Trumpet Studio Syllabus
Dr. James Zingara
Office Phone 670-3323; e-mail: jzingara@troy.edu
Syllabus developed August 1998; Revised
January 2007
http://spectrum.troy.edu/~jzingara/
Course Purpose
This course is intended
for music majors and minors at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Its
purpose is to develop the student's technical capabilities, knowledge of
literature, pedagogical skills and overall musicianship in order to achieve
the goal of professional competence and to provide a means of self-actualization
for the potential performer, educator and life-long musician.
Evaluation
The student will be
evaluated at the beginning of each term in order to determine the relative
strength of basic skills involved in trumpet performance. A plan of study
will then be determined by the instructor, and the assignment of exercises,
solos, etudes and other literature will be selected with emphasis strongly
placed on those basic skills that need the most attention. The student
will be re-evaluated at the end of the term in order to determine progress
and growth.
Lessons
1. The student is expected
to practice every day as this is the assigned homework for the student's
major instrument. 2
hours
are required for trumpet majors; 1/2 hour is required for non-majors. These
are minimum requirements.
2. If the student is
not prepared for a lesson, he will be asked to leave with a failing
grade for that week.
3. Lessons can be made
if the instructor is notified in advance. Illness and a university
excuse are the only valid excuses.
4. All students enrolled
will play a jury as a final exam.
Grades
Warm-up/Fundamentals
Class
A trumpet studio warm-up/fundamentals
class will be offered as a supplement to the weekly private lesson. The
class will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30AM to 8:20AM
in the Choral Room. Topics covered will include breathing, tone studies,
technical exercises, lip slurs, single and multiple articulation and range
building. Emphasis will be placed on the building of a practice routine.
Although everyone is welcome to every class, all trumpet majors and minors
MUST attend at least 4 times during the course of the semester. Failure
to do so will preclude that student from receiving the grade of “A” for
the semester. If the student cannot attend the class due to a previous
class conflict, an independent research project will be assigned pertaining
to building different practice routines.
Recitals
The Wednesday afternoon
(1:00 pm) recitals and masterclasses are
mandatory for all music majors; the lesson attendance policy will be in
effect. All trumpet students (both major and non-major) will be required
to attend all recitals given by the trumpet studio. This is to include
performances given by the instructor, guest artists, and fellow students.
Reasonable excuses will be accepted.
Masterclasses
The Wednesday afternoon masterclasses
(1:00 pm, alternating with recital weeks) are also mandatory. Students
will be required to keep a notebook containing class notes and handouts.
The notebook will count for 5% of the overall grade. Failure to submit
a notebook will result in the grade of Incomplete for the semester. Students
who are unable to attend masterclass (due
to class conflict) may compose two five page pedagogical papers to satisfy
the notebook requirement.