PFET
361 PFET FOR WINDS, BRASS,STRINGS, & MALLETS 1
Instructor:
___________________________________________
Mailbox:
___________ Phone: _________
Office: __________ Office
hours: ________________
Course Chair: Steve Prosser
Course Description: Ear training with an emphasis on
practical performance experience. Recognizing pitch, rhythm, harmony, and
timbre by ear and responding on the student's instrument in class. Some dictation. Some non-syllabic sight singing.
Course Objective: PFET 361 and 362 form a two-course
group whose intent is to improve the student's aural skills in connection with
the principal instrument. Upon
satisfactory completion of this course the student will be better able to
instrumentally reproduce what is heard both internally and externally.
Required Textbook: No purchase necessary.
Class Operation, Out-of-class
Preparation: Class members
will play extensively during each class with emphasis on melodic and harmonic retention. Practice routines and other outside
work will be assigned. In order to maintain satisfactory standing in this
class, approximately two hours per week of out-of-class preparation are
recommended.
Midterms: March 8-12
Final Exams: May 3-7
Grading Criteria:
A (90-100) Superior,
Exceptional; control of course material enables excellent production.
B (80-89) Good;
grasp of material enables above-average production.
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C (70-79) Average;
assimilation of material enables acceptable production.
D (60-69) Below
Average; exposure to material enables poor, but passable production.
F (below 60) Not
passing; assimilation of material insufficient to demonstrate acceptable
productive capacity.
Final Grade Determination: Your final grade will be determined by
considering the following components at the indicated weights:
50% Attendance
20% Class participation
10% Attitude
10% Midterm exam
10% Final project
Attendance Policy: If your fourth unexcused absence occurs
before the "W" deadline (see below), the instructor may withdraw you
from the course. If your fourth
absence occurs after this deadline, a course grade of F may result. Note that attendance figures heavily in
final grade determination. This is
a class that must be attended on a regular basis in order to provide full
benefit. Withdrawal is not
automatic. It is ultimately your
responsibility to initiate withdrawal proceedings prior to the "W"
deadline. In case of doubt, ask
the instructor or the Counseling Center.
Deadline for Course
Withdrawal: 5:00 pm Friday,
March 26, 2004. Neither the
instructor nor the student may initiate a "W" after that date.
PFET
361 PFET. FOR WINDS, BRASS, STRINGS, AND MALLETS 1
Topical Course Outline
For the 12-week Summer semester,
course topics shown on this outline will be rearranged to present in the
shorter term. A somewhat
accelerated pacing will eliminate any omission of course material.
1. a.
Introduce blues scale with just 63.
b.
Instructor plays two- and/or four-bar melodies from scale; student answers.
c. Use
blues tape for Week 1 (HAR 050).
d. Create
original melodies.
e. Call
and response.
f. Head
arrangements.
g. Games,
if time permits.
2. a.
Continue with blues scale exercise, expanded.
b.
Rhythmic imitation.
c.
Articulation and dynamics.
d.
Voice-lead simple progression.
e.
Melodic sequences.
f.
Exercises using tape.
g.
Original melodies, call and response, head arrangement, etc.
h. Games,
if time permits.
3. a.
Exercises using full blues scale.
b. Rhythmic
imitation.
c.
Articulation and dynamics.
d.
Voice-lead simple progression.
e.
Exercises with tape.
4. a.
Continue with blues scale through three or four different keys.
b. Longer
riff-type melodies (eight bars).
c. More
difficult rhythms.
d. Exercises
with tape.
5. a.
Continue blues scale exercises.
b. Begin
preparation for practice exam.
c.
Exercises with tape.
6.
a.
Exercises stressing individual performance.
b.
Rhythmic imitation preparation quiz.
c.
Melodic exercises (two and four bar).
d. Articulation.
e.
Prepared material.
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7.
Midterm exam part 1.
8.
Midterm exam part 2.
9.
a. Exercises
using diatonic melodies through three sharps and three flats.
b. Chord
tone recognition exercises.
c. Learning
simple riff-type tunes by rote.
d. Exercises
with tape.
e. Games,
if time permits.
10.
a. Exercises
with diatonic melodies.
b. Chord
tone recognition.
c. Tunes.
d. Exercises
with tapes.
e. Rhythmic
imitation.
f. Games.
11.
a. Continuation
of Week 10.
b. Introduction
of pitch/rhythm retention exercises.
12.
a. Continuation
of Week 11.
b. Continue
pitch/rhythm exercises.
13.
Continue with drill, tapes, tunes,
and pitch/rhythm exercises.
14.
a. Assignment
of projects.
b. Prepare
for final.
15.
Final exam part 1.
16.
Final Exam part 2.