EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Foster Music Building — Room 208

Dr. Connie Rhoades, Associate Professor

Phone: 859-622-1342 — office
859-623-2106 — home
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To provide current and professionally accepted information regarding clarinet performance and teaching skills.
2. To acquaint the student with basic information regarding embouchure, tonguing, hand position, finger technique and stylistic interpretation.
3. To make available and accessible, source material which will initiate an interest and desire for achievement and communication.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Ten percent missed lessons is the maximum allowable unexcused absences. For two hours of credit, this means a maximum of two one hour classes. All unexcused absences beyond this shall be assigned the grade of F.

MISSED CLASSES:

1. If a student misses a class without notifying the Instructor a reasonable time in advance, the Instructor is not obligated to make up the class.
2. The Instructor will reschedule lessons of students who must miss classes for good cause and who have notified the Instructor a reasonable time in advance, preferably 24 hours minimum notice.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Create a notebook with the following categories:

1. Assembly
2. Care
3. Instrument Selection

1. Embouchure
2. Articulation Styles
3. Tongue Position
4. Tonguing

1. Hand Position
2. Finger Motion
3. Alternate Fingerings
4. Resonance Fingerings

1. Solo/Ensemble Music Lists
2. Books
3. Method Books
4. Recordings

1. Reeds
2. Mouthpieces
3. Ligatures

1. Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers of Suppliers

1. Perform a solo on clarinet.
2. Perform major scales and chromatic scale from low E to high C on clarinet.

GRADING PROCEDURES:

Grades are based on the following criteria:

1. Satisfactory completion of a well-organized Clarinet notebook.

2. Class attendance and lesson preparation.

3. The Instructor's estimate of the student's progress in a given semester.

3. Performance of solo and scales on clarinet at the end of the semester.

The Grading Scale is as follows:

90-100 = A

80- 89 = B

70- 79 = C

60- 69 = D

Below 60 = F

The first class will last for the full scheduled period.

If there is any individual in this class who is in need of academic accommodations and who is registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities, please make an individual appointment with the course instructor to discuss accommodations. Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in alternative forms. If any individual who is not registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities but has need of academic accommodations, please contact the Office directly either in person on the first floor of the Turley House or by telephone at (859) 622-1500 V/TTY.