repertoire and pedagogy classes

Repertoire Class

Trumpet Repertoire Class studies the history of the trumpet through its repertoire.  Beginning with the birth of art music in the early Renaissance, the class will trace both the development of the repertoire and the period instruments used through the historical eras of music.

FALL 2006 SYLLABUS:			SPRING 2007 SYLLABUS:
8/31	Class introduction Renaissance, cornetto, natural trumpet Bendenelli, Fantini		1/18	Hummel
9/7	Bologna School, San Petronio		1/25	GUEST LECTURER, Amanda Pepping, The Natural Trumpet
9/14	Scarlatti		2/1	English Slide Trumpet/Keyed Bugle
9/21	German Guilds		2/8	NO CLASS
9/28	Telemann		2/15	Valves
10/5	Bach		2/22	Cornet Soloists
10/12	FALL BREAK		3/1	Romanticism
10/19	Handel, Purcell		3/8	Neo-Romanticism
10/26	Molter, Hertel		3/15	SPRING BREAK
11/2	Rococco Period		3/22	Hindemith
11/9	L. Mozart, M. Haydn		3/29	Sonatas
11/16	F. J. Haydn		4/5	Sonatas, cont.
11/23	THANKSGIVING		4/12	French Composers
11/30	FINAL EXAM		4/19	Contemporary Composers
			4/26	FINAL EXAM

Classes are comprised of listening to examples of the highlights of the repertoire for trumpet.  Supplemental reading is required, as is the compilation of a notebook for the future use of the students.  

Pedagogy Class

Pedagogy Class will provide students with a strong background in the basics of teaching trumpet, as well as the "nuts and bolts" of the equipment available for trumpeters.

FALL 2007 SYLLABUS			SPRING 2008 SYLLABUS
8/23	Class introduction		1/31	Class Introduction
8/30	Embouchure - Start up, physical attributes, sound Hickman - Trumpet Pedagogy - Chapter 1		2/7	Mouthpieces – Proper selection, parts and affects on playing Hickman – Chapter 11
9/6	Embouchure Development, Problems and Remedies Hickman - Chapter 3, Chapter 9		2/14	Mouthpieces, cont. – Venturi gap length, heavy vs. light, component and alterations Hickman – Chapter 11
9/13	Articulation Hickman - Chapter 4		2/21	Acoustics Hickman – Chapter 12
9/20	Breathing Hickman - Chapter 7; PROJECT THESIS DUE		2/28	Intonation; PROJECT THESIS DUE Hickman – Chapter 12
9/27	Range, Power, Endurance Building Hickman - Chapter 8		3/6	NO CLASS
10/4	Mid-Term Exam; PROJECT ABSTRACT DUE		3/13	Mid-Term Exam PROJECT ABSTRACT DUE
10/11	FALL BREAK		3/20	SPRING BREAK
10/18	NO CLASS		3/27	Trumpet – lead pipes, tuning bows, plating and valves
10/25	Psychology Hickman - Chapter 6		4/3	Trumpets – lead pieps, tungin bows, plating and valves Hickman – Chapter 13
11/1	Methods Chicago School, Bill Adam		4/10	Mutes Hickman – Chapter 14
11/8	Methods cont. Callet (TCE), Gordon		4/17	Care and Maintenance Hickman –  Chapter 15
11/15	Methods cont. Caruso, Stamp		4/24	Resources, music suppliers, recordings, articles, books, etc.
11/22	THANKSGIVING		5/1	Resume, vitae, course of study
11/29	Methods cont. Reinhardt System, Balanced Embouchure		5/8	FINAL PROJECT DUE
12/6	FINAL EXAM; FINAL PROJECT DUE

The required text is Trumpet Pedagogy, A Compendium of Modern Teaching Techniques, by David Hickman.  Classes will be discussion- based, with additional reading and quizzes, and students will be required to complete one large project.