Stringed Instrument Pedagogy II
MUSC 3872 – 2 credit hours
Syllabus
Instructors: Dr. Michael Palumbo, 801-626-6991
mpalumbo@weber.eduViktor Uzur, 801-626-6441
viktoruzur@weber.eduShi-Hwa Wang, 801-626-6929
swang@weber.eduAdditional input provided by Ann Cox, Adjunct Instructor of Violin.
Term: Alternate spring semesters beginning spring 2011
Prerequisites: Stringed Instrument Pedagogy I MUSC 3871
Textbooks: No text is required for the class. Students will be expected to purchase several stringed instrument books as appropriate to the individual student’s specific instrument.
Reserve in the library: Paul Rolland:
The Teaching of Action in String Playing pub. by Boosey and HawkesPhyllis Young:
Playing the String Game pub. by University of Texas Press2009
ASTA String Syllabus Volume One pub. by American String Teachers AssociationIvan Galamian:
Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching pub. by Prentice HallEd. Gregory Barnes:
Playing and Teaching the Viola pub. American Strings Teachers AssociationG. Jean Smith:
Cellist’s Guide to the Core Technique pub. American String Teachers Association.Barry Ross:
A Violinist’s Guide for Exquisite Intonation pub. American String Teachers AssociationBarry Ross:
A Violist’s Guide for Exquisite Intonation pub. American String Teachers AssociationGordon Epperson:
The Art of Cello Teaching pub. American String Teachers AssociationHarold Turbyfill:
Basic String Maintenance: A Teacher’s Guide pub. American String Teachers AssociationMarianne Murray Perkins:
A Comparison of Violin Playing Techniques pub. American String Teachers Assocation.
Course Description: The class will meet formally for two hours a week. Class work will consist of lectures on general and specific techniques of teaching students at the intermediate and advanced levels of instruction. The course is designed to train stringed instrument players to teach intermediate and advanced students in a private studio setting.
All students will continue to do internships with the WSU String Project this semester. This internship with the String Project will involve more direct and continuous contact with the Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the String Project’s advanced class of junior high school and high school students. The students will learn more about rehearsal techniques for an advanced heterogeneous ensemble, These techniques include choosing appropriate music for an ensemble, planning for efficient time use in a rehearsal, choosing appropriate articulations for maximum musical effect, and many other topics.
In this semester the Pedagogy students will continue to teach private lessons an additional hour each week. As in the first semester class this will involve either two one-half hour lessons, or one one-hour lesson to more advanced students from the Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The appropriate instrument faculty member will mentor these lessons and provide feedback.
Grading will be based on:
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20% In-class testing•
20% In-class presentations•
50% Observation of private teaching•
10% Observation of String Project teaching