{"id":131,"date":"2011-08-17T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/classpianonew\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2019-06-04T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T22:40:00","slug":"pcl101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/classpiano\/pcl101\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Piano 101 (1st semester)"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>PLEASE NOTE: this class is for Eastman students only<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>TEXT: Keyboard Musicianship, Book 1, 11th edition, 2019:\u00a0 <strong>Chapters 1\u20144<\/strong><br \/>\n(Lyke, Caramia, Haydon, and Chioldi) <em><br \/>\nStipes Publishing Co.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OBJECTIVES:<br \/>\na complete orientation to the keyboard for beginning pianists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>1) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Technique:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>keyboard topography and orientation; proper posture and hand position<\/li>\n<li>focus on hand, outer fingers 2-3-4 first, then 1&amp;5, using blocked 5ths<\/li>\n<li>all white key major and minor 5 finger patterns, tonic triads in root position<\/li>\n<li>multiple exercises in elementary level articulation; introducing coordination between hands<\/li>\n<li>selected etudes using pentachords<\/li>\n<li>scale preparation exercises<\/li>\n<li>all white key major scales in 8th notes, hands together, 2 octaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Repertoire:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>many folk songs in a variety of settings: hands alone, hands together, solo, and duet<\/li>\n<li>solo and duet pieces in increasing difficulty; composers include Kabalevsky, Turk, Bartok, and Gurlitt<\/li>\n<li>selected outside material, especially accompaniments from student&#8217;s major repertoire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fundamental Skills<\/span>:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>exercises in grand staff reading<\/li>\n<li>many <strong>sight reading <\/strong>examples ranging from single line melodies to independent voices within major and minor pentachord range<\/li>\n<li><strong>harmonization <\/strong> using blocked and broken 5ths and 6ths, scale tones 1, 5, and 7 and single tones<\/li>\n<li><strong>keyboard style texture<\/strong>; <strong>transposition <\/strong> of selected melodies<\/li>\n<li>lead sheet harmonization<\/li>\n<li>all key signatures and <strong>theory <\/strong> work<\/li>\n<li><strong>improvisation <\/strong> using the technical and theoretical material of these chapters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Course Outline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Chapter 1 (4 classes)<br \/>\n<em>Suggested Playing Exam Topics<\/em>, <em>page 32<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Chapter 2 (6 classes)<br \/>\n<em><em>Suggested Playing Exam Topics<\/em>, <em>page 72<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Chapter 3 (6 classes)<br \/>\n<em><em>Suggested Playing Exam Topics<\/em>, <em>page 114<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Chapter 4 (5 classes)<br \/>\n<em><em>Suggested Playing Exam Topics<\/em>, <em>page 158<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Final exam:\u00a0 tba<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Grades<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grades are based more on progress in class than on exam performance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attendance\u2014<strong>NO MORE THAN 2 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES ARE ALLOWED.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>quality and quantity of work covered<\/li>\n<li>progress shown throughout the semester<\/li>\n<li>student\u2019s playing relative to the requirements of the level<\/li>\n<li>class work including preparation for classes, labs, and lessons<\/li>\n<li>4 Chapter tests<\/li>\n<li>quizzes at the discretion of the instructor<\/li>\n<li>input from the instructor, including daily assessment, evaluation of test performances, and other criteria as stated in individual policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/classpiano\/pcl101.php#top\">[back to top]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLEASE NOTE: this class is for Eastman students only TEXT: Keyboard Musicianship, Book 1, 11th edition, 2019:\u00a0 Chapters 1\u20144 (Lyke, Caramia, Haydon, and Chioldi) Stipes Publishing Co. 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