Class Piano II

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Course
MUSC 1261
Discontinued
Yes
Course Code
MUSC 1261
Descriptive
Class Piano II
Department
Music
Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Credits
1.00
Start Date
End Term
202010
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
16
Contact Hours
Classroom related: 1.5 hours per week Simulation environment: 1.5 hours per week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Tutorial
Learning Activities

The student will receive 3 hours of class instruction per week and will be required to practice two hours per week.

Course Description
Continuation of keyboard study for further developing keyboard skills. The course includes more progressive technical material, chord progressions using basic diatonic chords in various keys, harmonization of simple melodies, sight reading and repertoire.
Course Content
  1. Scales: major, minor, modal; two octaves, hands separately.
  2. Triads and Inversions: major and minor; two octaves, solid and broken, hands separately.
  3. Dominant Sevenths and Inversions: one octave, solid and broken, hands separately.
  4. Diminished Sevenths and Inversions: one octave, solid and broken, hands separately.
  5. Arpeggios: major and minor:  root position, two octaves, hands separately.
  6. Chord Progressions:
    • Expansion of basic formulae incorporating secondary sevenths and secondary dominants.
      • II6/5-V7-I,
      • II6/5-I6/4-V7-I,
      • IV6/5/V-V7-I,
      • V6/5/V-I6/4-V7-I,
      • VII07/V-V7-I,
      • VII07/V-I6/4-V7-I,
      • IV7-V7-I,
      • VI7-V7-I.
    • Expanded chord progressions using mainly diatonic harmony.
      • i.e. I-IV-I-II6-I6/4-V7-I.
  7. Sight Reading: pentachord range in major and minor keys with limited range of hand positions, chords at random, hands separately.
  8. Transposition: as above in item 7.
  9. Harmonization: melodies with extended range; diatonic harmonies, secondary dominants, block style and keyboard style.
  10. Improvisation: continue a given melodic fragment in similar style.
  11. Repertoire: easy pieces from the standard repertoire:  Bach, Schumann, Bartok, etc.
Learning Outcomes

The successful student will learn the fundamentals of keyboard sight reading, accompaniment, transposition, improvisation, keyboard harmony, technique and piano repertoire.

Means of Assessment

The grade will be calculated on the basis of progress made in the various aspects of the course:

  • 60% of the mark will be based upon regular evaluation (minimum 1 per week)
  • 15% of the mark will be allotted for a midterm examination
  • 25% of the mark will be allotted for a final in-class examination

Attendance

As this is a skill-oriented course, regular attendance is required in order to develop fluent keyboard skills. Therefore, 100% attendance is desired. The failure to attend regularly will result in reduction of a final grade as shown below:

  • 4 unexcused absences: minus 10%
  • 8 unexcused absences: minus 20%
  • over 12 unexcused absences: minus 30%
Textbook Materials

Frackenphol, Arthur. Harmonization at the Piano, 6th Edition Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1991

A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester.

Prerequisites

MUSC 1161

Corequisites

MUSC 1210, MUSC 1211

Which Prerequisite

 MUSC 2361