Mar 29, 2024  
College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIR 103 - Band Instrument Safety, Cleaning & Sanitization


3 Credits
You will learn the fundamentals of shop safety and shop layout and design. You will learn the proper use and maintainence of hand and power tools. Additionally, you will learn the proper use, storage, and disposal of chemical cleaning, degreasing, and surface preparation reagents used commonly in the trade, as well as environmental consideration in the use and disposal of chemical agents. You will learn proper cleaning techniques on instruments of the woodwind and brasswind families. You will learn how to use the chemical dip, Texas-style flush, ultrasonic cleaning, and other cleaning techniques. 

Course Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate the proper use of tools and equipment in the BIRT Labs.
  2. Employ safe and responsible use and choice of chemicals used in the industry, with regard to the environment and student. 
  3. Recognize the proper policies and procedures to follow in the event of emergencies of various types.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the personal safety equipment required in the cleaning of band instruments in the BIRT cleaning facility.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of the cleaning equipment used in the BIRT cleaning facility with emphasis on personal safety and the safety of other individuals in the cleaning facility.
  6. Demostrate the use of the chemicals used in the band instrument repair industry with emphasis on safe usage, safe storage, and safe, responsible disposal.
  7. Assemble and disassemble band instruments including, but not limited to : flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and trombone, safely, efficiently, and responsibly. 
  8. Employ safe usage and set up of Ultrasonic cleaning equipment its chemicals and its applications.
  9. Perform the “Texas Flush” technique of cleaning brasswind musical instruments.
  10. Perform safe, responsible, Ultrasonic cleaning of band instruments.
  11. Perform safe, responsible, Traditional chemical cleaning of cleaning band instruments.
  12. Discriminate the proper cleaning technique to suit the particular instrument and situation at hand, emphasis to be placed on maintaining the integrity of the finish of the instrument.