Coronado High School

Syllabus

Percussion Ensemble

 

General Information

 

Fall/Spring 2006-2007                                     Instructor: Dr. Schultz Bennett

 

Rehearsals:       3rd Period                                            Room Number B104

                       

Course Description

 

This course is designed to provide the students with experience in marching and performing at concerts and festivals.  The students will also gain valuable skills to effectively rehearse in a musical group, self-criticism, and artistic principles of musical expression through movement and equipment work

 

Course Objectives

 

It is assumes that the students taking this course have had previous music experience.  This class is not for the beginning instrumentalist.  Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

 

1.      Technical skills of performing on required equipment

2.      Aspects of artistic performance

3.      Skills in rehearsal preparation and procedures

4.      Evaluation skills

5.      Leadership skills

6.      Teaming skills

 

Course Structure

 

The format of this course will be marching rehearsals, and sectional rehearsals.

 

Text and Required Materials

 

  • Each student must have a pencil at all rehearsals
  • Each student must have sticks for each rehearsal
  • Each student must have their music every rehearsal and performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Outline

 

This course is structured to isolate and improve communication in the concerns of musical preparation, ear training, score marking, and interpretation.  The following aspects of music will be studied:

 

1.      Music Rehearsal

2.      Ensemble Balance

3.      Sticking and Terminology

4.      Music Phrasing and note grouping

5.      Focal points of a melodic line

6.      Festivals

7.      Major/Minor Scales

8.      Style Characteristics

9.      Music Form

10.  Musicality

11.  Skill packets on Timpani, Mallets, Snare Drum, and auxiliary instruments

 

Evaluation Method

 

            70%                 of the grade will be based in regular rehearsal attendance, attitude,

and preparation

30%                 of the grade will be based on the member’s improvement.

 

Grading Policy

 

Students will be graded using a point system.

  • 20 points per class day
  • 100 points per football games
  • 200 points per festival
  • Tardies will result in a 5 point deduction per occurrence
  • Not having and instrument or participating in class will be a 10 point deduction per occurrence

 

Course Policies

 

  • Regular attendance is required
  • Regular evaluation in class is impossible to reschedule
  • All written assignments must be typed
  • Performances are considered a test.
  • If a student is going to miss a performance of any kind, Dr. Bennett is to be notified in writing two weeks prior of the performance that is going to be missed unless it is an emergency.  If the absence is unexcused it will result in a grade of F.

 

Contact Information

 

At this time, the best way to contact Dr. Bennett is through email: sbennett@susd.org

Please visit the Coronado Don’s Band website www.donsband.org.