Private Lesson Instruction Syllabus MUSP 1111 Applied Commercial Music: Fiddle Commercial Music Program Creative Arts Department Technical Education Division Levelland Campus South Plains CollegeSCANS COMPETENCIES RESOURCES - Identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources. C-1 A TIME –Selects goal – relevant activity, ranks them allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. C-2 MONEY - Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives C-3 MATERIALS & FACILITIES - Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently. C-4 HUMAN RESOURCES – Assesses skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performances and provides feedback INFORMATION – Acquires and Uses Information C-5 Acquires and evaluates information. C-6 Organizes and maintains information C-7 Interprets and communicates information. C-8 Uses computers to Process information. INTERPERSONAL - Works with others C-9 Participates as members of a team and contributes to group effort. C-10 Teaches others new skills C-11 Serves clients/customers – works to satisfy customer’s expectations C-12 Exercises leadership – communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies C-13 Negotiates – Words toward agreements involving exchanges of resources resolves divergent interests C-14 Works with Diversity – Works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds SYSTEMS – Understands Complex Interrelationships C-15 Understands Systems – Knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them C-16 Monitors and Correct Performance – Distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses systems performance and corrects malfunctions C-17 Improves or Designs Systems – Suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance TECHNOLOGY – Works with a variety of technologies C-18 Selects Technology – Chooses procedures, tools, or equipment including computers and related technologies C-19 Applies Technology to Task-Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment C-20 Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment – Prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies. FOUNDATION SKILLS BASIC SKILLS – Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens and speaks F-1 Reading – locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules F-2 Writing – Communicates thoughts, ideas, information and messages in writing, and creates documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts F-3 Arithmetic – Performs basic computations, uses basic numerical concepts such as whole numbers, etc. F-4 Mathematics – Approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques F-5 Listening – Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues F-6 Speaking – Organizes ideas and communicates orally THINKING SKILLS – Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, and knows how to learn and reason F-7 Creative Thinking – Generates new ideas F-8 Decision Making – Specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks, and evaluates and chooses best alternative F-9 Problem Solving – Recognizes problems and devises and implements plan of action F-10 Seeing Things in the Minds Eye – Organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects and other information F-11 Knowing How to Learn – Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills F-12 Reasoning – Discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem PERSONAL QUALITIES – Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity and honesty F-13 Responsibility – Exerts a high level of effort and preservers towards goal attainment F-14 Self-Esteem - Believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self F-15 Sociability – Demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings F-16 Self-Management – Assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors progress, and exhibits self-control F-17 Integrity/Honesty – Chooses ethical courses of action.COURSE SYLLABUS Course Title: MUSP 1111 – Applied Commercial Music: Fiddle Private Music Lessons in the Commercial Music Department – Private instruction in musical instruments/voice is open to all South Plains College students, but those seeking the A.A.A. Degree, or Certificate in Commercial Music, may be subject to additional departmental requirements (see Barrier Exams I & II, and Capstone Experience – below). MUSP 1111 –Applied Commercial Music: Fiddle South Plains College Improves Each Student’s Life I. General Course Information: A. Description: Private instruction in Fiddle with goals related to commercial music. Note: The student will have one half hour of private instruction per week during which time the instructor will guide and monitor the student’s daily practice. The remaining 1.5 lab hours per week are guided study under the supervision of the instructor, and will be specific to the particular instrument or voice. B. Course Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate proficiency in commercial music repertoire and technique; develop a professional disciplined approach to performance skills; and present a juried performance for faculty. The student will demonstrate proficiency in fiddle technique, theory, notation, ear training, and repertoire; develop a disciplined professional approach to performance skills; and perform a mid-term and final exam (or jury – see below). C. Course Competencies: Departmental Competency Standards have been developed as guidelines for those seeking the A.A.A. Degree or Certificate in Commercial Music. However, these are a technical “base-line” only and may not constitute total compliance with class assignments. Juries –A jury is a cumulative final exam over the course of study.