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Brigham Young University
Faculty Center


Faculty Development Plan
School of Music
2005

I. Self Assessment

A. Strengths

1. Performance skills and experience

2. Intellectual curiosity

3. Enthusiasm for area of expertise

4. Breadth of influences in my performance area (study with many different people in many different areas of country)

5. Clarity of teaching approach

6. Concern and empathy for students

B. Weaknesses

1. Tendency to be overly critical with students

2. Tendency to be overly compulsive about career and neglect family

3. Difficulty keeping criticism in perspective

4. Compulsion to please others

5. Reserved nature, which can be misinterpreted by students/colleagues

6. Lack of citizenship work (particularly service on committees)

II. Projected Workload (2005-06)

A. Spring 2005

Music 160R, 260R, 360R, 460R—Applied Trombone

Music 343B—Brass Workshop (low brass)

BYU Young Musicians Summer Festival

B. Fall 2005

Music 260R, 360R, 460R, 660R—Applied Trombone

Music 341R, 641R—Brass Chamber Music

Music 341R—Brass Choir

Music 200—Elements of Music

Faculty Brass Quintet

Music 515—Brass Literature (as needed)

C. Winter 2006

Music 260R, 360R, 460R, 660R—Applied Trombone

Music 341R, 641R—Brass Chamber Music

Music 341R—Brass Choir

Music 200—Elements of Music

Music 343B—Brass Workshop (low brass)

Faculty Brass Quintet

Music 515—Brass Literature (as needed)

D. Spring 2006

Music 260R, 360R, 460R—Applied Trombone

BYU Young Musicians Summer Festival

III. Teaching

A. Teaching Philosophy:
 
I view my students as children of God. I will show themthe respect and honor that this heritage deserves, while striving to help them reach the great potential that this heritage also implies. It is important to me to teach with love, enthusiasm, fairness, clarity, and high expectations. I feel that inherent in music are unique strengths and truths, and that music can reach the soul in ways that other forms of communication often cannot. I also feel that music as a discipline presents excellent opportunities to build intellect and character through hard work, self-discipline, critical thinking, attention to layers of detail, problem solving, collaboration, analysis, patience, creative expression, uniting reason with emotion, and service. It is my goal to help students discover these joys and possibilities, and, in my own small way, to help realize the ideal of Brigham Young, who envisioned a day when the nations of the earth would look to Zion for an example in all the arts and sciences.

B. Teaching Goals

1. Syllabi and assignments

a. Revise Music 200 assignments for better clarity

b. Revise Music 200 syllabus to include details about technology and world music

c. Revise applied trombone syllabus to include improvisation, bass  trombone methods, greater detail about expected skills

d. Revise applied trombone syllabus and grading to reflect more emphasis on results, less on process (practice hours)

e. Add unit on world music to applied trombone masterclass  (salsa, merengue, didgeridoo, conch shells)

f. Develop required literature list for quintets (brass chamber music)

g. Find or write intonation exercise for brass chamber music

2. Teaching style and skills

a. Achieve appropriate balance with students between

    encouragement and high standards

b. Take more time for discussion and class interaction in Music 200

c. Improve text integration in Music 200

d. Demonstrate more often in applied lessons

e. Focus more on results, less on process in applied lessons—be

    tough, clear, and consistent about preparation expectations

f. Develop better sense of community and camaraderie among

    trombone studio

g. Integrate gospel better in all classes

3. Faculty Center—involve regularly for teaching feedback

4. Trombone studio preparation and success

a. Prepare students well to staff university bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, and chamber ensembles

b. Place students in top graduate schools and teaching positions

c. Prepare students to regularly win or be finalists in BYU

    Concerto Competition

d. Prepare students to regularly win or be finalists in national/

    international music competitions (ITA, MTNA, ETW, etc.)

e. Prepare students for admission into prestigious summer music

    festivals (NRO, NOI, Tanglewood, Aspen, etc.)

IV. Research/Creative Activities

A. Organizing structure—themes, topics, etc.

1. Trombone performance (solo, chamber, orchestral)

2. Breath support and control (including specific physiology)

3. Alto trombone (performance and literature)

4. Trombone transcriptions/arrangements (expanding the literature)

B. Goals (for next 5 years)

1. Record solo CD

2. Record chamber CD with trombone quartet (with 2 members of Utah

Symphony and Mark Ammons) and premiere important new quartet works

3. Perform at 5 peer institutions

4. Perform/present at national or international conference

5. Perform regularly with Utah Symphony

6. Publish 10-12 arrangements for trombone solo, quartet, or choir

7. Publish revised version of dissertation: Guide to Alto Trombone Solo Literature

8. Publish two articles on breathing for musicians: “10 Popular Breathing Misconceptions: Insights from the Medical Field” and “10 Documented  Ways to Improve Breathing: Insights from the Medical Field.”

9. Present breathing research/clinics, based on above research, at 5 respected peer institutions

V. Citizenship Goals

A. Be a positive role model for students

B. Support students by regularly attending student recitals and concerts

C. Adjudicate prominent local and regional competitions and festivals

D. Recruit high-level students for trombone studio and School of Music performing ensembles

1. Generate recruitment lists from high school all-state lists and prominent high school music programs

2. Make 3 visits per year to prominent high school music programs

3. Maintain direct e-mail contact with as many recruits as possible

E. Serve on department and university committees as needed

F. Perform as needed at meetings, devotionals, etc.

G. Cultivate warm and respectful relationships with faculty colleagues  

H. Collaborate regularly with School of Music colleagues

1. Trombone quartet recording with School of Music faculty member and 2 members of Utah Symphony, including original compositions by 2 School of Music composition faculty members

2. Trombone and percussion work on faculty recital of Ron Brough, September 2005

3. Brassworks (faculty brass quintet) performances with fellow School of Music brass faculty

4. Collaborate with composition faculty member Murray Boren for trombone and piano work

VI. My Goals and BYU:
I feel that my individual goals and teaching philosophy integrate well with the goals of the School of Music and the University. I strive to implement the “Four Aims of a BYU Education” (strengthen spiritually, enlarge intellectually, build character, and encourage students towards lifelong learning and service), as well as the School of Music mission (assist students in their quest for perfection and eternal life; help them think clearly about diverse kinds of music and create, perform, and teach music well).

VII. Resources Needed to Accomplish Goals

A. Funding for solo CD

B. Funding for commissioning new solo works (which could aid in securing solo performances at conferences)

C. Funding for travel to peer institutions for performances and clinics

D. Funding for travel to present at conferences

E. Funding for equipment for clinics on breath support and control (spirometer, incentive spirometer, peak flow meter, etc.)

F. Funding for alto trombone music (to update and finish alto book)

G. Funding for typesetting solo and ensemble transcriptions/arrangements

H. Funding for students to travel to national/international competitions

I. Funding for world music in applied trombone masterclass (salsa and merengue  recordings, purchase of didgeridoo, purchase of conch shell)

VIII. Progress in Accomplishing Goals

A. Research/Creative

1. Funding for solo CD; recording sessions in process

2. Performances at peer institutions: Cincinnati Conservatory

3. Invitations for performances at peer institutions: Arizona State University (planned for 11/18/05), University of Louisville

4. Clinics/masterclasses at peer institutions: Cincinnati Conservatory, University of North Texas, San Francisco Conservatory

5. Invitations for clinics at peer institutions: Yale, Juilliard, Indiana, and

    others in New England area through Scott Hartman at Yale (planned for Fall, 05)

6. Funding for performances and clinics at peer institutions (for Fall, 05)

7. Solo/ensemble transcriptions/arrangements (10) completed and typeset, currently under considered for publication by Firebird Editions

8. Numerous performances with Utah Symphony

9. Performance with trombone quartet that included 2 members of Utah  Symphony, world premiere of 3 works by BYU composition faculty

10. Acceptance of “10 Documented Ways to Improve Breathing: Insights from the Medical Field” for publication by International Trombone Association Journal (to be published October, 2005)

11. Collaboration with Murray Boren (music composition faculty) on new trombone solo, which, it is hoped, will help in securing invitation to perform at national/international convention

12. Recording sessions for trombone quartet CD loosely planned (July- August 05)

B. Teaching

1. Student success: BYU Concerto Competition Winner, ITA Orchestral Excerpt Competition Honorable Mention, ETW Solo Competition Semifinalist, acceptance to Henry Mancini Institute (competitive jazz/commercial summer festival)

2. Faculty Center Involvement: SCOT observation and feedback for 2 classes (Elements of Music and Applied Trombone), evaluation of Elements of Music final exam

C. Citizenship

1. Adjudication of Missouri State High School Solo and Ensemble   Festival

2. Performances at several BYU meetings

3. Two recruitment visits to local high schools (Timpview, American Fork)

4. Recruitment of high-caliber performance major from previous university

5. Recruitment of several trombone majors for Fall 05, bringing number of majors from 10 (Winter 05) up to target enrollment (17) for Fall 05