MU 125. Applied Piano 4

Credits: 1-2
This course will enable the student to systematically advance his/her capabilities at playing the piano. It enables the student to advance skills of reading and playing notes from the grand staff, counting and playing rhythms correctly, using correct fingerings, using adequate tempo, dynamic articulation and other markings. It also enables the student to demonstrate the accompaniment and melody of a piece of music. The student must be able to demonstrate greater skill and sophistication than that acquired in the third semester. This is the fourth class in a sequence of four classes where the student meets one-on-one with an instructor and determines a course of study based on instructor assessment. A course of study includes elements of technique and stylistic sophistication. There are lessons which receive 1 credit hour that meet with an instructor once a week for ½ hour, and there are lessons which receive 2 credit hours that meet with an instructor for an hour lesson once a week. The 2 credit hour lessons are for music majors or for pianists who have considerable abilities and experience in piano playing.