MUS 197 - Wind Ensemble

Description
The college Wind Ensemble studies and performs works from all periods of music, appropriate to the instrumentation of the ensemble.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 3
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:
1. Students will apply appropriate technique towards achieving a high level of performance and effective musical expression.

2. Students will demonstrate a mastery of pulse, intonation, and tone quality in relation to balance/blend/technique within the ensemble.

3. Students will identify and interpret structural elements with the ensemble repertory.

4. Students will perform in a stylistically appropriate manner for the diverse social, historical, cultural and geographical backgrounds that their repertory is drawn, in order to achieve a stylistically informed performance.

5. Students will recognize, respond to, and model conducting gestures.

6. Students will regularly attend, be punctual, and actively participate and prepare for a successful ensemble experience.

7. Know and use active listening skills.

8. Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it.

9. Manage time effectively.

10. Work well in teams and with others.
Course Outline:
I. Reading, preparation, and performance of musical compositions appropriate to the instrumentation and playing ability of the Ensemble

II. Singing of chords for intonation, balance, and blend

III. Performance practice

IV. Performance deportment

V. Rhythmic accuracy, pat-clapping, and silent beat counting

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-20%

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

Ability to follow directions of the Conductor: 10-20%

Singing Parts: 10-20%

Pat Clapping: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
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:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Music Ensembles - 1:2-3
Total Music Ensemble Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100301
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)
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 conductor also should possess a minimum of a Master’s in Music or Music Education.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T17:56:45
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028