Musicianship for Musical Theatre I

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Read vocal music and sing melodies at sight

• Read basic piano music and play basic piano parts at sight

• Read and understand rhythms at a high level

• Understand how rhythm relates to movement

• Recognize chords and understand chord progressions

• Recognize key signatures and understand keys and scales

• Sing and play the piano at the same time at a basic level

• Write basic music including melody and chords

• Transcribe basic music after only hearing it

• Learn and perform musical theatre harmony parts

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Note recognition and interval recognition assignment	10%
Chord and key signature recognition assignment	10%
Quiz 1 - Transcription and sightsinging	10%
Quiz 2 - Piano, scales, and review	10%
Quiz 3 - Chords, key signatures, and review	10%
Transcription project	25%
Final Exam	25%

Note recognition and interval recognition assignments will be graded for accuracy with opportunities to improve on the grade through revisions

Chord and key signature recognition assignments will be graded for accuracy with opportunities to improve on the grade through revisions

Quizzes will be graded for accuracy with opportunities to improve on the grade through revisions

Transcription project will be graded for accuracy with opportunities to improve on the grade through revisions

Final exam will be graded for accuracy with no opportunity to improve on the grade

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93.0-100	A
90.0-92.9	A-
87.0-89.9	B+
83.0-86.9	B
80.0-82.9	B-
77.0-79.9	C+
73.0-76.9	C
70.0-72.9	C-
67.0-69.9	D+
63.0-66.9	D
60.0-62.9	D-
0-59.9	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is required. Any absences must be excused by the professor.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Small battery-operated piano keyboard that can be carried to class daily (Casio SA-81 or 51)

• Headphones that connect to your battery-operated piano keyboard

• Jazz shoes for movement classes

• Notebook of blank manuscript paper, pen and pencils

• Folder or binder to store assignments