BASSOON SYLLABUS

Fall 2008

 

Valanda L. Nelson

CAB – 1051

 

Bassoon Lab/Studio

 

 

Purpose               *     Lectures, clinics, demonstrations, master classes

                           *     Opportunity to exchange ideas

                           *     Opportunity for new music exploration, and critical 

                                      listening skills

                           *     Performance opportunity and critique

                           *     Reed making technique/skill development

 

Requirements     *     Attendance is mandatory. On weeks of Departmental Seminar (the last Tues of each month 3:30 -5pm) we will not have Studio.  All Music Majors and Minors are required to attend Departmental Seminar.  Please see schedule below.

                           *     All students are required to purchase materials ASAP 

                                     including a metronome and tuner.  REEDS ARE ALSO

                                     YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.  Please come prepared with your 

                                     own reeds.  We will explore reed making and

                                     adjustments, and I will be happy to work on your reeds

                                     for you.

                           *     Music Majors are required to attend ten concerts per

                                     semester.  At least six of these should be concerts where

                                     the bassoonist is not the performer.  Music Minors are

                                     required to attend five concerts.

 

 

Dates and Assignments – (subject to change)

 

August      25 –Introductions – goal setting (Note – Departmental Seminar is on Tuesday.  Usually we would not have Studio this day, but this is an exception.)    

 

September   1 – Labor Day – no studio

                     8 – Sectional Rehearsal

                    15 – Duets/Trios – Reed Making

                    22 – Performance/Critique

                    29 – No Studio (Departmental Seminar)  Dr. White is also giving a lecture recital this night at 7:30pm.  If you are free, please plan to attend.

                

October        6 – Fall Break             

                   13 – Sectional Rehearsal                       

                   20 – Reed Making/Performance Critique

                  27 – No Studio – Departmental Seminar

 

November        3 – Sectional Rehearsal

                       10 – Wilmington Symphony Dress Rehearsal – 7:30pm at Trask Coliseum – attend if you are available.  This will be your Studio for the week.

                        17 – Performance Critique/Jury Preparation

                        24 – Performance Critique/Jury Preparation (Note – Departmental Seminar is Tuesday, but being so close to Juries, we need to meet.)

 

December         1 – Final Studio – Jury Prep/Reed Adjustment if necessary

 

 

Bassoon Lessons

 

 

Studio Goal

 

This course is directed toward preparing the bassoon student to become a proficient instrumentalist, artist and/or teacher.  Lessons are designed to provide the student with an opportunity to become familiar with different materials, and approaches in performance and pedagogy.  Each student will be expected and required to develop his/her own goals as a player and as a teacher.

 

Please come prepared and warmed up for your lesson.  All students are expected to purchase materials including, etude books, sheet music (no copies allowed), reeds, reed making tools and accessories.

 

Objectives

 

         *     Establishment of proper practice habits.

         *     Development of proper embouchure and breath support.

         *     Ensemble and solo performance

 

Materials (partial list)

 

         *     Weissenborn Opus 8, No. 1

*           Pares: Scales for Bassoon

*           Milde: Concert Studies for bassoon Opus 26 Volume 1

 

 

 

 

Solos (partial list)

 

         *     Galliard - Six Sonatas

         *     Stevens - Three pieces

         *     Telemann - Sonata in F minor

         *     Vivaldi - Sonata in A minor

         *     Other Solos as approved by instructor

 

Orchestral Studies (may also be utilized in bassoon studio)

        

         Scales and Arpeggios

         *     All major, minor and chromatic scales

 

Required Reading

         *     William Spencer: The Art of Bassoon Playing

         *     Mark Popkin and Loren Glickman - Bassoon Reed Making

 

                 

Evaluation

 

 

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         *     A grade will be earned for each lesson.  A missed lesson (unexcused) 

                 will count as a zero.

         *     Final semester grades will be determined by the following

                 percentages:

               

                50%      Average of weekly lessons

                 25%      Final jury grade

                25%      Bassoon lab and concert attendance ( perfect attendance =A,

                              0-3 absences = B, 4 absences =C, etc)      

 

 

 

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