Music 08: Woodwind Ensembles

Robert Chesebro, Director

Clarinet Quartets
Clarinet quartets meets once per week at 3:00 to 3:50 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and 4:00 PM on Mondays and Thursdays. Most meetings will be held in D-116 (my studio) or in the “Small Ensemble Room” (located in the basement of McAlister Auditorium). A performance during the Furman Band “Prisms Concert” in March, and a chamber concert in May (Spring Term are often on the schedule.

Other Woodwind Ensembles
A variety of woodwind ensembles, viz., octets, quintets, quartets, trios, etc., meet according to the interest and availability of the students. Some of the repertory for past years have included Gounod Petite Symphony, Uhl Divertimento (4 clarinets), Mozart Divertimento (2 cl, bn) Mendelssohn Konzertstücke No. 1, Schickele Monochrome III, and Jacob Concertino.

Attendance
This course is offered for non-credit. Although attendance is not required, students are expected to attend most rehearsals in order to maintain membership in the group. Students are expected to call the director when they cannot attend rehearsal. In these situations, it may be necessary to see that the student’s stand partner has the music folder. Please call 294-2117 if you must miss rehearsal.

Grading Policy
If you attend regularly and participate in performances, you will receive an “S” on your transcript. A "U" indicates unsatisfactory participation. This grade is non-credit and will not count in your GPA.

Goals
To provide through rehearsals and teaching a venue for learning musical styles of melodic parts, inner parts, and bass lines. To provide the student with chamber music experience. One person per part provides the opportunity for the student to learn responsibility in playing a part that no one else has, learning to blend their part with that of others, and learning how to achieve a more critical approach to improving intonation.

valuable chamber music experience, often one person per part
additional performing experience
experience in playing a variety of parts
experience performing on different members of the clarinet family
opportunities to learn a variety of musical styles
opportunities to serve as student conductors, leaders, etc.
opportunities for music majors to observe rehearsal techniques