AAW offers guitar classes, piano, and jazz band, taught by Mr. Conaton.
Instrumental Music Department
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Mission |
Music offers a unique opportunity to challenge each student cognitively, affectively, and physically. Musical accomplishment provides for emotional expression and self-worth. Music should have a positive impact on individuals, families, communities, and cultures.
The Arts Academy Music Department stresses the advancement of students’abilities to perform to the best of his/her abilities in both the large and small ensemble setting, and to facilitate the positive personal and musical advancement of each student.
Faculty
News
Senior Projects 2008-2009
| Paul Johnson will be presenting his final guitar
project at Arts Academy in the Woods this 2008-2009
school year. The project is going to be consisting
of a CD that Paul Johnson has been working on since
the second semester of the 2008-2009 school year.
This project would have not been possible without
the help of the Dell Inspiron 1525 notebook, Fruity
Loops sound editing software, Ibanez acoustic guitar,
and the ideas of Paul Johnson class of ’09 senior
at Arts Academy in the Woods. |
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| Kyle McCormick will be presenting a CD recording as
his senior Guitar project, set to be finished in mid
May. The CD will feature covers of Celtic and Classical
works for the guitar, as well as several original recordings.
It will also feature a hard core rap battle between Kyle
and his distant cousin, DMX. No it will not. |
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Joshua Watson will be preparing a DVD for his senior project. This DVD will consist of a few Beatle songs; he will be incorporating both guitar and piano. He will be using photography and video clips for the visual effects. He decided to do a DVD because he wanted to incorporate his own photography in the project. The DVD is in progress and is going to be finished near the end of May.
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Courses
Exploratory/Beginning Instrumental Music
This is an exploratory, elective class for students who have no previous music experience on a musical instrument. Students may learn to play any instrument in a class setting, and use this class to explore instrumental music or to use it as a preparatory class for more advanced AAW instrumental music classes. Recommended for non-music majors, and for music majors who wish to learn an additional instrument. Open to beginning instrumental and piano students. For guitar, students should elect Guitar I. Open to all students.
Piano/Composition Class
For pianists and composers from Intermediate to Advanced levels. Students participate in a supervised independent study setting. Students participate in mandatory performance preparation and mandatory composition/theory assignments. Students may, and are encouraged to take part in all AAW concert events. Recommended for music majors, and for experienced non-music majors who wish additional piano/keyboard training, and theory training. Beginners should take Exploratory/Beginning Instrumental Music. Open by permission of instructor.
String Orchestra
Students participate in daily rehearsals of chamber music and orchestral repertoire, and perform in all AAW Concert events. Students should be intermediate level to advanced level. Beginners should take Exploratory/Beginning Instrumental Music (see above). Students are encouraged to attend Solo and Ensemble Festivals, and participate in local youth orchestras. Recommended for music majors and experienced non-music majors wishing to advance on a string instrument. Open by audition only.
Wind Ensemble
Students participate in daily rehearsals of wind band literature and chamber music for wind and percussion instruments. Students are high-intermediate to advanced level. The Wind Ensemble attends MSBOA Band Festival and students are encouraged to participate in Solo and Ensemble Festivals and in local youth bands/orchestras. Beginners should take Exploratory/Beginning Instrumental Music (see above). Recommended for any student who has attained high school level or above on a wind or percussion instrument. Open by audition only.
Senior Project, Instrumental Music
Open to Senior Instrumental Music majors only. A supervised independent study course. Requirement for graduation from AAW. Seniors conceive and prepare (with instructor guidance) a major project of their choice, using instrumental music as the basis for the project. Projects have consisted of the following: Senior Recital, Original Composition, Research Paper, Presentation for children, Presentation collaboration with dancers/singers. artists, etc. Projects can be collaboration with another student in the same or different art discipline; for example, a flutist may with to prepare a joint recital with a dancer or actor from AAW. Presentations are made toward the end of the school year. A reflective essay is mandatory.
Suggested Methods and Etude Books Suitable for Class Testings
Flute:
Intermediate: Melodious and Progressive Studies for Flute Book One, Cavally, B-413
Intermediate/Advanced: 35 Exercises for Flute (Volume 2), Koehler, 01557
Bassoon:
Intermediate: Method for Bassoon (green cover), Weissenborn, CU96
Intermediate/Advanced: Scale Studies, Milde.
Clarinet:
Intermediate: Rubank Intermediate Method for Clarinet, 04470170
Intermediate/Advanced: 32 Etudes, Rose, 0439
Saxophone:
Intermediate: Rubank Intermediate Method for Saxophone, 04470200
Intermediate/Advanced: 48 Famous Studies, actually an oboe book, Fehrling, B103
Trumpet:
Intermediate: First Book of Practical Studies for Cornet and Trumpet (edited by Nilo Hovey), Getchell, EL00304
Intermediate/Advanced: 40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet, Hering, 03309
Horn:
Intermediate: First Book of Practical Studies for Grench Horn, Getchell, EL01748
Intermediate/Advanced: 335 Selected Melodious Progressive and Technical Studies for Horn (Book One), Pottag, B-134
Trombone:
Intermediate: Beeler Method, Book One, Beeler, WB0007
Intermediate/Advanced: Etudes and Clef Studies, Blazevich, 00120238
Tuba:
Intermediate: Rubank Intermediate Method for Tuba, 04470250
Intermediate/Advanced: 40 Advanced Studies, Tyrell 48001043
Percussion:
Intermediate:
Modern School for Snare Drum, Goldenberg, 00347777; Modern School for Xylophone, Vibraphone and Bells, Goldenberg, 00347776; Modern Method for Timpani, Goodman, 11424A
Intermediate/Advanced: same as above
Violin:
Intermediate: 75 Studies, Opus 36, Number 1, Mazas, 50255250
Intermediate/Advanced: 42 Studies, Kreutzer, 50253620
Viola:
Intermediate: Etude Specieles, Mazas, 50262570
Intermediate/Advanced: 42 Studies, Kreutzer, 50261270
Cello:
Intermediate: 170 Foundations (Volume One), Schroeder, 02469
Intermediate/Advanced: 21 Studies Book One, Duport, 2314
Bass:
Intermediate: Melodic Foundation Studies, Gale
Intermediate/Advanced: 57 Studies, Storch/Hrabe, 1034
National Standards for Music Education
1. Singing, Alone and with others, a varied repertoire of Music
2. Performing on Instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire
of music
3. Improvising Melodies, variations, and accompaniments
4. Composing and Arranging music within specified guidelines
5. Reading and notating music
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
7. Evaluating music and music performances
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts and
disciplines outside the arts
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture