Course Description

This is the fourth 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 206, equivalent competency or instructor permission.

Corequisites

MUS 202, MUS 204

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Identify basic elements of music notation such as clefs, pitches, and elements of rhythm.
• Identify intervals and triads.
• Identify simple syncopated rhythms.
• Identify simple harmonic progressions.

Application:

• Play all major and selected minor scales, two octaves, hands together.
• Play chord progressions in all major keys.
• Transpose melodies and harmonies.

Integration:

• Harmonize using chord symbols.
• Play scores written for instruments other than the piano.
• 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.