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Credits: 3
Lesson 2: Woodwinds—Flute and Piccolo
Duration: 12 weeks
The Flute—Range, Color Changes, Idiomatic Characteristics, Catalog #: BME-133
and Articulation
The Piccolo—Range, Color Changes, Idiomatic Characteristics,
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and Articulation
Total credits: 24
Using Flute and Piccolo Together
Duration: 8 courses
Piccolo as a "Double"
Tuition: $11,200

Lesson 3: Woodwinds—Oboe and English Horn Registration fee: $175

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Oboe—Range, Color Changes, Idiomatic Characteristics, and
Articulation
English Horn—Range, Color Changes, Idiomatic Characteristics, Course Faculty
and Articulation
Jerry Gates
Using Oboe and English Horn Together
Associate Professor in
English Horn as a "Double" Contemporary
Arranging, Directed
Lesson 4: Woodwinds—Clarinet and Bass Clarinet Studies in Arranging,
and Contemporary
Clarinet—Range, Transposition, Color Changes, Idiomatic
Twelve-Tone
Characteristics, and Articulation Composition.
Bass Clarinet—Range, Transposition, Color Changes, Idiomatic
Characteristics, and Articulation
Using Clarinet and Bass Clarinet Together
Transposition Exercise
Midterm Project Preparation

Lesson 5: Woodwinds—Bassoon

Bassoon—Range, Clefs, Color Changes, Idiomatic

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Bassoon—Common Roles
Midterm Project Preparation

Lesson 6: Mixed Woodwinds

Unison Doubling of Woodwinds—Like Sounds

Orchestration of the Woodwinds in Various Settings
Solo Writing
Midterm Project

Lesson 7: Introduction to Violins and Viola

The Violin—Range, Clefs, Color Changes, Basic Bowing, and

Articulation
Idiomatic Characteristics
The Viola—Range, Clefs, Color Changes, Basic Bowing, and
Articulation
Idiomatic Characteristics
Observational Listening

Lesson 8: Strings: Cello and Bass

The Cello—Range, Clefs, Color Changes, Basic Bowing, and

Articulation
Idiomatic Characteristics
Acoustic Bass—Range, Clefs, Color Changes, Basic Bowing, and
Articulation
Idiomatic Characteristics
Observational Listening

Lesson 9: Conceptualizing Composition

Melodic Shape-Line
Melodic Shape- Circle
Melodic Shape-Square
Natural Resolution of Tension Substitutes
Compose Fragments based on Techniques

Lesson 10: Combining Strings and Woodwinds I

Small Combinations of Woodwinds and Strings

Strings and Woodwinds as "Sweetening"
Economic Issues Regarding Instrument Choices
Hiring "Doublers"
Berklee/Industry Writer Interview
Score Analysis

Lesson 11: Combining Strings and Woodwinds II

String Harmonics in a Jazz/Pop Context behind Solo Instrument

String and Woodwind Voicings
The Effect of Strings and Woodwinds on Brass Instruments
Berklee/Industry Writer Interview
Score Analysis

Lesson 12: Final Thoughts

Getting the Job

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