Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Course Description
Topics covered in this course include: • Basic knowledge about the piano • Keyboard topography • Music notation (reading and writing) • Pitch and Rhythm • Harmonization • Technique • Musicianship • Developing listening skills • Getting to know yourself • Training the mind • Discipline and perseverance
Recommended Citation
Phang, May, "MUS 900A Beginning Class Piano I (CLA) Phang Spring 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 507, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/507
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Student Outcomes
All students in this course WILL learn how to read music and play the piano IF they come to class with open minds, follow instructions systematically, be patient, do things step by step, practice methodically, persevere and not be discouraged. You will succeed if you treat piano playing as a science and as a sport. You have to practice mindfully and consistently.