Syllabus for Brass Instrument Class: APST 276
MWF 9:00-9:50 |
2 Sem. Hrs. |
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Instructor: John Knight
Office: Central 5
Office Phone: 440/775-8270
Email: john.w.knight@oberlin.edu
First semester. The primary aim of this course, in compliance with the Music Education Division mission statement, is to prepare students for the art of teaching music by developing students' musicianship, pedagogy, and scholarship. Primarily for music education majors with an instrumental emphasis and others desiring knowledge of the basic fundamentals of brass technique. The course will include performance fundamentals on at least three brass instruments and materials and methods for brass instruction. APST 276 is a prerequisite for 277 except for those students who are at an advanced level of performing ability on a brass instrument and who have successfully completed an audition/interview with the instructor.
Projected Clinical and Field experience hours: 6
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Enrollment limit: 12.
- Materials
A. Textbook: Winslow and Green, Playing and Teaching Brass Instruments, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1961.
B. Supplementary materials to be distributed in class.
C. Assigned readings from journal articles.
D. Reading from text on reserve, including The Art of Trumpet Playing, Roger Sherman, Summy Birchard Company, 1984; The Art of French Horn Playing, Philip Farkas, 1961.
- Objectives
A. To develop playing habits and skills which will result in a firm basic technique on trumpet, French horn and trombone.
B. To examine and become familiar with pedagogical approaches for teaching these instruments that will obtain the above results.
C. To develop a knowledge of peripheries associated with each instrument studied, i.e., selection of mouthpieces, literature, maintenance and basic repair, etc.
D. To develop a resource for teaching through the compilation of notes and materials taken from this course and observation of area students.
- Competencies expected on each instrument:
A. Scales, arpeggios, etudes, solos and/or ensemble music of an intermediate level should be performed with a reasonable degree of proficiency, demonstrating characteristic tone and proper performance techniques.
B. Nomenclature pertaining to trumpet, French horn and trombone.
C. Transpositions commonly related to the instrument.
- Evaluation:
A. Preparation and class work, including attendance 30%.
B. Individual playing tests on trumpet, French horn and trombone 30%.
C. Examination based on assigned readings and lecture material at mid-semester and at the conclusion of the semester 20%.
D. Notebook - contents (including written summaries of readings from other than the textbook), coherence, legibility 20%.
Brass Course Calendar
| Session |
Assignment |
| 1 |
Teaching the Brass. William Cramer p. 421 |
| 2 |
Tips on Teaching Beginning Brass. Maurice Faulkner p. 714 |
| 3 |
Tips on Teaching Young Beginners. Bernard Fitzgerald p. 105 |
| 4 |
Brass Instrument Beginners. Daniel Tetzlaff p. 311 |
| 5 |
Brass Techniques for String Players. Daniel Tetzlaff p. 217 |
| 6 |
Teaching Coronet in Beginning Classes. James Neilson p. 99. |
| 7 |
Intonation Problems of Young Brass Players. Lenard Bowie p. 843. |
| 8 |
Articulation. Bernard Fitzgerald p. 5. |
| 9 |
Articulation and Rhythmic Precision for the Brass Player. Guy Kinney p. 838. |
| 10 |
Sherman, Ch. 1 - Handling the Trumpet |
| 11 |
Sherman, Ch. 2 - Hand Position and Playing Position |
| 12 |
Sherman, Ch. 3 - Breathing |
| 13 |
Sherman, Ch. 4 - The Embouchure |
| 14 |
Sherman, Ch. 5 - Tone Production |
| 15 |
Sherman, Ch. 6 - Articuluation |
| 16 |
Sherman, Ch. 7 - Legato Playing |
| 17 |
Sherman, Ch. 8 - The Mouthpiece |
| 18 |
Sherman, Ch. 15 - Vibrato |
| 19 |
Sherman, Ch. 16 - Transposition |
| 20 |
Sherman, Ch. 17 - Multiple Tonguing |
| 21 |
Sherman, Ch. 18 - Intonation Adjustment |
| 22 |
Sherman, Ch. 25 - Mutes |
| 23 |
Sherman, Ch. 27 - Fundamental Repair |
| 24 |
Sherman, Ch. 28 - Selected Literature |
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(The Trumpeter's Handbook, Roger Sherman) |
