Introduction to Piano II

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This course teaches advanced beginner piano students how to read and perform rhythm, meter, notation, treble and bass clefs, scales, chords, melody, and harmony with a degree of fluency that builds on the skills developed in Introduction to Piano I. To further develop facility at the piano, students will continue studying a repertoire of appropriate pieces, as well as the fundamentals of keyboard technique including hand positions, finger exercises, and major and minor scales in contrary and parallel motion. Importantly, students will learn how to practice efficiently and with purpose. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1117 .