Courses
Survey of Woodwind Styles
The analysis of the history of woodwind instruments (saxophone, flute, clarinet) in jazz. Emphasis is placed on the various styles of major players.
R&B, Funk, and Smooth Jazz Saxophone Styles
The analysis of saxophone styles in the R&B lineage including players associated with smooth jazz, funk, blues, soul jazz, acid jazz, soul, pop, and fusion styles.
Woodwind Lab - Techniques 3
Reading studies, improvisational techniques, and practice routines in a variety of styles. Lab content is musically related to ensemble and private instrumental instruction materials.
Woodwind Improvisation Lab 1
A lab designed to give beginning and intermediate woodwind students hands-on experience with jazz nomenclature, chord scale relationships, basic woodwind jazz articulation, jazz vocabulary, and sta
Practice Routines for Flute
A lab focusing on efficient and effective practice to develop sound, technique, articulation, and other fundamentals.
Jazz Flute Lab
This course is designed to help the flutist develop a jazz style of playing through the study of various practice routines and the performance of standard jazz repertory.
Woodwind Improvisation Lab 2
A continuation of ILWD-211 Woodwind Improvisational Lab 1, designed for the intermediate woodwind principal.
Woodwind Doubling Lab - Flute
The study of the flute as a doubling instrument for the woodwind principal.
Woodwind Doubling Lab - Clarinet
The study of the clarinet as a doubling instrument for the woodwind principal.
Woodwind Doubling Lab - Saxophone and Theater Doubling
Preparation for a career as a theater and pit musician, including Broadway shows, Las Vegas, Hollywood, cruise ships, and film.
Woodwind Doubling Lab - MIDI Wind Controller
The study of the MIDI wind controller as a doubling instrument. Fundamentals of technique are presented with representative literature and MIDI sequences using various kinds of synthesized voices.
Flute Repertoire Class: Baroque through Contemporary
A study of the core works essential for any professional flutist's repertoire.
Brazilian and Latin Flute Lab
Study of characteristic rhythms, articulation, phrasing, and improvisation techniques necessary to perform and interpret music in various Latin styles.
Advanced Woodwind Sight-Reading Lab
A course for advanced woodwind students wishing to improve their sight-reading skills.
Saxophone Section Playing
Aspects and techniques of playing in a saxophone section within the big band context: lead playing, blending with the lead and with the brass section, and section soli playing.
Woodwind Lab - Techniques 1
Reading studies, improvisational techniques, and practice routines in a variety of styles. Lab content is musically related to ensemble and private instrumental instruction materials.
Woodwind Lab - Techniques 2
Reading studies, improvisational techniques, and practice routines in a variety of styles. Lab content is musically related to ensemble and private instrumental instruction materials.
Flute Choir
Rehearsal and performance of traditional literature for flutes with an emphasis on reading and interpretation including flute choir materials for three, four, and five parts.
Clarinet Choir
Rehearsal and performance of traditional literature for clarinets with an emphasis on reading and interpretation. Includes clarinet choir materials in three, four, and five parts.
Saxophone Quartet
A saxophone ensemble performing a mixture of traditional and 20th-century music for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone.