MUS 111 - Exploring Music through Piano

1. Define fundamental musical terminology as it applies to students’ repertoire.
2. Demonstrate the ability to read music.
3. Perform pieces on the keyboard that reflect the styles of music explored in class.
4. Explore how the piano and electronic keyboards became manufactured and distributed worldwide over the span of the last century and a half and how that influences a global culture of shared music and musical experiences.
5. Explore psychological and neurological aspects of personal musical experience.

1. Keyboard Orientation
   1. Perception in playing the piano
   2. Body position
   3. Identifying keys
   4. Intervals
   5. Hand position
   6. Finger numbers
   7. Rhythm and meter
   8. Improvisation
2. Tonality
   1. Major/minor scales
   2. Improvising
   3. Chords in diatonic keys
   4. Chord progressions
   5. Key signatures
   6. Harmonization of melodies within keys
3. Piano Proficiency
   1. Methods of learning repertoire
   2. Practice methods
   3. Technique
   4. Pedal uses
   5. Sight reading
4. Musical Structure
   1. Basic form
   2. Phrase relationships
   3. Cadences
5. Musical Texture
   1. Homophonic (melody/accompaniment style)
   2. Polyphonic (fugal style)
   3. Monophonic
6. Style
   1. Listening to recordings/performances of music representative of various styles
   2. Performing music representative of various styles
7. Music and the Brain
   1. Research psychological aspects of music-learning
   2. Research music and the brain from aspects of listner and participant
8. Global Topics
   1. Arts in education and society
   2. Historical/stylistic trends