MUSE 220: Intermediate Piano I
Citrus College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Winter 2021 |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Total Contact Hours: | 36 |
| Lecture Hours : | 36 |
| Lab Hours: | 0 |
| Hours Arranged: | 0 |
| Outside of Class Hours: | 72 |
| Prerequisite: | MUSE 121 or Audition. |
| Transferable to CSU: | Yes |
| Transferable to UC: | Yes - Approved |
| Grading Method: | Standard Letter |
Catalog Course Description
Continued development of essential keyboard skills. This course emphasizes improvisation, melodic harmonization, and reading music at sight. 36 lecture hours.
Course Objectives
- sight-read a musical line within the grand staff
- harmonize a melody
- improvise a melody
- play along with an external rhythm source
- identify and play rhythms by ear in simple and compound time
- interpret chord symbols
Major Course Content
- Introduction and Course Overview
- Learning to Play with an External Rhythm Source
- Use of Triads in Melodic Harmonization
- Beginning Chord Symbol Interpretation
- Scale Types and Fingerings
- Imitation and Creation of Melodic Fragments
- Introduction to Improvisation
- Beginning Transposition by Ear
- Aural Identification of Meter in Recorded Music
Suggested Reading Other Than Required Textbook
Fake books
Internet research literature on improvisation
Examples of Required Writing Assignments
Musical notation:
chord symbols and note expansion
melodic writing
rhythmic notation
Examples of Outside Assignments
Practice:
major scales
minor scales
all triads: major, minor, diminished, augmented, dominant sevenths
literature conducive to ability
Instruction Type(s)
Lecture, Online Education Lecture