MUSIC 204 - Keyboard Skills for Piano Teachers 3

Credits: 2
Lecture Contact Hours: 2
Description: This is the third course in the Keyboard Skills for Piano Teachers sequence. It is designed to give piano teachers the necessary keyboard skills for teaching late intermediate through early advanced level students. The course will cover technical exercises, harmonization, transposition and sight-reading material using the standards of the Michigan Music Teachers Association, the National Piano Guild, the Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada) and other recognized testing organizations.

Prerequisites: MUSIC 202
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Humanities
This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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Course Competencies

Perform scales, arpeggios, chord progressions and technical exercises up to the early advanced level.
Teach scales, arpeggios, chord progressions and technical exercises through the early advanced level.
Analyze sight reading material through the early advanced level.
Sequence sight reading material through the early advanced level.
Develop keyboard harmonization and transposition programs for late intermediate to early advanced students.
Demonstrate comprehensive musicianship for early advanced level piano study reflecting state and national standards.