Trumpet Recital Syllabus – 2017-2018
(revised Fall, 2017)
MUS3340 Junior RecitalDr. Jim Buckner
MUS4351 Senior RecitalRFA 216
870-230-5410
Audition/Permission of Instructor
Course Descriptions
MUS 3340. Junior Recital. This course represents the applied music project for junior music performance majors. A public recital will be given during junior-level applied study and with the approval of the applied teacher. This course is taken in addition to applied music during the Junior Recital semester. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Sophomore Performance Assessment and applied music as required by the degree.Students must have passed off Charlier Etudes numbers 1-12.
MUS 4351. Senior Recital. This course represents the final applied music project for music majors. A public recital will be given after the completion of junior-level applied study and with the approval of the applied teacher. This course should be taken in lieu of applied music during the Senior Recital semester. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Sophomore Performance Assessment and applied music as required by the degree.In order to prepare a recital, students must have passed off Charlier Etudes numbers 1-12.
Course Objectives
Students enrolled in Junior Recital or Senior Recital are expected to strive for the highest standards of excellence. All students will be expected to improve playing skills and musicality and learn and perform solo repertoire appropriate to their playing level.
Students are expected to check their e-mail daily, Monday-Friday, and once during the weekend while school is in session to ensure that you do not miss important announcements.
Cell Phones
Use of cell phones is not allowed except for functions such as tuner, metronome, recorder, etc.
Recording
Either students or the faculty member may record lessons. These may not be posted to the internet without written permission of the faculty member and the student.
Attendance/Make-Up Policy
The student should warm up prior to each lesson and be on time. The instructor will wait for the student five minutes after the assigned lesson time. The student is expected to wait for the instructor ten minutes after the assigned lesson time.
Whenever possible, the student is expected to give 24-hour notice when it is necessary to miss a lesson.Without prior notice (in-person, telephone, or e-mail) the student will receive an "F" for the lesson; missed lessons are made up at the instructor's discretion.(Exceptions will be made for serious illness or a death in the family.) Lessons falling on University holidays or missed due to University ensemble tours are not made up. Lessons missed due to the instructor's absence will be rescheduled in advance whenever possible; University-related absences are not made up.
Students should be aware that it is often impossible to reschedule missed lessons. Therefore, students must make every effort to be at each lesson. (It is often possible to trade times with someone else – IF you plan ahead!)
A student will be dropped for excessive unexcused absences (three total in a semester). An excused absence is any absence due to illness (doctor's or nurse's note required), death in the immediate family, or University-associated field trip. Please check with the instructor in advance whenever possible to be certain the absence will be excused.
Instructional Procedures
Minimum Standards are maintained for each semester of study. When necessary, because of embouchure problems, etc., lesson content and requirements may be adjusted on an individual basis. (See below for repertoire guidelines by semester.)
Practice
Extensive individual practice is required at a rate of one hour per day per credit hour, including weekends and vacation periods.From the HSU Low Brass syllabus:
A statistic to remember: Practicing for one hour a day is barely more than a warm-up. If you practice for two hours a day, you will maintain your current level of playing. You will only make significant improvement if you practice for three or more hours a day.
Practice Log
Each student must maintain a practice log to include how much time was practiced each day and what material was practiced. (Do not include rehearsal time.) This is due at the beginning of each lesson. Failure to submit this log will result in a grade of “F” for that lesson.
Preparation: The lesson is not the time to practice! Students are not be allowed to practice during their lessons! In the event the teacher feels the student has not prepared adequately, the student may be dismissed for the remainder of the lesson.
Studio Class/Master Class/Recital Attendance
Your level of trumpet playing is based on what you have heard and will not be better than that. Knowledge of trumpet and brass repertoire is a prerequisite to good playing and teaching and will help you choose repertoire for your own recitals.
Participation in studio classes is required as well as attendance at concerts and master classes that have special relevance to this course. Note: completing Performance Lab minimums does not change these requirements.
All students are required to attend all trumpet recitals, and music majors are expected to attend all brass recitals. Plan ahead – there are NO excuses for missing these recitals. You will be notified as soon as possible when a required event is added to the calendar.
Failure to attend a trumpet recital or trumpet master class without the advanced permission of your instructor will lower your final grade by one letter grade.
Do not assume you have a good reason to miss -- this is the faculty member's decision.
Appropriate reading materials and research may be assigned as well.
Recitals
In order to prepare a recital, students must have passed off Charlier Etudes numbers 1-12. Junior recitals for performance majors are normally presented during the second semester of 356x. Senior recitals for all music majors are normally presented during the final semester in residence.Recitals need to be scheduled as early in the semester as possible to ensure a good audience.It is necessary to pay your accompanist and departmental fees.
Non-degree junior recitals are usually presented during the sixth or seventh semester of applied study and require the approval of the instructor and the music faculty as well the availability of the Recital Hall and a qualified accompanist.
All trumpet recitals must be scheduled prior to the last two weeks of the semester. See the Henderson Music Department Student Handbook for additional guidelines.
Students MUST pass a pre-recital hearingbefore
they will beallowed to perform their recital.
Instrumental Pre-Recital Hearing Policy
All students who have scheduled a recital will also be responsible for scheduling a pre-recital hearing at least 2 weeks prior to the recital date. This hearing is to determine whether the student is adequately prepared to perform their recital, both in regards to individual preparation and an adequate amount of rehearsal time with their accompanist. The hearing will be judged “Pass” or “Fail.” If the student fails the pre-recital hearing, their recital will be postponed until later in the semester or cancelled. Cancellation will result in a grade of “Incomplete” for MUS 4351 and the student will be able to re-schedule the recital for the following semester.
STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PRE-RECITAL HEARING
1. Student will schedule the pre-recital hearing to take place at least 2 weeks prior to the recital date.
2. Student will engage three music faculty members to be present at the hearing, one of whom must be the student’s applied instructor. The accompanist cannot be counted as one of the three. If a three-member committee cannot be scheduled, the student is responsible for recording the hearing and submitting this recording to the committee member(s) who could not attend.
3. Prepare the recital program at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing, consulting your applied instructor (both applied instructors when the recital is shared). Double-check spelling and dates for accuracy!
4. Three copies of the music must be presented at the hearing (and/or submitted to committee members in absentia).
5. The entire recital program will be performed in program order.
6. Dress appropriately for the pre-recital hearing. It is a performance!
Juries:Students performing Junior or Senior Recitals may be excused from a jury, at the instructor’s discretion. If the jury is performed, it will be a seven- to ten-minute jury at the end of the semester. Students need to complete repertoire and sheets prior to their jury. A jury sign-up sheet will be posted near the end of the semester.
Failure to perform at a jury will result in a grade of "F" from the jury unless the student is seriously ill or there is a death in the immediate family. In these situations the student will receive an incomplete. The student is expected to contact the instructor as soon as possible to arrange the incomplete, which must be removed during the first four weeks of the following semester.
Other
Brass Ensemble:Participation in Brass Ensemble each semester is strongly encouraged. This provides tremendous learning and performance opportunities and responsibilities.
Professional Membership: Students should be active members of the International Trumpet Guild. (
Grading Procedures
The final grade will be based on the difficulty of the music performed, the music growth of the student during the semester, and the quality of the recital.
Hearing Loss and Performance-Related Injury Prevention
As a musician, your hearing is one of your most valuable assets. Unfortunately, high exposure to sound-producing activities can lead to noise-induced hearing loss. While this can be temporary, it can lead to tinnitus (ringing in the ears), permanent loss of hearing (particularly in the higher frequencies), and deafness. In addition to affecting a student’s enjoyment of music, it also may render them incapable of continuing as a professional musician or music educator.
Musicians are also susceptible to musculoskeletal injury, particularly overuse injury. Failure to take adequate precautions can greatly shorten a student’s performing career.
Means to minimize risks associated with hearing loss and performance-related injuries will be discussed during applied lessons and/or master classes. Faculty members can only present information to students and offer resources and assistance in seeking professional medical help when needed. The student has the final responsibility to take proper precautions.
Students with Disabilities
It is the policy and practice ofHenderson State University to create inclusive learning environments. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or to accurate assessment of achievement – such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos – please notify the instructor as soon as possible. If you have not previously contacted the Disability Resource Center (Foster Hall first floor, 870-230-5475), you are encouraged to do so. For more information, visit the DRC website at
Student Academic Integrity
All students should have a copy of the Henderson State University Academic Integrity and Academic Conduct Policies & Processes. The policies described in this document are applicable to this course. If you do not have a copy of this document or if you do not understand any part of it, please let me know.
Equipment
Requirements: Students must provide their own equipment:
Instrument and Mouthpiece
Oil and Grease
Music / Mutes –metal straight mutes only
Metronome
Music Dictionary
Deadline:Students will be allowed two weeks to purchase assigned music. After that time the student will receive an "F" for each weekly lesson until the music is purchased. Most etude books are available in the Reddie Bookstore. Students must perform in public from original parts and with original accompaniments.
Loans:At times music or equipment belonging to the instructor or Henderson State University may be loaned to the student. Lost or damaged music or equipment will be replaced or repaired at the instructor's discretion. A hold will be placed on a student's grades until items are returned or replaced.
Representative Solo Repertoire
Anonymous/GervaiseSept dances
ArbanCarnival of Venice
ArutunianConcerto
BachSonata
BalayPrelude et ballade
Barat Andante et scherzo
BellstedtNapoli
BitschQuatre variations sur un thème de Domenico Scarlatti
BlochProclamation
BohrnstedtConcerto
BozzaCaprice
BozzaRustiques
CasteredeBrèves rencontres
CasteredeSonatine
CellierChevauchée fantastique
ChaynesConcerto
Clarke, H. L.Bride of the Waves
Clarke, H. L.Carnival of Venice
Clarke, H. L.Debutante, The
Clarke, H. L.From the Shores of the Mighty
Pacific
Clarke, H. L.Maid of the Mist, The
Clarke, H. L.Southern Cross, The
Clarke, H. L.Stars in a Velvety Sky
CoplandQuiet City
DonatoPrelude et allegro
EnescoLegend
FitzgeraldConcerto in a-flat minor
GabayeFeu d'artifice
GedalgeContest Piece
GianniniConcerto
GoedickeConcert Etude
GoeyensAll 'antica / HandelSuite in D major
Handel/FitzgeraldAria con variazioni
HaydnConcerto
HindemithSonata
HoneggerIntrada HovhanessPrayer of St.
Gregory
HubeauSonata
HummelConcerto
JolivetConcertino
JolivetConcerto No. 2
Kennan Sonata
Latham Suite
Llewellyn My Regards
MartinuSonatine
MouquetLegendeheroique
Mozart, L.Concerto in D major
NelhybelGolden Concerto
NerudaConcerto
PahkmutovaConcerto
PeasleeNight Songs
PeetersSonata
Persichetti TheHollow Men
PlanelConcerto
Purcell Sonata in D major
RiisagerConcertino
RopartzAndante et allegro
SchönbachKonzertnach Scarlatti
SchroetterFanfarette
StevensSonata
TartiniConcerto
TelemannConcerto in D major
TomasiConcert
TorelliConcertos
Viviani Sonata No. 1 and No. 2
WormserFantasie, thème, et variations
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