MUSC 117: Group Piano III

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Class Program
Music
Distribution
Humanities Performance/Skill
Credits 2 Lecture Hours 11 Lab Hours 22
This course presents the intermediate concepts and skills to develop performing proficiency at the piano. Musical activities and projects will build growth in technical skills such as major and minor scale patterns, musical skills such as sight reading and improvisation, theoretical concepts such as notation, rhythm patterns, melodic shapes and forms, and creative skills such as completing melodic phrases and inventing melodic variations. Repertoire will reflect the development of increasingly advanced solo and ensemble pieces.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter,
Spring
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Read pieces of piano repertoire with note and rhythm accuracy respecting given dynamics, style markings, and required techniques through performance.
  2. Exhibit comprehension of music theory and piano terminology through application.
  3. Demonstrate proper piano playing technique through scales, arpeggios, triads, and seventh chords.
  4. Display knowledge of a breadth of musical types, styles, time periods, and cultures by creating liner notes for their personal performances.
  5. Utilize critical thinking skills through evaluation of student and professional performances.
Course Content Outline
  1. Review techniques presented in Group Piano II
  2. The Key of E Minor
    1. Scales and Warm-ups
    2. Primary Chords
    3. Repertoire
  3. The Key of D Major
    1. Scales and Warm-ups
    2. Primary Chords
    3. Repertoire
  4. The Chromatic Scale
    1. Scales and Warm-ups
    2. Proper Fingering
    3. Writing chromatics
    4. Repertoire
  5. Inversions of Triads
    1. 1st Inversion
    2. 2nd Inversion
    3. Triads in all Positions
    4. Major and Minor
  6. Review all techniques from Group Piano I, II, and III through solo repertoire