Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Woodwind-Advanced

 Title Abbreviation:   WOODWIND-ADVANCED

 Department:    MUSC

 Course #:    279

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    1.5

 CIP:    500901

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018


 Course Description  

Applied music instruction. Individual instruction in voice or instrument for music majors only which focuses on the practical application of musical principles to performance. Must be concurrently enrolled in one of the following: MUSC& 141, 142, 143 or 241, 242, 243. May also be taken by non-music majors depending on circumstance. No more than 1 credit per quarter to a maximum of 6 credits.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Music Department Chair permission required. Audition may be required.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 0

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
WWU 214, 314

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Student's ability to perform will be enhanced.
  2. tudent will have knowledge of his/her voice and the techniques needed to master performance.
  3. Student will become familiar with various musical styles and genres as they apply to his/her level of ability.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally.
6.4 Use self-reflection to recognize and define a sense of self-identity in personal, social/gender, and/or cultural/global terms and in relationship to others.
6.5 Develop self-monitoring and self-advocacy skills to effect positive life changes.

7. Aesthetics & Creativity

Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
7.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process.

Course Contents

  1. Music literature appropriate to the student's playing ability.
  2. Specific study in performance technique as it applies to the instrument.
  3. Style and structure of music as it applies to the instrument
  4. Performance in student recitals required.