ADVANCED PIANO TECHNIQUES II

Catalog description

Instruction in this course will prepare piano majors with advanced keyboard techniques for continued success as a professional musician or private instructor. An emphasis will be placed on the following skills: sight reading, SATB reading, open score reading, improvisation, intermediate/advanced accompaniment, and continued crafting of personal skill sets. Students will arrange contemporary music. Advanced skills of ensemble playing will be cultivated throughout the semester. This is a sequential course whereby all students must enroll in fall semester and pass before enrolling in spring semester.