Course Description
Beginning piano performance and music fundamentals for the student with little or no previous music study. Prerequisite: Non-music majors only.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Enrich lives with recreational music-making and music appreciation
- Apply functional literacy in standard music notation on the grand staff and play the piano with both hands simultaneously.
- Analyze and synthesize information on simple sight-reading pieces with accuracy of notes, rhythm.
- Create appropriate simplified accompaniments for folk and popular songs.
- Demonstrate proper technique appropriate to fundamental repertoire by deciphering, processing, and interpreting notations.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 15% |
| Graded Assignments (In-Class/Canvas) | 25% |
| Mid-Semester Exams | 30% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
Attendance/Participation:
Regular attendance is vital to your success in learning to play the piano and passing the course. Attendance is taken at each class and is worth 15% of your total grade. If you are tardy, leave early, and/or do not have the proper materials for class, you will receive half credit for that class.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Lancaster, E. L., Manus and Kenon D. Renfrow. Alfred's Piano 101,Book 1. Alfred Publishing Company, 1999.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.