Course Description

This course is the second of a four-semester/ two-year sequence of the study of piano. Objectives are the cultivation of technical-musical awareness and keyboard playing ability. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

2

Lecture Hours

1

Lab Hours

1

Required Prerequisites

MUS 106 or equivalent competency

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Identify elements of grand staff notation in simple and compound meter and in all keys.

Application:

• Play all major and all minor scales, one octave, hands together.
• Play diatonic triads and seventh chords in all major and minor keys.

Integration:

• Harmonize and transpose melodies.
• Play solo and ensemble repertoire.

Human Dimension:

• See themselves as artists.
• Collaborate with others in a creative environment.
• Recognize the personal and societal importance of self-expression and creativity.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Express interest in music from other cultures and genres.
• Value differences in cultural expressions of creativity.
• Recognize the role music plays as an expression of social concerns.

Learning How to Learn:

• Read study effectively.
• Frame useful questions.
• Develop educational goals.
• Direct/regulate their own learning.
• Learn through collaboration.