Applied Piano INSTRUCTOR: Kay Bradley

COURSE SYLLABUS, SPRING 2013 APPLIED PIANO, MUSC 1192

Applied Piano-NonPiano Majors INSTRUCTOR: Kay Bradley MUSC 1192 Email: [email protected] [email protected] CRN: 11166 DIVISION: Performing Arts SECTION: 301 Kelly Clark, Dean Room: SE 6107 Phone: 595-7752 Teaching Studio Room SE 6267

Office: Academic and Campus Services Director, Susan Burlew Phone: 595-7673 Room: 2202

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Private instruction in piano. One hour-long lesson per week (16 lessons). All MUSC 1192 must perform a memorized piece by end of semester before final grade is issued. No lecture. Performance in one of the Department Recitals (selected Fridays at 1:00pm in Room 6168) is not required for MUSC1192. Performance before a faculty jury on Dec. 10, and in recital is not required, but encouraged for MUSC 1192 students.

MUSIC: Individually assigned by instructor and varies according to level of student. Student must keep an assignment notebook and a practice log.

COURSE OBJECTIVE: To instruct the intermediate piano student in note-reading, technique and repertoire of the piano. Note-reading, musical terms, memorization and performance techniques are a part of the instruction for the student as well as scales, chords, and arpeggios in major and minor keys. Emphasis is on the standard piano repertoire of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms and other accepted keyboard composers of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern musical eras.

PREREQUISITES: Student must demonstrate through audition prior-learned skills in piano at the intermediate level. Students enrolled in MUSC 1192 must play a jury to confirm if they will be allowed by enroll the next semester in MUSC 1202.

TEACHING METHOD: Individual instruction with demonstration.

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EVALUATION TECHNIQUES: One memorized piece played for the instructor by the end of semester is required of MUSC 1192 students. Each lesson (except the first, or any makeup lessons) will be given a letter grade as described in the GRADING SYSTEM section. If the piece is not memorized, grade will be lowered one level.

GRADING SYSTEM: The weekly lesson grades will be averaged for the semester grade. Attendance at lessons and the amount of daily practice time will be considered in grading. One or more unexcused absences may lower the grade by one or more levels.

Minimum of eight (8) hours practice per week required to maintain an "A", 6 hours weekly practice to maintain a "B", 4 hours weekly to main a "C", 2 hours to maintain a "D", less than two hours weekly practice is an "F". Guidelines for weekly lesson grading: A. Thorough preparation of all assignments. B. Preparation of all assignments but with some aspects not completely learned. C. Some assignments not prepared. D. Student is totally unprepared. F. Unexcused absence. At the discretion of the instructor, the weekly grade may be waived once or twice if practice time is severely compromised due to personal illness or emergency. Student should consider options of audit or drop if more than two lesson grades are affected. If one piece is not memorized, grade will be lowered by one grade. A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. Rounding: .5 or above raises to next full number. Below .5 rounds down to next full number.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: 1. EXCUSED ABSENCE: To have an excused absence, the student must notify the instructor at least 24 hours before the lesson, except in case of an emergency which precludes this notification. 2. UNEXCUSED ABSENCE: An absence that occurs without the student notifying the instructor before the lesson time. 3. When an unexcused absence occurs, then it will be the student's responsibility to contact the instructor within 24 hours following the absence and make arrangements to reschedule the lesson. 4. MAKE-UP DAY: One excused lesson may be made up on a day and time chosen by the instructor. An excessive absence notice will be sent after one (1) absence from a lesson. If the student does not contact the instructor, the student is subject to being dropped. 5. It is the responsibility of the student to consult the instructor before dropping a class. A student must formally drop the course through the Counseling Office. 6. SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: ML King Day, Monday, Jan 21, 2013 and Spring Break the week of Mar 18-24, 2013. TCC will NOT be open on those days.

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AUDIT AND WITHDRAWAL DATES: Last day to change to Audit or withdraw from private piano lessons is Friday, Apr 12, 2013 (before 5:00 pm closing).

** PRACTICE ROOMS are available in the PACE building on the Southeast Campus for all applied students currently enrolled for private lessons. If a practice room is available, but the room is locked, a security guard can unlock the room for you.

** Playing the piano is a developmental art and progress will be evident only through daily and consistent practice as well as regular instruction. Practice and performance (in lesson, recital or jury) is the primary factor in the development of poise and ease in being able to perform before an audience.

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