MUS 194 - Campus Band

Description
Campus Band is designed for students and community members to continue their musical studies through playing in a wind band. The group will perform diverse works from original and transcribed sources. Campus Band is open to all GRCC students and community members with previous experience performing on band instruments. No audition is required to enroll. Campus band meets once per week and performs 2 concerts each semester. Grading is based both on attendance and punctuality to rehearsals and concerts and demonstrated competency of the music being studied in class. This course may be taken for credit, or no credit.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $10.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 4
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Associate of Music, A.M., Music, A.M. (Western Michigan University), Recording Technology, A.M.

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Students will apply appropriate technique towards achieving a high level of performance and effective musical expression.
Students will develop a sense of pulse, intonation, and tone quality in relation to balance/blend/technique within the ensemble.
Know and use active listening skills.
Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it.
Manage time effectively.

Course Outline:
I. Reading, preparation, and performance of musical compositions appropriate to the instrumentation and playing ability of the Ensemble.

II. Singing for intonation, blend Balance, and blend of band Pat-clapping for pulse recognition

III. Performance deportment

IV. Communication between conductor and group.

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 0-20%

Rehearsal: Active listening to other instrumentalists in the Ensemble: 30-40%

Ability to follow directionsof the conductor: 10-20%

Actively pat-clapping and beat of one exercise for pulse clarity: 10-20%

Singing pitches with different vowels for tone quality and balance: 10-20%

Sight-reading: 5-10%

Music analysis: 5-10%
Mandatory Course Components:
Students will regularly attend, be punctual, and actively involved in preparing for a successful concert experience.

Students will serve as role models for other ensemble members.
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Music Ensembles - 1:2-3
Total Music Ensemble Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 100296
Course CIP Code: 50.09
Maximum Course Enrollment: 65
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Music
Discipline: MUS
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor must have a high degree of musicianship. The instructor must possess a past history of developing instrumental groups at both the high school and college levels. The instructor must possess a wealth of knowledge in instrumental pedagogy, rehearsal techniques, instrumental literature, group interaction, and organization. The instructor should have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in Music or Music Education.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T17:56:38
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028