Minor Study: Performance (Horn)

Course Requirements

Completion of at least six semesters of Secondary Private Study on the instrument.

Completion of at least four semesters of ensemble study on the instrument.

Non-Course Requirements

First Minor Committee Examination: This consists of all of the major and harmonic minor scales, and an unaccompanied etude or solo. Scales are played in 16th notes, slurred or tongued, at quarter note = 80, and are played two octaves in each direction with the lowest scale starting on low F-sharp.

Second Minor Committee Examination: This consists of a prepared solo with piano accompaniment and sight reading (no transposition).

Third Minor Committee Examination: This consists of 12 prepared orchestral excerpts chosen from a list of 24 supplied by the instructor.