NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Originator	Gunnar Mossblad, x4738, mailto:gunnar.mossblad@utoledo.edu
College	Arts and Sciences
Department	MUSIC and DANCE
Level	Undergraduate
Program Change	No
Type of Course
Alpha Code	MUS-2590
Title	Class Piano for Piano Majors
Starting	Fall 2004
Enrollment	10-12
Cross-Lists/Levels	None
Hours	Fixed: 2
Delivery Mode	Lecture
Frequency	Fall, every year
Reg. >1/semester	No
Repeat for Credit	No
Grading	Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)
Pre-/Co-requisites	Co: MUS 1610 or 2610
Catalog Description	To be taken in conjunction with music theory. Fundamental keyboard skills including harmony, technique, transposition, improvisation, sight reading, score reading, and ensemble playing
Syllabus	BASIC THEORY SCALES Major, minor, chromatic, blues, Modes ARPEGGIOS Major, minor, CHORDS-FUNCTIONAL (ROMAN NUMERAL )and POP CHORD SYMBOLS Major, minor, augmented, diminished, 7^th chords, Primary, secondary, and secondary dominant chords in all keys READING OF CHORDS AT THE PIANO AND IDENTIFYING THEM WITH FUNCTIONAL OR POP SYMBOLS TRANSPOSITION TO ALTERNATE KEYS, MODES AND ALSO FOR SOUND OF Bb, Eb, F, G and C instruments and including some instrumental score reading such as string quartets. DEVELOP ABILITIES IN SIGHTREADING BOTH RHYTHMS AND NOTES 2-stave through 4 part open score. Materials will include textbook, HARMONIZATION AT THE PIANO, Frackenpohl TECHNOLOGY- Using Clavinova Lab and video monitor SUPPLEMENTARY MUSIC –including choral octavos, piano literature, duet and ensemble literature 8. IMPROVISATION BASED ON CHORD PROGRESSIONS, BLUES SCALES, RHYTHMS, ETC.
Curriculum Fit	All Music Majors are required to take piano classes in order to fully understand theory. Piano majors do not have this opportunity while they are taking music theory. They need keyboard skills apart from their study of repertoire.
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