MUSC 1172 Piano Class II

Group lessons in piano for music majors only.

Registration Name

Piano Class II

Lecture Hours

0

Lab Hours

1

Credits

1

Prerequisite

MUSC 1171 or passing score on Piano Placement Exam

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Continue to demonstrate basic keyboard skills (proper posture and hand position, keyboard technique, fingering, and proficiency), literacy of music notation, and concepts of music theory, through the playing of scales, octave arpeggios, triads, chord qualities, inversions, and chord progressions.
2. Coordinate critical thinking skills in the synthesis of knowledge gained, through harmonization, transposition, and playing of accompaniment patterns such as block chords, broken chords, Alberti bass, and waltz bass.
3. Continue to develop effective daily practice strategies that will enable them to reach the specified performance goals.
4. Employ the sight-reading process, by showing the ability to sight read piano music appropriate to this class level of proficiency.