERCUSSION
Required for graduate credit as major applied study on M.M. degree. Acceptable for graduate credit on M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degrees. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to assist the student with developing skills in percussion performance by: 1) consistently addressing fundamental performance skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, sticking, rolls, etc.); 2) broadening skills on different percussion instruments (marimba, drumset, timpani, multiple percussion etc.); 3) exposing students to important percussion literature (i.e. etudes, solos, excerpts, recordings, books, articles, etc.); and 4) familiarizing students with current percussion pedagogical philosophies and historical performance practice issues.
MUSIC 1617, sec 1
Acceptable for majors and non-majors. This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental technique of drumset performance. The course goals are to: 1) introduce basic technique for the four limbs/instruments of the drumset; 2) provide a historical survey of the evolution of the drumset with regards to equipment; 3) provide biographical sketches of significant drummers from each decade in relation to style of music.
MUSIC 2648: PERCUSSION 1
Acceptable for majors and non-majors. This course is designed for the music education major preparing for a job as an ensemble director. The instruments covered in this class are: snare drum, keyboard percussion, timpani, orchestral accessories, some world percussion, and percussion section literature. The course goals are to: 1) address fundamental performing skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, volume, sticking, rolls); 2) expose students to beginning literature for each instrument category; and 3) provide a basic sequential plan for teaching proper technique on the above instruments
MUSIC 2649: PERCUSSION 2
Acceptable for majors and non-majors. This course is designed for the music education major preparing for a job as an ensemble director. The instruments covered in this class are: drumset, marching percussion, concert percussion ensemble, and care and maintenance of the instruments. The course goals are to: 1) address fundamental performing skills (i.e. posture, grip, striking motion, volume, sticking, rolls); 2) expose students to beginning literature for each instrument category; and 3) provide a basic sequential plan for teaching proper technique on the above instruments
MUSIC 8085: PRB: PERFORMANCE/PEDADOGY
Acceptable for graduate students only. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to allow graduate students to study certain areas of pedagogy practice within the field of percussion. It is set up as a type of independent study where the student and teacher decide a topic to be researched and a paper and presentation follows toward the end of the semester.
MUSIC 8090: RESEARCH IN MUSIC
Acceptable for graduate students for research on thesis. May be repeated for credit. This course is designed to allow graduate students to study certain aspects of percussion that may pertain to their thesis.
