Scoring for Band
Date
June 9-August 1, 2025
Online
Course Code
MECA: 8105B, MMEd: 522B *
Credits
MECA: 3, MMEd: 2 *
Tuition
$1146
Course Description
This course will explore some of the many scoring situations possible for woodwinds and brass in small ensembles as well as for full band. Effective instrument ranges and colors will be explored. Students will be writing each week. All project submissions, grading and returns will be done electronically. Students will need a computer capable of online communication using Schoology and ZOOM, capable of successfully running music notation software, a working microphone into your computer and headphones or earphones to participate in the class discussions. A high-speed internet connection is necessary.
The books “Range, Transposition & Tuning” by Robert Bornstein, published by Hal Leonard, and “The Teacher’s Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright Law by James Frankel, published by Hal Leonard, are recommended. They can be ordered from Amazon. There are also Kindle versions available.
* This course is offered at two course levels. Students enrolled in the MMEd program at VanderCook are eligible to enroll for the 500 course number. Students not enrolled in the MMEd program who wish to earn graduate credit as a MECA Continuing Education student should register for the 7000 course number. The difference in credits earned and tuition cost is attributed to the difference in tuition rates for the MMEd and MECA Continuing Education programs. If you are unsure which section is best for you, please contact us directly at [email protected].
Instructor
Ken Snoeck recently retired after a 35-year teaching career, the last 23 of which were at Lake Park High School in Roselle, IL. While at Lake Park, Snoeck’s concert bands toured Moscow in 1997, performing concerts with the band of the Russian Defense Ministry. In 2000, his concert bands toured France, performing a joint concert with the French Navy Band in Toulon. The Lake Park Wind Ensemble was also an Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival contest participant on multiple occasions.
Snoeck received a Bachelor of Science degree in education and Master of Music degrees from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI. In 1973, Snoeck was awarded the College Band Directors National Association’s Best Original Manuscript for the Biennium 1971-1973 composition prize for “Scaramouch”, Symphony No. 3 for Winds and Percussion. He was inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in 2004 and awarded an honorary doctorate from VanderCook in 2008. Since retiring from full time teaching, Snoeck has devoted his time to music composition, arranging and adjudication, traveling to Canada and across the U.S. as a judge for numerous band events.