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Lesson Syllabus

Music 164-464. Applied Bassoon.
Daniel Lipori, Instructor

1. OFFICE HOURS: TBA
Office Phone: 963-1242
Email: liporid@cwu.edu
Web Page: http://www.cwu.edu/~liporid

Also whenever my office door is open, feel free to come in if you have any questions or problems concerning this course.

2. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND GOALS:

Applied bassoon is intended to provide the college-level bassoon player with the necessary instruction to continue to improve his/her performance abilities.

The objectives for the quarter are:
1. to increase the student’s musical knowledge.
2. to increase the student’s technical ability on the bassoon.
3. to increase the student’s knowledge of the standard literature for the bassoon.
4. to provide the student with instruction in preparation for their jury examinations, recitals, or other performances. (See Studio Juries and Repertoire Lists for representative examples)

3. TEXTS AND OTHER MATERIALS:

a. Required Materials:

Students are required to provide all lesson materials, including solos, etudes, orchestral excerpts and scale studies. These materials can be obtained from most music stores and music libraries. A good source for ordering music is Trevco Music at http://www.trevcomusic.com. Students who do not obtain the required materials after a reasonable amount of time will receive a lower quarter grade.

4. APPLIED LESSON AND STUDIO CLASS SCHEDULE, AND ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Lessons will be scheduled at the beginning of each quarter. Studio class will be held on alternate Thursdays from 2-2:50pm or at another arranged time in Room 222. PLEASE NOTE: Studio classes are mandatory. A student must notify me at least 24 hours in advance if he/she cannot attend a scheduled lesson. Contacting me in person, by email, liporid@cwu.edu, or by phone, (509) 963-1242, are the only acceptable ways of notifying me. A make-up lesson time will be arranged if a regular lesson is missed. If the student misses a make-up, the lesson will be forfeited. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for a make-up lesson. Each student will be allowed a maximum of two excused absences per quarter including studio classes. Each absence after this will result in a lowering of one letter grade per class missed. Unexcused absences from these classes will result in a lowering of one grade per class missed. In addition, the student is expected to attend the recitals or performances presented by members of the bassoon studio. Missing a required recital is considered an unexcused absence and the lesson grade for the quarter may be lowered.

5. STUDIO JURIES:

In addition to the end of the quarter departmental juries, each student will perform a studio jury. This jury will take place during the final lesson of the quarter. The requirements are as follows:

Music 164 Level:
An Etude chosen by the instructor
All major scales and arpeggios

Music 264 Level:
An etude or exercise chosen by the instructor
All minor scales and arpeggios

Music 364 Level:
An etude or exercise chosen by the instructor
All major and minor scales in thirds Music

464 Level:
An etude or exercise chosen by the instructor
Two orchestral excerpts chosen by the instructor

6. STUDIO CLASS/CONVOCATION PERFORMANCES AND/OR PRESENTATIONS:

All students must perform on a minimum of one studio class per quarter. Grades will be lowered one half letter grade if the studio class performance is not played.

All students beginning their second year of study must perform on at least one convocation per year. Performance majors must perform on two convocations each year. This may also be an ensemble performance. It is the responsibility of the student to obtain the date of the convocation performance.

All students in their third or fourth year of study must give a studio class presentation pertaining to their major. The topic of presentation must be approved by the instructor.

7. DEPARTMENTAL JURIES:

All students are required to present a jury at the end of each quarter for the woodwind area faculty. The repertoire performed will be determined by the teacher and student. When a student is advancing up a lesson level (i.e. moving from 164 to 264) they must have an accompanist for any piece that calls for it. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for an accompanist.

8. RECITALS:

Recitals required for a particular degree must present a recital preview for the woodwind area faculty at least two weeks prior to the recital. If this is not done, the recital will not take place.

Students will not be permitted to perform a non-required recital without the permission of the woodwind area faculty. Students wishing to give a non- required recital music submit their request in writing to the woodwind area faculty. If accepted, a recital preview must occur at least two weeks prior to the recital of the recital will not take place.

9. PREPARATION AND PRACTICE:

Students are expected to be prepared for each lesson. If it is apparent that a student has not practiced his/her assigned lesson, they may be asked to leave and that lesson will be counted as an absence and forfeited. The student will receive one of the following grades for each lesson:

A- All of the lesson was excellently prepared.
B- The lesson was adequately prepared.
C- Some of the lesson was prepared.
D, F- Lesson was not prepared.

10. GRADING:

Grades will be determined by the following criteria:

Studio Jury Grade 20%
Preparation of applied lesson (See Preparation and Practice above) 40%
Departmental Jury Performance 20%
Studio Class/Convocation performances and/or presentations 20%

11. REPERTOIRE LISTS:

Music to be studied each year will vary some, depending on the student’s ability and past music learned. Below are representative samples (not a complete list), of music that will typically be studied at the college level.

Music 164 Level:

Etudes:
Milde-Scale Studies
Weissenborn- 50 Advanced Studies

Solos:

Vivaldi- Bassoon Concerti
Galliard- Sonatas

Orchestral Excerpts:

Dukas- Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Stravinsky- Firebird

Music 264 Level:

Etudes:

Piard- Scale Studies
Jancourt- Melodius Studies

Solos:

Mozart- Concerto K. 191
Hindemith- Sonata

Orchestral Excerpts:

Tchaikovsky- Symphonies 4, 5, 6
Prokofiev- Peter and the Wolf

Music 364 Level:

Etudes:

Piard- Arpeggio Studies
Jacobi- Caprices

Solos:

Weber- Concerto
Fasch- Sonata

Orchestral Excerpts:

Ravel- Bolero
Stravinsky- Rite of Spring

Music 464 Level:

Etudes:

Gambaro- Studies
Milde- Concert Studies

Solos:

Etler- Sonata
Tansman- Suite

Orchestral Excerpts:

Beethoven- Symphony No. 4
Mozart- Marriago of Figaro Overture