UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE

 

 

APM 106-406:  Applied Horn Lessons                                                                       Instructor:  Erin Schmidt

Time:  Arranged                                                                                                        Home Phone:  490-3692

Location:  FA 29                                                                                                      Office Phone:  479-2718

e-mail:  es76@evansville.edu                                                    Office Hours: posted on studio door & by appt.                                                                                                                               

Course Objectives:

 

Students taking this course will develop:

Ÿ         improved playing skills such as articulation, breathing, fingering, transpositions, tone quality, intonation and endurance.

Ÿ         a deeper understanding of the horn and its history.

Ÿ         creative and efficient practice strategies.

Ÿ         musical sensitivity.

Ÿ         an understanding of the music and the composer’s historical significance.

Ÿ         a thorough knowledge of music notation and language.

Ÿ         a greater awareness of melody, harmony, tempo, dynamics, form and style.

 

Lessons:

 

Lessons will be held on a weekly basis.  Lessons falling on a University holiday (except for Thanksgiving and Spring Break) will be made up or arranged for another day of the week.

 

Students registered for one credit hour will receive a half hour lesson.  Students registered for two credit hours will receive a one hour lesson.

 

Based upon the student’s needs and abilities, lessons will consist of comprehensive studies of solos, etudes and orchestral music.  Technical exercises and scale studies may also be used to improve the student’s technique.

 

 

Practice:

 

Practicing is of utmost importance for the student to grow and succeed.  Students are expected to practice at least one hour per day.  Students will also come to each lesson prepared (i.e.  have all music and equipment)  and be ready to play.  Please warm up prior to the lesson and be on time!  Lessons begin at the appointed time -- if late, the lost time will not be made up.

 

 

Attendance:

 

Students must give at least a 24 hour notice if they must miss a lesson.  If the absence is excused, the lesson will be rescheduled at the instructor’s earliest convenience.  If proper notice is not given, the lesson will not be made up.  The unexcused lesson will result in a grade of “F” for that lesson. 

 

Grading:

 

Grades are based on the following:

 

Ÿ         weekly lesson grade – 100 points per lesson (approximately 12-13 lessons/semester)

Ÿ         jury grade – 600 points

Ÿ         recital/concert attendance (see music major’s handbook)

 

Weekly lessons will be graded on progress and material covered from week to week, attendance, timeliness and attention/participation.

 

 

Student Recitals and Concert Attendance:

 

Students are expected to perform on at least one student workshop per semester.  Freshman are excused from playing on a student workshop their first semester, but are encouraged to play if they feel ready.

 

Students are strongly encouraged to attend EPO concerts and any other event featuring the horn.  These events can count toward the required attendance at 15 performances. 

 

 

Juries:

 

Students are required to play a jury at the end of the semester which serves as their playing final.  Material to be performed on the jury normally includes a solo with accompanist, etudes and/or orchestral excerpts.  The duration of the jury will be ten minutes.  Please watch for a jury sign-up sheet to be posted near the end of the semester. 

 

Students who perform full or half recitals after the first half of the semester are excused from juries but are excepted to continue learning new repertoire (etudes, solos and excerpts) after the recital is over and for the remainder of the semester.

 

 

Required Equipment:

 

Ÿ         Instrument and mouthpiece

Ÿ         Mutes - if needed

Ÿ         Assigned music (student will be allowed 2 weeks to purchase music)

Ÿ         Metronome

Ÿ         Tuner

Ÿ         3 ring binder for lesson notes and other horn information

 

 

Accompanists:

 

It is the student’s responsibility to secure the services of a competent piano accompanist for juries and recitals.  See the Music Student Handbook for the procedure in securing an accompanist.  If a student accompanist is not assigned, names of accompanists can be suggested by the instructor.

 

For Student Workshops and Juries, the student is required to perform the solo pieces with accompanist for the instructor a minimum of two separate times prior to the recital and/or jury.  No exceptions will be made;  therefore, thorough pre-planning is essential.