I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Piano Proficiency

2. Course Prefix & Number:
MUSC 2518

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 1

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course continues to build upon the knowledge and skills that you acquired in either private piano lessons and/or previous Piano Fundamentals classes. This course will help develop the basic keyboard skills that are necessary for successful musical careers. Specifically, you will focus on skills such as note reading, technical skills, pentachords, scales, independence of the hands, sight-reading, harmonization of melodies, and learning repertoire.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

7. Other Prerequisites

8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Major and Minor Scales & Arpeggios Basic Transposition Harmonization

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Bemidji State University: MUS 2310 Piano Proficiency

Moorhead State University: MUSC Program Requirement Class Piano III

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

Bemidji State University, August 24^th, 2020, Bachelors of Music Degree

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Associates of Fine Arts Degree in Music

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Develop the technical and theoretical competency through the preparation to perform pieces of music.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Use various keyboard skills learned in this course in their daily musical activities.
Utilize appropriate technology	Utilize the music technology in Pro Tools to record their piano projects for demonstration.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate proficiency on an a substantial piece (from a list of possible choices);
• Demonstrate proficiency major and harmonic minor scales;
• Harmonize a simple melody using I-IV and V7 chords then expanded to use the mediant and submediant chords;
• Transpose selected melodies to various keys;
• Sight-read a short piece of music;
• Play a score-reading excerpt; and
• Explain the technical approaches necessary to practice a piece on your own.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Major and harmonic minor scales
2. Harmonizing a simple melody using I-IV and V7 chords
3. Harmonizing mediant and submediant chords
4. Transpose simple melodies to various keys
5. Sight-reading short piano pieces/examples
6. Basic piano accompaniment
7. Score-reading
8. Practice techniques
9. Substantial Literature
10. Repertoire
11. Technical and theoretical competency
12. Music Theory
13. Various other keyboard skills in your daily musical activities
14. Guided/Observed practice towards proficiency of major and harmonic minor scales
15. Guided/Observed practice towards Harmonizing a simple melody using I-IV and V7 chords
16. Guided/Observed practice towards Harmonizing mediant and submediant chords
17. Guided/Observed practice towards being able to transpose selected melodies to various keys
18. Guided/Observed practice on developing the skills to successfully sight-read a short piano piece/example
19. Guided/Observed practice towards being able to perform a basic piano accompaniment
20. Guided/Observed practice towards being able to play a score-reading excerpt
21. Guided/Observed practice towards being able to explain to me the technical approaches necessary to practice a piece on your own (e.g. "down-ups", lateral motion, etc.)
22. Guided/Observed practice towards aquiring the ability to perform a substantial piece (from a list of possible choice
23. Guided/Observed practice appropriate repertoire
24. Guided/Observed practice to develop the technical and theoretical competency to perform the pieces
25. Guided/Observed practice to apply basic music theory knowledge
26. Guided/Observed use of various other keyboard skills in your daily musical activities