Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion, students should be able to:

• Use an understanding of beginning musicianship and performance etiquette to perform basic repertory to a public audience as a member of a music ensemble.
• Use an understanding of beginning music literacy to prepare and rehearse basic repertory as a member of a large music ensemble.
• Use an understanding of beginning rehearsal techniques and etiquette to follow a conductor, annotate music, and be a contributing member of a large music ensemble.
• Use an understanding of stylistic differences in basic repertory to accurately interpret instrumental band music in performance.
• Use a basic understanding of their primary instrument to continue to improve as a performer of music.

• Rehearsal and performance of standard collegiate?level band repertoire from the 17th century to the contemporary period.
• Public performance of rehearsed material.

• Qualitative and quantitative examination of assigned part(s) in solo, sectional and group applications.
• Ensemble participation and attendance.

• Development of musical skills: articulation, dynamic control, phrasing, tone production,balance and sight?reading.
• The conductor and the baton – metric patterns and cues.
• Performance etiquette.
• Execution of assigned part(s) as directed by the conductor.
• Listen and respond to conductor, section leaders and the ensemble.
• Sight?reading parts at appropriate level.