Fall 2020 Course Syllabus Course: MUSP-1217- Section: 71 Applied Commercial Music - Percussion

Instructor Information
Instructor	Kenneth Turner
E-mail	turnerkq@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6547
Office	Location: Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center - Room: 137 D Hours: MW 9-12; TR 9-11
Department	Commercial Music, Visual and Performing Arts Chair: Richard Vandewalker E-mail: vandewalkerre@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6520 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	Private instruction in percussion with goals related to commercial music.
Prerequisites	None.
Learning Outcomes	1. Explain and execute basic music and percussive performance principals (PSLO 3, 4) (PSLO 1) 2. Explain elements of live performance practices (PSLO 3, 4) (PSLO 1, 3) 3. Identify specific rudimental techniques as applied individual percussion instruments, and to the drum kit (PSLO 3, 4) 4. Discuss career opportunities in the music industry, studio, and live performance (PSLO 3) 5. Identify all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrate a full understanding of the reading (PSLO Alpha)
Core Objectives	* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. PSLO 1: Applies commercial music performance techniques to professional practice. SLO 1: Students will apply commercial music performance techniques to professional practice PSLO 2: Applies commercial music sound engineering technology to support performance practices. SLO 2: Students will apply commercial music sound engineering technology to support performance practices. PSLO 3: Applies basic music industry principles to professional practice. SLO 3: Students will apply basic music industry principles to professional practice. PSLO 4: Demonstrates professional behavior as characterized by a commitment to the profession. SLO 4: Students will demonstrate professional behavior as characterized by a commitment to the profession.
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Student specific, pending student evaluation/ pretest.
Lecture Topics Outline	MUSP 1217 is class instruction in the fundamental techniques of playing percussion instruments. We will: 1. Demonstrate fundamental playing techniques for snare drum. 2. Identify and distinguish characteristics for both traditional and non-traditional percussion instrument categories: snare drum, multi-percussion, electronic percussion accessories, and the drum set. 3. Identify the appropriate percussion instrument requirements for various applications. 4. Demonstrate basic proficiency in methods of maintenance of such equipment. This fourteen week study explores percussive musicianship, hand techniques, snare drum sight-reading, drum set coordination, repertoire development, and some basic sequential programming - with each week becoming increasingly more challenging. The course starts with teaching the basics, such as the concept of time; symbolism; how to develop proper grip, playing area, and sound; and how to achieve balance and evenness between your hands. You will perform helpful strengthening and dexterity exercises and explore all of the listed Percussive Arts Society's international drum rudiments, and potentially how to use them on the drum kit. You will develop basic snare drum reading skills and how to interpret drum set charts, including various time signatures. The course will attempt to cover topics related to two-, three- and four-way coordination, feel, dynamics, and common groove patterns found in Rhythm & Blues, Pop, Funk, Rock, Jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban, etc. Throughout the continuing study, you will be exposed to a wide variety of drumming examples from artists in all musical genres. The ultimate goal of is to enable you to play with more confidence, musicianship, and overall success, and to serve as a springboard into more specific areas of percussive study. Students are expected to attend at least fourteen lessons per semester. Students can email me at turnerkq@lamarpa.edu, and I will respond as soon as possible, to establish Weekly Zoom meeting schedule, student evaluation, and discuss additional course topics.
Major Assignments Schedule	Week 1: Syllabus, Evaluation and Discussion Week 2: Specific to Student Week 3: Specific to Student Week 4: Specific to Student Week 5: Specific to Student Week 6: Midterm Prep Week 7: Midterm Prep Week 8: Midterm Week 9: Specific To Student Week 10: Specific to Student Week 11: Specific to Student Week 12: Specific to Student Week 13: Jury Prep Week 14: Jury Prep Week 15: Jury Prep MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS Midterm (Week 8) Jury (Week 15; Pending)* Midterm may be a combination of written, aural and/ or performance specific tasks. *Juries are a professional performance in front of a panel of commercial music instructors. Please be advised, all course topics and examination schedules are subject to change.
Final Exam Date	December 3, 2020 - 12:00 PM   Through  December 11, 2020 - 3:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	This is a two-credit course that is required to meet four hours per week: one fifty-minute lesson with applied faculty - plus three additional hours, exclusive of course preparation. In short, you are expected to practice three hours per week in addition to your lesson. Lesson Preparation (Weekly Grade) 40% Professional Attitude 20% Midterm 20% Performance Jury (Final Exam) 20% There are sixteen weeks in every semester; students are expected to attend at least fourteen lessons per semester. Final grades will be reduced by five points for every lesson missed that are considered and logged as unexcused.
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Students are expected to attend at least fourteen lessons per semester. Students can email me at turnerkq@lamarpa.edu, and I will respond as soon as possible.
Attendance Policy	You get one free absence before your lates/absences start to count against your grade in the attendance category. After that, each absence deducts from your attendance grade for the class. Three lates/ early departures equal one absence. Final grades will be reduced five points for every lesson missed (Unexcused).
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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Other	MY JOB IS TO HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS CLASS. I CARE. IT MATTERS. I NEED YOU TO DO THE SAME. WHEN IN DOUBT, COMMUNICATE WITH ME! KQT
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.