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: |
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6. Prerequisite Courses:
MUSC 2518 - Piano Proficiency
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MUSC 1459 | Musicology | 3 cr. |
MUSC 2511 | Music Theory and Musicianship I: Aural | 2 cr. |
MUSC 2512 | Music Theory and Musicianship I: Written | 3 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Major and Minor Scales & Arpeggios
Basic Transposition
Harmonization
9. Co-requisite Courses:
MUSC 2518 - Piano Proficiency
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 24th, 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
- Major and harmonic minor scales
- Harmonizing a simple melody using I-IV and V7 chords
- Harmonizing mediant and submediant chords
- Transpose simple melodies to various keys
- Sight-reading short piano pieces/examples
- Basic piano accompaniment
- Score-reading
- Practice techniques
- Substantial Literature
- Repertoire
- Technical and theoretical competency
- Music Theory
- Various other keyboard skills in your daily musical activities
- Guided/Observed practice towards proficiency of major and harmonic minor scales
- Guided/Observed practice towards Harmonizing a simple melody using I-IV and V7 chords
- Guided/Observed practice towards Harmonizing mediant and submediant chords
- Guided/Observed practice towards being able to transpose selected melodies to various keys
- Guided/Observed practice on developing the skills to successfully sight-read a short piano piece/example
- Guided/Observed practice towards being able to perform a basic piano accompaniment
- Guided/Observed practice towards being able to play a score-reading excerpt
- 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.)
- Guided/Observed practice towards aquiring the ability to perform a substantial piece (from a list of possible choice
- Guided/Observed practice appropriate repertoire
- Guided/Observed practice to develop the technical and theoretical competency to perform the pieces
- Guided/Observed practice to apply basic music theory knowledge
- Guided/Observed use of various other keyboard skills in your daily musical activities