Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Archived Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Archived Catalog

MUS.-266 Piano Proficiency IV

Credits 1 / 2 Contact Hours
Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: MUS.-265  minimum grade 2.0.
A continuation of MUS.-265 . Additional accompaniment study keyboard harmony improvisation piano literature and techniques. A piano proficiency exam will be taken during juries and must be passed with a minimum 2.0 in order to receive a passing grade in the class. Any break in the continuity of the piano proficiency sequence will require an audition before resumption of study.

Course Outcomes
1. Apply fundamentals of tonal theory to constructing scales, intervals, chords and their inversions at the keyboard 2. Demonstrate facility in performing scales and arpeggios, ascending and descending, in all major and select minor keys 3. Accurately perform simple pieces in two-, three-, and four-part textures 4. Identify and execute basic diatonic chord progressions in moth major and minor keys 5. Apply understanding of basic tonal theory in the harmonization of melodies at the keyboard and in performance from a lead sheet 6. Correctly execute simple transpositions of melodies at keyboard.