I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Percussion Ensemble

2. Course Prefix & Number:
MUSC 1419

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits - Variable: 0-1

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This performing ensemble encompasses age levels from high school to adult and musicianship levels from intermediate to expert in a percussion ensemble setting. The ensemble prepares and performs traditional and contemporary percussion ensemble literature in public performance with one concert per year in addition to public performances in varying venues as opportunities arise. This course is repeatable. MnTC Goal 6

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

MUSP 155 Percussion Ensemble, St. Cloud State University, 1 credit
MUSI 258 Percussion Ensemble, University of WI-Eau Claire, 1 credit

 

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Read and perform written music for group performance.
Utilize appropriate technology	Demonstrate the ability to use web-based digital music in every rehearsal.
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals	Create a situation where all members must cooperate to achieve a successful musical performance.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Contribute leadership and group effort within their section of the band (MnTC Goal 6);
• Play cohesively as part of the group (MnTC Goal 6);
• Read and interpret concert band literature with appropriate style and sound (MnTC Goal 6);
• Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities; prepare and perform compositions from various historical periods and band music styles;
• Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context;
• Describe what the compositions represent in the context of the period in which they were created;
• Respond critically to the compositions being prepared and to the quality of the performance (MnTC Goal 6);
• Engage in the creative process by contributing their interpretive and musical skills in the preparation process (MnTC Goal 6); and 
• Articulate their reactions to the music, the performance and the preparation process (MnTC Goal 6).

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Warm up
• Individual tuning
• Group tuning
• Major scales
2. Rehearse
• Discussion of historical music period
• Discussion of music style
• Rehearsal of compositions appropriate to the skill level of the performers
3. Performance
• Annual concerts
• Concerts on other occasions as determined by instructor