Marimba Transcriptions and Repertoire Lab

Course Number
ILPM-341
Description

This course emphasizes skills essential for marimbists and percussionists to develop a personalized repertoire and contribute to performance literature for marimba. Students will learn to adapt music for marimba (and other mallet and percussion instruments) from sources such as music for guitar, piano, string quartet, orchestra, and pop bands. Some may opt to arrange music based on lead sheets or transcribe music from recordings. Students will sight-read, rehearse, and perform each other’s projects. Performances in an end-of-term concert will be scheduled. In addition, works composed for the marimba will be studied and performed to provide an overview of the range of available literature, performance styles, and leading performers worldwide.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
Written approval of course instructor
Required Of
None
Electable By
Marimba, total percussion, and vibraphone principals
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
PERC
Course Chair
Yoron Israel
Taught By
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