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20805279World Drumming Ensemble 1

Course Information

Description

The World Drumming Ensemble is a high-energy ensemble that focuses on world drumming techniques and styles, ensemble listening skills, and techniques for creative improvisation. Warm-up activities, dexterity exercises, traditional music, and contemporary compositions lead a public performance at the end of the semester. Previous drumming experience and the ability to read music are not required.

Total Credits

Course Competencies

Analyze rhythmic patterns

Assessment Strategies

by participating in class activities

Criteria

you attend class regularly

you arrive for class on time

you listen attentively during class

you play instruments as assigned

you perform notated rhythms in duple meter

you perform notated rhythms in triple meter

you perform notated rhythms in quadruple meter

you perform rhythms in call-and-response form

you perform rhythms with syncopation

you perform polyrhythms
Analyze melodic patterns

Assessment Strategies

by participating in class activities

Criteria

you attend class regularly

you arrive for class on time

you listen attentively during class

you perform notated pitches on mallet keyboard instruments

you perform notated rhythms on mallet keyboard instruments

you grip mallets correctly

you perform melodies with correct hand position

you perform melodies with correct arm position

you perform melodies with correct posture
Execute appropriate sounds on World Drumming Ensemble drums

Assessment Strategies

by participating in class activities

by completing mid-term evaluation with a grade of Pass

Criteria

you attend class regularly

you arrive for class on time

you listen attentively during class

you perform open tones using correct technique

you perform bass tones using correct technique

you perform muffled slap tones using correct technique

you perform unmuffled slap tones using correct technique

you perform damp tones using correct technique

you perform with correct technique on assigned Brazilian samba drums
Create improvised rhythms on World Drumming Ensemble drums

Assessment Strategies

by participating in class regularly

by performing in a public ensemble concert

Criteria

you enter into class discussions

you offer questions or comments during class

you attend class regularly

you arrive for class on time

you listen attentively during class

you incorporate open tones in improvisation

you incorporate bass tones in improvisation

you incorporate muffled slap tones in improvisation

you incorporate unmuffled slap tones in improvisation

you incorporate damp tones in improvisation

you perform a solo at a louder volume than the ensemble
Perform World Drumming Ensemble composition in ensemble

Assessment Strategies

by participating in class activities

by performing in a public ensemble concert

Criteria

you attend class regularly

you arrive for class on time

you listen attentively during class

you attend and perform in a dress rehearsal

you perform assigned parts at appropriate volume level

you perform assigned parts at appropriate tempo

you perform assigned parts with others