The Question of Literature

by | May 31, 2016 | Fundamentals of Musicianship

The literature students should sing and play is a matter of curricular choice. The method book a program or teacher chooses is an obvious choice of such material. Especially in the initial stages of instrumental instruction, teachers should introduce melodies by rote...

Basic Principles

by | May 31, 2016 | Fundamentals of Musicianship

Detailing a complete curriculum for beginning students based on the concept of audiation is beyond the scope of a website designed for university students in brass techniques courses; however, preservice music teachers should carefully reflect on certain basic...

Audiation

by | May 31, 2016 | Fundamentals of Musicianship

Musicians depend on good aural perception and understanding of musical sound to perform accurately, expressively, and in response to others in performance. All instruments present their own challenges, but skills in pitch and rhythm recognition and manipulation are...