MUSE 150 - Horn Ensemble

(1 unit)

This course focuses on the preparation, rehearsal, and performance techniques essential to chamber music specific to the French Horn. Students will develop skills in chamber ensemble rehearsal etiquette, leadership, and musical interpretation and style, while exploring a wide range of repertoire.

Maximum units a student may earn: 8

Prerequisite(s): Instructor Permission

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate professional ethics and conduct, through prompt and accurate preparation of assigned repertoire, and adherence to attendance policy.
2. demonstrate technical competency as ensemble and solo performers through the performance of accurate notes and rhythms, and skills such as listening, tuning, blending and balancing, and playing/singing together.
3. demonstrate expressive competency through skills such as appropriate articulation/style, phrasing, and pacing of musical energy.
4. demonstrate ability to make musical decisions based on the context of listening, history, performance practice, and music theory.
5. demonstrate an appreciation of aesthetic experience through music performance and literature.

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