MVK 2221 - Applied Music Secondary - Piano

College of Fine Arts and Humanities

Credit(s): 1-2
Contact Hours: 8-16
Effective Term Spring 2012 (450)

Requisites

Pre- or Co-requisite MUS 1010

Course Description

Private instruction. This course is a continuation of MVK 1211 and is for the music major in the second year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. (Note: This course may be taken up to 3 times for a total of 6 credits. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week.)

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will formulate concepts of musicianship by:
    1. practicing and studying music literature and studies appropriate to the performing area.
    2. demonstrating mastery of the musical elements of pitch, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and phrasing.
  2. The student will synthesize idiomatic techniques by:
    1. addressing the musical and physical elements of piano technique such as finger dexterity, tone quality, flexibility and muscle coordination in exercises and music literature studied each week in the lesson.
    2. demonstrating mastery of the musical and physical elements of piano technique such as finger dexterity, and muscle coordination in the performance of music literature.
  3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of stage presence by:
    1. practicing alignment of posture in the lesson and acheiving mastery of this element in the recital.
    2. describing poise and deportment as it pertains to the delivery of repertoire in the recital.
    3. analyzing the performance relationship of a soloist and accompanist.
  4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of presentation by:
    1. reflecting and developing interpretation of appropriate music literature.
    2. studying and observing style of presentation in the required student recitals and other performances.
    3. developing an individual use of expression as it pertains to the literature prepared for the applied lesson and achieving mastery of this element in the student recital.
  5. The student will demonstrate knowledge of repertoire by:
    1. learning, memorizing, and performing music literature appropriate to the course level.
    2. emulating performances of idiomatic music literature by other students in recitals and other performances.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through a jury exam given by the music faculty.

History of Changes

C&I 5/23/06, no Board action required, course in place, outline only needed, effective 20061(0370).
C&I Approval: 09/16/2011, BOT Approval: 10/01/2011, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450)

Related Programs

  1. Music (MUSIC-TR) (670) (Active)
  2. Music Education (MUSICED-TR) (670) (Active)