Piano course for music majors who have completed Piano Class III. Emphasis is on functional piano skills for music therapists, to include keyboard reading and technique, accompaniment styles, improvisation, transposition, and harmonization. Repertoire includes solo and collaborative repertoire of various styles (classical, folk, blues, sacred, and contemporary).
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will have heightened requirements for class leadership and demonstrations and will complete additional assignments and projects.
Athena Title
Piano for Music Therapists
Prerequisite
MUSI 2520
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will develop greater comfort in keyboard reading and ensemble playing skills.
Students will learn repertoire that includes classical, sacred, blues, and contemporary styles.
Students will learn a variety of accompaniment styles and patterns for use in solo and group settings.
Students will develop additional functional piano skills in improvisation, harmonization, and transposition.
Topical Outline
Keyboard technique; scale/arpeggio/chord inversions and fingerings
Solo, collaborative, and ensemble playing
Piano accompaniments in various styles for solo/group music settings
“Sing and play” repertoire (folk song, popular music)
Improvisation (12-bar blues, other styles and harmonic progressions)
