MUSA 112 Piano Lesson 1 for Piano Majors
All courses with a MUSA designation are individual music lessons. Students meet one-on-one with an instructor each week for formal lessons and are expected to devote significant time to practice outside of class. Music majors should sign up for courses ending in a "2" (e.g. MUSA 102 or 202). Students who are not music majors should sign up for lessons ending in a "0" or "1" (e.g. MUSA 100 or 101). One credit classes meet a half hour each week; two-credit classes meet an hour each week. Students may accumulate 4 credits toward graduation in courses ending in "0" or 8 credits toward graduation in courses ending in "1". Music majors may accumulate 8 credits at each level of courses ending in "2". MUSA classes carry additional fees. Please check the most current class schedule for a listing of available courses and additional fees.
MUSA 112Piano Lesson 1 for Piano Majors
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
2 Credits
III. Catalog Course Description
All courses with a MUSA designation are individual music lessons. Students meet one-on-one with an instructor each week for formal lessons and are expected to devote significant time to practice outside of class. Music majors should sign up for courses ending in a "2" (e.g. MUSA 102 or 202). Students who are not music majors should sign up for lessons ending in a "0" or "1" (e.g. MUSA 100 or 101). One credit classes meet a half hour each week; two-credit classes meet an hour each week. Students may accumulate 4 credits toward graduation in courses ending in "0" or 8 credits toward graduation in courses ending in "1". Music majors may accumulate 8 credits at each level of courses ending in "2". MUSA classes carry additional fees. Please check the most current class schedule for a listing of available courses and additional fees.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Practice piano effectively
- Perform memorized in a variety of settings
- Set goals, visualize and achieve them
- Play scales, arpeggios, and chords as determined by instructor
- Read and sight read notated music
- Identify music from the four musical eras
- Be aware of proper concert etiquette
- Demonstrate development and growth in the discipline of regular practice and the ability to spring back and recover from setbacks and failure.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies