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Course Syllabus

MUSC 4196 Brass Chamber Music IV

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Music
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
  • Repeatable: Yes.
  • Prerequisites: MUSC 3196 or permission of instructor. Audition required.
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2026
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2030
  • End Semester: Fall 2031
  • Optimum Class Size: 16
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

In this course students participate in a group ensemble experience on brass instruments. It is designed for proficient upper division level brass players. This ensemble will provide students with an opportunity to develop technical skill, sight-reading ability, and knowledge of the repertory related to the ensemble. It further allows students to synthesize musical, historical and cultural knowledge into meaningful artistic expression. This course may be repeated for credit.

Justification

Music majors in general and performance majors in particular are required to participate in a chamber music experience. Playing in this kind of ensemble provides a focus on intonation, articulation and style that is not possible to achieve in a larger ensemble. This meets ensemble requirements stipulated as NASM required coursework for students seeking the BMCM at Snow College. Most four-year institutions with music programs offer chamber music opportunities for undergraduates.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to integrate technical and stylistic mastery in performances
  2. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to accurately perform the rhythms, melodies and harmonies of the music selected by the director
  3. Upon successful completion of this course,students will be able to perform essential skills as part of a section, including, proper intonation blend and balance
  4. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to show proficiency in both speed and accuracy of literature learning
  5. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the music in its historical setting as well as the stylistic, expressive, and formal qualities associated with the particular era of music history

Course Content

Members of the ensemble will learn and perform appropriate literature as selected by the instructor. Content includes study of:
• Intonation
• Balance
• Blend
• Articulation
• Historical Context
• Performance Practice