MUSC 210

MUSC 210: Clinical Musicianship IV: Percussion

Prerequisites: Musci therapy major, permission of instructor

Credit Hours: (1)

This laboratory class is the fourth course in a 4-semester sequence designed to develop professional requirements for functional musicianship.  The content will introduce and emphasize percussion skills and techniques as well as the development of functional percussion playing for use in a clinical music therapy setting. Students will have multiple opportunities to learn about playing percussion in a safe and effective manner, clinical repertoire for clients across the developmental continuum, and the use of percussion in a clinical setting. This course is repeatable in order to support the varied timelines of each student’s vocal development.

 

Detailed Description of Course Content

• Functional use of percussion instruments including: floor drums, hand drums, hand held non-pitched percussion, drum set, and multicultural percussion instruments to support a variety of client populations in a music therapy setting.
• Functional use of music technology including: garage band, midi, sound equipment such as amplifiers, microphones, p.a. systems, computer applications, and assistive technology for clients as appropriate.  
• Expansion of clinical repertoire to include songs that are developmentally appropriate across the age-span, and that support clinical goals and objectives.  

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

This laboratory course may include the following instructional strategies: learning and performing music, student development of materials, student presentations, cooperative/group learning, oral and musical communication activities, and role-playing/simulation.
 

Goals and Objectives of the Course

The following professional competencies as outlined by the American Music Therapy Association will be addressed in this course.

• Introduced and Emphasized:
• Ability to transpose simple compositions for pitch-percussion
• Accompany oneself for a basic repertoire of traditional, folk, and popular songs with and without printed music
• Basic foundations of the use of percussion in a music therapy context
• Ability to accompany oneself while singing using basic percussion techniques in several major and minor keys with varied accompaniment patterns
• Improvise on percussion for use in a variety of clinical settings
• Develop short pieces extemporaneously in a variety of moods and styles 

 

Assessment Measures

Mid-term and final playing exam, weekly performance exams.  

 

Other Course Information

 

Review and Approval

April, 2019