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2017-2018 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUSP 227 - Brass Major


1 hr (Sem I, II)
Private Music Lesson. This course is designed for students majoring in brass who are placed into the major level of study after auditioning for the music faculty. The course is required each semester for all brass majors. Weekly lessons will include (but will not be limited to) the fundamentals of proper breathing, tone production, embouchure, articulation, scales and arpeggios, playing technique and technical studies, etudes, and appropriate literature. During subsequent semesters of study, students will cover more advanced technical studies, scales and arpeggios, and appropriate literature (including major sonatas, concertos, etc.). Each student will perform a jury examination for the music faculty at the end of each semester of study, as well as perform in at least one student recital each semester. This course is repeatable for credit based on approval from the music faculty. There is a lab fee for this course. 1 private music lesson hour.