Piano Lab I: Beginning Piano
MIN2249.02, section 2
Course Description
Summary
Have you been thinking about learning to play the piano? Are you completely new to playing an instrument and want to give it a try? Do you have a little experience from childhood and want to get back into it? Are you a singer, songwriter, producer, or composer who wants to know how to accompany themselves, learn to read sheet music and chord symbols, and understand the basics of music theory?
If you answered yes, then Piano Lab I might be right for you.
This section of piano lab will be scheduled as weekly 20 minute individual lessons with the instructor.
One to two hours per week of individual practice is expected.
Learning Outcomes
- -Experience and identify the notes of the keyboard and their relationships.
- -Learn to read and play the notes of the grand staff (treble clef and bass clef).
- -Understand and follow their favorite songs in sheet music, lead sheet, and chord chart formats.
- -Improvise using common rhythms in meters like 4/4 and 3/4.
- -Grasp key music theory ideas like major and minor scales and chords, key signatures, and markings of style and interpretation.
Corequisites
Up to 1 hour of weekly individual practice as needed.
Performing at piano class recitals in the last week of classes.