MUSI  1181

Piano Class I

Sp 2012   

Instructor: Rosemary C. Watkins

Phone: [512]  452-4177 (Home) 791-4495 (Cell)

Office Hours: 3:20 – 4:20  (and by appointment)

email address: rowatkins@austin.rr.com  (preferred) rwatkin2@austincc.edu

The course is a study of the essential elements of music as they relate to the development of piano performance skills. Musical learning includes reading and notating music, analysis of music, listening skills, sightreading, appropriate use of musical terminology, and expressive piano performance skills.  

COURSE POLICIES

Absence Policy: Three absences are allowed for any reason. The final grade will be lowered after three absences according to the following scale: 5 pts. per absence. Withdrawal: It is the student's responsibility to take any required steps for withdrawl and to observe all policies related to withdrawal 

Important:  Three tardies or three early departures (or a combination) from class equal one absence.

Academic Freedom: Each student is strongly encouraged to participate in class discussion. It is expected that faculty and students will respect the views of others when expressed in classroom discussion.

Student Discipline: Students are expected to behave as responsible adults and to act courteously to their instructor and classmates.

Scholastic Dishonesty:“Acts prohibited by the College for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper, projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework.”

ODS Statement: “Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities. Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester.”

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS

Palmer,W., Manus,M., and Lethco,A. Adult All-In-One Course. (Level 1) Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., 1996.  

Staff Paper (download from internet)

Personal ear buds or headphones are required. You will need a quarter inch adapter for a piano lab keyboard. Please have these items by the second day of class.

Class Piano I

1181

Sections 002 and 005

Wk 1                                            

 Pre-test              

Intro to course                                                                            

Intro continued                                                                                                                                  4-1

Wk 2                                             

Right/Left hands-C Position/Grand Staff                                                                                    12-18                       

Worksheet (It is important for you to do this!)                                                                             15

Students Choose Existing Calendar or Level II

Intro Ode to Joy (RH) and Aura Lee (LH)                                                                                   13,17                      

Practice Ode: Melodic 2nds and 3rds                                                                                         25-27

Refer to position on Grand Staff

Practice Aura: Melodic 4ths and 5ths                                                                                           28-31           

Level II: Add Jingle Bells and Dueling Harmonics                                                                     30-31

Any student can choose Level II

Wk3

Practice Ode to Joy and Aura Lee  Proficiency I                                                                          13,17

Level II: Practice Jingle Bells and Dueling Harmonics                                                               30-31

Add any other piece such as Merrily, Largo                                                                                  35

Practice for Proficiency I

Wk 4

Proficiency I

Self-evaluation

Class activity: Play one chord songs in C                                                                                  33

Level II: Go forward in text to your appropriate level

(Continue to go forward throughout semester)

Write down or mark selected pieces

Introduction to two-chord songs in C

C Major chord and G7 Major chord                                                                                             32, 35

Class Activity Exercise for C and G7                                                                                                 34

Level II: Go forward in text to your appropriate level

 Write down or mark selected pieces

Wk 5                                             

C and G⁷  pieces (two-chord)                                                                                                           35-43                            

Select two-chord piece for proficiency                                                                                            37-43                                    

(Both hand together or alternating)                              

Exercises  (bottom of pages)                                                                                                             34,36           

Practice Two-chord piece for Proficiency II                                                       

 Repeat exercises before practice                                                                                                    34,36                

COURSE OBJECTIVES provide opportunities for the student to:

                1)    develop musical/technical skills needed to perform selected repertoire with expression

                2)    demonstrate the ability to read pitch and rhythmic notation

3)     demonstrate the ability to articulate the basic elements of music and related

                  terminology

4)     develop ability to sightread selected repertoire