MUS 422 - Orchestration

Description:
Instrumentation. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: MUS 246 with a grade of C or higher and MUS 372.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify specific characteristics of each instrument and understand the principles of scoring for each instrument category.
Recognize and apply terminology, transpositions, scoring techniques, and notation pertaining to individual instruments, instrument categories, and ensembles.
Identify and incorporate special devices and special effects for specific instruments both written and aurally.
Transcribe and/or arrange short excerpts for a given instrumentation.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/17/2011