Percussion for Beginners | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

MUS 1116

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Arts (Music)

College:

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

School:

School of Liberal and Performing Arts

Department:

Music Dance Drama

Course Discipline:

Music

Course Description & Objectives:

This course will explore the fundamentals of percussion performance. Explorations into the performance techniques and literature for all instruments of the percussion family including snare drum various percussion “accessory” instruments,will be the focus of the course. A variety of techniques for each instrument will be discussed, and the musical interpretation of excerpts, etudes, solo, and ensemble literature will be explored. Every student must participate in the Departmental performances. Objectives:

To introduce the basic skills and techniques of playing the different instruments of the percussion family
To enhance the appreciation of percussion instruments and their role in relation to melodic instruments
To equip students with aural and sight readings skills

Learning Outcomes:

Acquisition of a sense of rhythm and beat
Ability to play a simple repertoire
Ability to appreciate percussion instruments as a support for the melodic ones
Developed basic aural and sight singing skills