| This course introduces students to the instruments and vocal parts commonly used in public school music education settings. Topics include tuning, ranges, playing techniques, timbres, text/dramatic elements, and idiomatic utilization by composers/arrangers in relevant repertoire. This broad introduction is conveyed through readings on individual instruments and their families, listening and analysis, and arranging assignments. This then serves as the basic knowledge necessary for the student to creatively write and arrange for these voices, instruments, alone and in combination. 2 credits. |