Applied Music I (MUS125)
Private instruction in piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, strings, percussion, or brass
instruments. Students develop technical skills while preparing solo
repertoire for Jury Examination I. One 45- minute lesson plus five hours of practice weekly and three required recitations. Open to Music Majors only. Applied Music fee.
Applied Music II (MUS129)
Private instruction in piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, strings, percussion, or brass
instruments. Students develop technical skills while preparing solo
repertoire for Jury Examination II. One 45-minute lesson plus five hours of practice
weekly and three required recitations. Applied Music fee. Prerequisite: Applied Music I
and successful completion of Jury Examination I.
Applied Music III (MUS205)
Private instruction in piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, strings, percussion, or brass
instruments. Students develop technical skills while preparing solo
repertoire for Jury Examination III. One 45-minute lesson plus five hours of practice
weekly and three required recitations. Applied Music fee. Prerequisite: Applied Music II
and successful completion of Jury Examination II.
Applied Music IV (MUS211)
Private instruction in piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, strings, percussion, or brass
instruments. Students develop technical skills while preparing solo repertoire for a
public recital. One 45-minute lesson plus five hours of practice weekly and three
required recitations. Applied Music fee. Prerequisite: Applied Music III and successful
completion of Jury Examination III.
II. STATEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
(Course outcomes should be stated in the form of what students will be expected to learn in the course precise, e.g., “Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate . . . . ”)
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demonstrate proficient technical skill on an instrument/voice
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perform with good tone, precise rhythm, pitch accuracy, and expressive dynamics
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demonstrate knowledge of diverse solo repertoire for the instrument/voice
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play all scales and arpeggios (instrumentalists), demonstrate an understanding of and proper pronunciation of foreign texts (vocalists), or successfully perform rudiments (percussionists)
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perform confidently in front of an audience and judges
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write a recital program (Applied Music IV only)
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successfully audition for a music program at a four-year college or for an employment opportunity
III. RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS
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Credits and Contact Hours
(Provide a rationale for proposed credits and contact hours. See the formula for credit hours and contact hours on the Curriculum Website.)
Credit Hours__1___ Contact Hours__1___
Lecture_____ Lab_____ Studio_____ Internship_____
B. Course Fees
(Will the student be charged additional fees for this course?)
Lab Fees____$35______ Course Fees__$450 ________
Please explain as necessary:
The $450 fee is lower than the $550 to $850 the music majors are currently paying out of pocket for private lessons in the community as a part of their degree requirements. An Applied Music fee is necessary to offset the cost of private one-on-one lessons. An Applied Music fee is common at neighboring institutions (Appendix 1). The Applied Instrumentalists (private lesson teachers) will be paid a rate of $50 per lesson (12 lessons per semester). Each student will pay the $450 Applied Music fee and $141 for the one-credit class and a $35 Music Performance Lab fee for costs associated with concerts (recordings, etc.). The total income to the College per student is $626 and the Applied Instrumentalist is paid $600. The remaining $26 will help offset the cost of release time or overload for the full-time faculty member overseeing the Applied Music courses (see IV. A.).
C. Required/Elective/Restricted Elective
(Will this be a required course? If so, for which curricula? Provide a rationale as to why this course should be required. If this is proposed as an elective or restricted elective course, state what elective category it will fulfill and why it is appropriate for that elective category.)
Private lessons (Applied Music) are already required for the A.S. degree in
music, but lessons are currently not offered for credit and are not
taught by Suffolk faculty. (See 2008-2010 Catalog p. 163 under †.)
D. Prerequisites/Co-requisites
(What prerequisites or co-requisites will be required for this course? Provide a rationale for these requirements.)
These prerequisites do not represent a change from the curriculum
requirements.
Applied Music I (MUS125): must be a matriculating student in the Music 206-1
curriculum
Applied Music II (MUS129): Successful completion of Jury Examination I.
Applied Music III (MUS205): Successful completion of the Jury Examination II.
Applied Music IV (MUS211): Successful completion of the Jury Examination III.
E. Transferability
(Would this course transfer to any other institutions? If so, give examples of transfer institutions/departments who would accept this course. Give the name(s) of the courses it would transfer as. Demonstrate how transferability was determined.)
This course would transfer to all 4-year college music programs offering degrees in music, particularly music performance and music education. It would transfer as “Applied Music.”
Please see Appendix 2 for a support letter from Perry Goldstein of Stony Brook
University.
F. Master Schedule
(How would this course fit into the Master Schedule? How often would it be
offered? Would it be offered in the Fall? Spring? Summer? Winter?)
Applied Music I Fall and Spring
Applied Music II Spring and Summer
Applied Music III Fall and Spring
Applied Music IV Fall and Spring
G. Estimate of student enrollment
(How many students are anticipated to initially enroll in this course per semester? Per year? How were these enrollment figures determined?)
The enrollment corresponds with the enrollment for Music Theory/Aural Skills
courses. On average, Music Theory I has 25 students in the fall and these
students would register for Applied Music I. In the Spring 2009 semester, a
total of 35 students participated in jury examinations or recitals. We expect
this number would be higher since not all of the eligible music majors
participated.
H. Class Size
(What is the maximum number of students that should be allowed to enroll in one section of this course? Provide a rationale for this class size. Should the class size be forcible?)
The students will all register under Applied Music I, II, III, or IV and
assignments to individual teachers will be made and monitored by the full-time
faculty member overseeing the Applied Music courses (see under IV. A.). The
total number of students in these courses will be equivalent to the number of
music majors in the program. In the classroom, however, each student will
be taking one-on-one private lessons with an instructor.
IV. RELATIONSHIP TO FACULTY
A. Number of current faculty available to teach proposed course and number of additional faculty required.
Applied Instrumentalists (private lesson teachers) would be contracted as needed. Full-time instructors may teach Applied Music in their area of specialization only. The number of additional faculty needed will vary from semester to semester depending on the instruments studied by current music majors. In the Fall of 2006, the instrument distribution was 24 Guitar, 9 Voice, 4 Percussion, 4 Bass Guitar, 4 Piano, 3 Saxophone, 2 Trombone, 2 Clarinet, 1 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Double Bass, 1 Trumpet, 1 Tuba. Given this distribution, 16 teachers would need to be hired. (One teacher cannot have more than 8 students.)
In addition to Applied Instrumentalists, one full-time faculty member will coordinate the Applied Music courses. He/She will be listed as the teacher of all the Applied Music courses and will administer final grades. The additional duties of faculty coordinator are as follows:
Assist in hiring of Applied Instrumentalists
Oversee scheduling of lessons
Communicate College and Music department expectations to Applied
Instrumentalists
Monitoring course outcomes and conduct assessments
Oversee jury examinations and recitals
Lead three 1-hour recitations per semester with Applied Music students
B. Number of other staff positions required.
None
C. Discipline(s) required and/or minimum preparation in order to
teach the course.
Each lesson teacher must have a Masters degree in the instrument he/she teaches and be an active performer. Exceptions may be made for a candidate who has outstanding performance experience. Qualified full-time and adjunct
faculty are also eligible.
V. RELATIONSHIP TO SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS*
Is this course being proposed as a SUNY General Education Course. If so,
A. Identify which of the ten SUNY knowledge and skills areas the course would fulfill.
N/A
*The ten SUNY knowledge and skill areas are Mathematics, Natural
Sciences, Social Sciences, American History, Western Civilization,
Other World Civilizations, Humanities, The Arts, Foreign Language,
Basic Communication.
B. Demonstrate how the course outcomes map to the SUNY Learning Outcomes for the knowledge and skills areas you have identified. (See the Curriculum Website for further details about the required outcomes.)
N/A
C. How does this course incorporate the SUNY infused competencies of Critical Thinking and Information Management? (See the Curriculum Website for further details about the required outcomes for Information Management and Critical Thinking.)
N/A
D. Do the faculty within the department/discipline agree to assess this course according to the approved *SUNY General Education Assessment Plan, using assessment measures, i.e., instruments that measure the attainment of student learning outcomes as described in the plan?
*Be sure to see if the original assessment plan has been updated
either through the strengthened campus-based assessment plan or through a
closing- the-loop process. Contact Dr. Allen Jacobs, College Associate Dean for Assessment of Academic and Student Affairs for further information.
N/A
VI. COSTS
List costs and space requirements.
No additional space is required at this time.
The Applied Instrumentalist is paid $50 for a 45-minute lesson.
The Applied Instrumentalist teaches 12 lessons per semester per student ($600).
The student pays $141 for the 1-credit class, a $450 Applied Music Fee, and a $35
Music Performance Lab fee. ($626)
The College pays the Applied Instrumentalist $600 per student and nets $26.
The full-time faculty member overseeing the Applied Music courses teaches the
equivalent of 1 credit per Applied Music course (2 credits in the fall, 3 credits in the
spring, 1 credit in the summer depending on enrollment). This may be release time or
overload.
VII. COURSE SYLLABUS
(See Appendix Below.)
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS FORM
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new courses should, if appropriate, consider issues arising from elements of cultural diversity in areas of textbook choice, selection of library and audio-visual materials, and teaching methodology. (Please note that a course syllabus is not the same as a course outline. A course syllabus outlines the general requirements for a course. A course outline is the specific document created by the individual faculty member to distribute to a specific course section. Please see the Faculty Handbook for further details as to what to include in a course outline. A SAMPLE course outline should be attached below.)
I. Course Number and Title:
(Be sure to consider whether this course is a 100- or 200-level course and give a rationale for the decision.)
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