MUSE 180: Summer Instrumental Music Academy

• Recognize and correctly translate, interpret and respond to music notation terms and symbols found in selected wind band and chamber winds literature.
• Interpret musical style and select the appropriate performance approach for selected wind band and chamber winds literature
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize the concept of concert key for primary instrument.
• Produce an acceptable characteristic instrumental tone quality on primary instrument.
• Control and adjust intonation within the standard range of primary instrument's tessitura
• Correctly interpret and accurately project standard musical rhythm on primary instrument.
• Correctly interpret and accurately project dynamic shaping in selected wind band and chamber winds literature.
• Project their individual part with control of balance and blend and recognize and critique the achievement of balance and blend by the other members and sections of the ensemble.

1. Assessment of individual students' entry instrumental proficiency
2. Review of scholastic ensemble rehearsal and performance etiquette
3. Review and development of tone production techniques
4. Review and development of intonation adjustment techniques
5. Review and development of stylistic articulation techniques
6. Introduction to technical velocity development strategies
7. Introduction to standard instrumental music notation terminology
8. Introduction to conductor gestural commands
9. Review and development of a personal practice regimen
10. Introduction to the concert key concept for students' primary instrument
11. Introduction to standard musical rhythm concepts
12. Introduction to individual, sectional and ensemble balance and blend concepts
13. Review and development of phrasing, expression and dynamics techniques
14. Review and development of sight-reading skills
15. Ongoing presentation of the historical, cultural, stylistic, theoretical, interactional, structural and formal elements of the wind band and chamber winds literature rehearsed and performed
16. Review of the standard categories, instruments and procedures of wind band and chamber winds performance evaluation
17. Preparation and performance of wind band and chamber winds ensemble literature focusing on individual part performance proficiency integrated with ensemble awareness

In addition to the lecture led portion of full ensemble rehearsals, instrument sections and section groupings meet weekly to review, develop and assess:

1. Tone production techniques
2. Intonation adjustment techniques
3. Articulation techniques
4. Technical velocity and tone flexibility skills
5. Musical rhythm reading skills
6. Musical rhythm execution and precision
7. Phrasing, expression and dynamics techniques
8. Individual, sectional and ensemble balance and blend 
9. Concert key transposition skills
10. Observe and evaluate recorded wind band performances
11. Prepare assigned wind band literature for public performance and or studio recording