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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2016 through Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- MUP 177C
- Course Title:
- Applied Music/Violincello
- Credit Hours:
- 1-2
- Lecture Hours:
- 10
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Addendum to Course Description
All applied music students are required to attend weekly lessons, attend weekly performance classes, participate in public performance, and complete a music jury. A substantial amount of out-of-lesson practice time is required.
Intended Outcomes for the course
- Use an understanding of beginning/intermediate-level musicianship and performance etiquette to prepare and rehearse intermediate solo cello repertory.
- Use an understanding of beginning/intermediate music literacy to prepare and rehearse intermediate-level solo cello repertory for performance.
- Use a basic understanding of stylistic distinctions in intermediate solo cello repertory to accurately interpret music in performance.
- Use a basic understanding of the cello to improve as a performer.
Aspirational Goals
Public performance of assigned repertoire demonstrating solid technique, musicianship and proper performance practice. (minimum of two area recitals in addition to final performance.)
Sightread excerpts of beginning/intermediate level repertory.
Participation in final recital and jury.
Successful completion of material assigned by private instructor.
Course Activities and Design
The material for the course will be presented in a one-on-one hands-on format.
Students will be required to perform in a final student recital and must pass
a performance jury at the end of every term before moving on to the next term of study.
Students are expected to participate in chamber ensembles and are required to perform a minimum of two times per term in the weekly music performance area recitals.
Students will demonstrate good tone production, solid technique, rhythmic precision, proper performance practice, good musicianship and perform scales and arpeggios at required tempi.
Students will learn and perform from memory representative works from contrasting styles and eras.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Public music performance of material covered in lessons.
Completion of music jury at the end of the term - featuring qualitative and quantitative demonstration.
Attendance and participation in applied performance sessions.
Participation and preparation of material assigned during lessons.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
First Year Required Materials:
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Fundamentals: Posture, body and hand position, bowing, intonation, shifting, vibrato
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Technique: Three octave major and minor scales and arpeggios
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Preparation exercises in double stops, harmonics, glissandi and thumb position.
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Recommended Etudes: Dotzauer, Duport, Piatti, Lee, Merk, Greutzmacher, Franchomme
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Suggested Repertoire: J.S. Bach Cello Suites (individual movements), Haydn Concerti (individual movements, excerpts),
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Demonstrate basics: Bowing, Vibrato, Good Tone Production, Double Stops
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All major and minor scales and arpeggios (three octaves)