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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
MUSI D012A
Course Title (CB02)
Class Piano I
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2021
Course Description
Beginning piano for students with no previous instruction, those who need knowledge of piano for a teaching credential, music majors, and the general student.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
FD - Piano Class Applied Performance

Course Justification

This course is a major preparation requirement in the discipline of music for at least one CSU or UC. This course is required as part of the A.A. degree in Music. Basic piano skills are elemental to the study of music theory, voice, and ear training.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
Yes
Foothill Course ID
MUS F012A

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
1.5
Maximum Credit Units
1.5

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours1.02.0
Laboratory Hours2.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
12.0
Laboratory
24.0
Total
36.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
24.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
24.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

MUSI D002.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Lecture demonstration

Discussion, practice, and problem solving performed in class

Evaluation of in-class performances

Assignments

  1. Practice the assigned pieces, understanding the notation and finger patterns involved
  2. In-class practice plus at least one-half hour of daily practice outside classroom from presented and assigned material.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Weekly quizzes on practice assignment progress to show mastery of material
  2. In-class performance of a solo piece and scale or scales for midterm and final exams demonstrating basic skills covered.
  3. Student will write critique of performance in class, which requires summary of course concepts.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • Access to a piano
Essential College Facilities:
  • Piano classroom equipped with monitored electronic pianos, music blackboard, phonograph player, cassette deck, amplifier, speakers

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
*Agay, Dennis. Joy of First Year Piano. Yorktown Music Press, Inc., 1972.
*Poklewski, Anna. Scales and Averages. Cupertino, CA: °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Bookstore, 2000.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Grove Music On-line Dictionary: http://www.grovemusic.com/LOGIN?sessionid=0a30cb01a11c740a381d8335dca7ebf8&authstatuscode=4148335dca7ebf8&authstatuscode=414

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Read and play piano music encompassing a range of 4 octaves
  • Perform with appropriate interpretation easy piano solos and duets using basic note values, rests, dynamics, and rhythmic patterns
  • Play scales in major keys using up to 5 flats or sharps
  • Harmonize melodies using tonic, dominant chords, and dynamics
  • Play easy piano pieces within a four octave range
  • Recognize and play major scale patterns and basic chord structures

CSLOs

  • Demonstrate the basic knowledge of music notation enabling them to find pitches to be played on the keyboard and for the amount of time suggested by standard proportional durations.

  • Play major scales up to five sharps and flats with a high degree of accuracy.

Outline

  1. Read and play piano music encompassing a range of 4 octaves
    1. Introduction to the keyboard
    2. Recognition of keyboard pattern
    3. Naming keys
  2. Perform with appropriate interpretation easy piano solos and duets using basic note values, rests, dynamics, and rhythmic patterns
    1. Notation of pitch
    2. Treble and bass clefs
    3. Relation of notated pitch to the keyboard
  3. Play scales in major keys using up to 5 flats or sharps
    1. Reading notated rhythms
    2. Reading notes and rests
    3. Reading basic rhythms including eighth, quarter, half, whole notes and rests and simple dotted rhythms
  4. Harmonize melodies using tonic, dominant chords, and dynamics
    1. Simple theory with melodies within five adjacent scale degrees
    2. Finger pattern technique
  5. Play easy piano pieces within a four octave range
    1. Solos
    2. Duets
    3. Examples: Poklewski Etudes nos. 1-6, 8, 10, 11. 15, 1; Haslinger Sonatina
  6. Recognize and play major scale patterns and basic chord structures
    1. Major scale patterns
      1. Up to 5 sharps and 5 flats
      2. Hands separately and together
    2. Basic chord structures
      1. Tonic and dominant triads
      2. Accompaniment patterns
      3. Harmonizing melodies

Lab Topics

  1. Sight Reading exercises
  2. Scale and chord work
  3. Work on memorization of exercises as well as assigned literature
  4. Introductory finger technique and arm/wrist technique exercises
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