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2021-2022 Archived Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Archived Catalog

MUS.-265 Piano Proficiency III

Credits 1 / 2 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080 MUS.-166  with 2.0 minimum grade.
A continuation of MUS.-166 . Emphasis on keyboard harmony accompaniment sight-reading improvisation piano literature and technique. 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.