MUSM1258 Introduction to Vibraphone
First Year Course
| Offered By | School of Music |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Music |
| Offered in | MUSM1258 will not be offered in 2009 |
| Unit Value | 3 units |
| Course Description |
This elective is designed to give percussionists and drummers a basic understanding of Vibraphone styles, techniques, and pedagogy. Instruction will be given in a group class format and will incorporate two and four mallet grips, pedaling and dampening, chord voicing, introduction to chord scale relationships, and analysis of historic styles and techniques. Pedagogical theories and styles will be examined. Students will perform one solo transcription and a variety of etudes which reinforce the materials studied. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Performance examination of selected etudes and transcribed solos (80%) and one class presentation (20%). |
| Workload |
1.5 hours per week. |
| Areas of Interest | Music |
| Requisite Statement |
By Interview. |
| Prescribed Texts |
Friedman, David, Vibraphone Technique, dampening and pedalling, Berklee Press, 1973. Lipner, Arthur, Mallets “In Session”, MalletWorks Music. Lipner, Arthur, The Vibes Real Book, MalletWorks Music. Samuels, David, A Musical Approach to Four Mallet Technique for the Vibraphone vol. 1 & 2, Manhattan Music Publications. |
| Academic Contact | Gary France |
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