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THE
ASU FLUTE STUDIO |
Joe
Bonner, Assistant Professor |
Fine
Arts Center - Studio 250 |
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Studio:
870 972 3760 |
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Syllabus
for Applied Flute - MUSP 1111, 1112, 3111, 3112, 6112-4 |
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OFFICE
HOURS - 8-9
daily, or by appt. To schedule an appointment please call Mr. Bonner
at the telephone number above or send email (click address above).
When sending email please type 'APPT REQUEST' in the Subject Box.
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ALL
INQUIRIES regarding
the flute studio, scholarship auditions, the Bachelor of Music Education
degree, or the Bachelor of Music degree with flute concentration should
email the instructor at the address above or call the flute studio.
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STUDIO
CLASS - MUS 3371 - Meets
Tuesday evenings in FA 209, 6-7 p.m. Class consists of ensemble and
solo playing. All majors must enroll - non-majors on 1/2 tuition scholarship
or more must enroll.
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RECITAL
PERFORMANCE -
First year music majors are not required to perform in their first
semester. Each semester following, majors will perform at least once
on the Tuesday Student Recital.
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SCHEDULING -
Every student enrolled for applied lessons will provide the instructor
with a complete class schedule including at least two preferrred times
for their flute lesson. This schedule should be completed and left
in the music office FA 241 within the first two days of class in the
first week of the new semester (fall and spr).
Lesson
times
will be posted on the studio door by Friday of the first week.
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ATTENDANCE -
Missed lessons due to illness etc., will be made up during the week of
final examinations at the end of the semester.
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REQUIRED
MATERIALS -
A Modern Guide to Fingerings by James Pellerite, a metronome, a tuner
(all available through Fluteworld.com), and a flute in good working
order. (See Practice Journals, below).
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REQUIRED
EVENTS -
While majors are required to fulfill the requirements of Recital Attendance
MUSP 1100, majors are also required to attend any performance by their
instructor or
their
fellow
flutists.
Failure
to adhere to this requirement will result in the lowering of your semester
grade by one letter.
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OTHER
REQUIREMENTS -
All music majors must subscribe to the monthly flute journal Flute
Talk (published by The Instrumentalist). A discounted rate of $7 per
year can be obtained for students by the instructor. Music majors are
encouraged to become full-time members of The National Flute Association:
www.nfaonline.org
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CELL
PHONE POLICY -
Cell phones must be turned off during lessons and Flute Studio Class.
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PRACTICE
JOURNALS -
The student must keep a detailed journal of all practice regimens.
The journals will be presented to the instructor at the beginning
of each lesson for writing comments regarding practice habits,
and all
comments suggested during the lesson. Failure to keep an accurate
log as described in this paragraph and explained further by the
instructor,
will result in the student's final grade being lowered by one letter.
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PURCHASING
MUSIC -
All music required by the instructor may be obtained from Fluteworld.com,
tel: 248 855 0410. It is the student's responsibility to order prescribed
music in a timely manner.
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DAILY
PRACTICE - If
you are enrolled for 2 hrs credit your minimum daily practice requirement
is 2 hours (divided daily as necessary to accomodate the student's
schedule). Students enrolled for 1 hrs credit will practice 1 hour
daily (divided
as necessary).
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GRADING -
For students taking juries (see 'juries' below), 90% of the semester
grade is based on weekly preparation of assignments (an average of all
weekly lessons grades). The jury grade will account for the remaining
10%. For students excused from juries (non-majors), 90% of the semester
grade will consist
of weekly
preparation.
A 'studio
jury' will be performed by such non-majors for the instructor during
the last scheduled lesson for the semester and will count as 10% of the
student's
final
grade.
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JURIES -
All majors are required to perform assigned work covered during the current
semester for the assembled woodwind faculty. The juries are held during
the first two days of Final Examinations - students will
select a 10-minute interval on Jury Schedules posted on the bulletin
board outside
the Music
Office.
The jury accounts for 10% of the final grade.
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FLEXIBILITY
CLAUSE -
The aforementioned requirements, assignments, and policies are subject
to change. In such case, students enrolled in the class will be fully
notified. Students needs and experiences will be considered in modifying
this course syllabus. The instructor reserves the right to make changes
as deemed necessary.
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ACCOMMODATION/DISABILITES
CLAUSE -
Full cooperation and assistance will be given to any student who may
be physically challenged in any way or have validated special needs.
if you need course adaptation or accommodation because of a disability,
if you have emergency medical information to share, or if you need
special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please
make an appointment with the instructor as soon as possible.
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DAILY
PRACTICE ROUTINE (GENERAL)
Special regimens will be devised by the instructor to address weaknesses
in a student's playing ability and to assure overall improvement of
musicianship.
Tone Studies (Trevor Wye or Marcel Moyse) 10-20 minutes
Key/Facility Studies - (Kujala or Taffanel/Gaubert) 15-20 minutes
Scales in 3rds (and 6ths at upper-level study) 15 minutes
Double and Triple Tongue patterns (Instructor's design) 15 minutes
Etudes (drawn from the standard etude repertoire to fit the students level and
needs)
20-30
minutes
Solo/Excerpt Repertoire (from the standard repertoire) 20-30 minutes
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RECOMMENDED
BOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS
Theobald
Boehm - The Flute and Flute Playing
Robert Dick - The Other Flute: A Performance Manual of Contemporary
Techniques
John Krell - Kincaidiana
James Pellerite - A Handbook of Literature for the Flute
J.J.Quantz - On Playing the Flute
Nancy Toff - The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers
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LINKS
Flute
World - music, flutes, accessories - best 'all in one' worldwide.
Flutes4sale
- used flutes - artist quality flutes - a great site.
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