Functional Piano 2181 – Mondays & Wednesdays Spring 2016
Name: Dazheng Zhu
Office Number: Music 367F
Office Telephone Number: 817 -2965833
Emall address: [email protected]
Office Hours: See instructor for appointment
Course Number, Section Number and Course Title:
Music 2181 Functional Piano
Time and Place of Class Meetings: Section 001 MW 9am
Student Learning Outcomes: Major scales, chords and arpeggios Ability to read beginning level literature Coordination of hands together Star Spangled Banner, America Intermediate Level Literature Figured Bass Play from a lead sheet
Required Text: Alfred’s Group Piano Book 2
Required Purchase: The student’s own earphones with adaptor.
Exercises to be done in each key: 1. SCALES –four octaves, hands together, tempo _____ 2. Chord Progressions- I IV I V7 I Start RH in root, First and second inversion. Three notes in RH and one note in bass in left hand. 3. Arpeggios: Fingerings page _____ Root position- hands together 4 octaves tempo___ Inversions – hands alone 4. Practice I V7 I IV I 5. Practice I iii IV I64 V7 I start in first inversion 6. Practice I vi IV ii6 I64 V7 I or I VI iv ii6 I64 V7 I Practice sightreading from book or other 7. Literature TBA either from book or passed out in class 8. Figured Bass to be passed out in class 9. Play from a lead sheet Grading Policy: Student is graded on how well prepared they are and how well they play the assignment. • Must have steady beat, rhythms correct, and accurate notes. • Must attend class for an A. • 0 - 2 absences – B. • 3 - 4 absences – C. • 5 or more – D, repeat class
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory. If student is absent day of testing for whatever reason, assignment must be made and completed before or after classes within one week.
If student knows they will be absent for a school activity, it is recommended they makeup the test before absence occurs. The only exceptions are extreme illness with doctor’s excuse. Any other absences, see professor. Absences will factor into the final grade. There will be no makeup for class work missed during semester at the end of the semester. If work is not made up with a week after missed, grade on that assignment will be an F.
Drop Policy: [Standard UTA Drop Policy]
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"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Series 50101, Section 2.2)
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Final Review Week: A period of five class days prior to the first day of final examinations in the long sessions shall be designated as Final Review Week. The purpose of this week is to allow students sufficient time to prepare for final examinations. During this week, there shall be no scheduled activities such as required field trips or performances; and no instructor shall assign any themes, research problems or exercises of similar scope that have a completion date during or following this week unless specified in the class syllabi. During Final Review Week, an instructor shall not give any examinations constituting 10% or more of the final grade, except makeup tests and laboratory examinations. In addition, no instructor shall give any portion of the final examination during Final Review Week. Classes are held as scheduled during this week and lectures and presentations may be given.
Make-up Exam Policy: [Please see me if you have exam scheduling conflicts]
Grade Grievance Policy: [See UTA Course Catalog]
Course Schedule
January 20 Check technique. Start American, circle of fifths, first phrase pedal in rhythmic pattern (4 octaves) (4 octaves) January 25 C major, c minor, scales, Arpeggios, root position Chord progression Ivi IVii6 I6/4 V7 I Contrary motion (start in first inversion) January 27 February 1 Test. American first phrase with pedal Lead sheet – Hymn practice February 3 America to the end Lead sheet figured bass Accompany melody Check chord progression February 8 Read folk melodies and accompaniment My dog sheet Check America February 10 Scale G major, g minor, Arpeggios, root position Chord progression (see Sept. 2) February 15 Test. America – all with pedal Start accompaniment (Alberti Bass) to String Quartet February 17 Practice hymn reading Scale D major, d minor – all of above Read in book February 22 Start Spinning Song – first page Circle of fifths in first inversion February 24 America the Beautiful – 8 measures Read Bach minuet Spinning Song February 29 A major and a minor scale, etc. Start Maple Leaf Rag March 2 Test America the Beautiful – 8 measures, pedal First figured bass line on separate sheet March 7 Test. Spinning Song, first page Work on Maple Leaf Rag Accompany melody March 9 Improvise over Alberti. Bass I I IV V7 I VI V7 I You may choose the key Work on middle section of Spinning Song E scale and all e minor scale and all requirements March 21 Accompany melodies – Edel Weiss, Auld Land Syne Read open score, p. 313, Dies Irae March 23 America the Beautiful, next part to the end Read 312, Quartet No. 4 – Alto clef Practice Spinning Song March 28 Sight read hymns – Seek Ye First Figured Bass bottom of Edelweiss sheet Coda of Spinning Song March 30 Start first phrase of Star Spangled Banner Accompany melodies with no chand given F scale and all f minor scale and all April 4 Test. Spinning Song April 6 Happy Birthday with chords Practice As the Deer Bb scale and all requirements, b minor and all, g minor and all April 11 Start Fur Elise, one page – A theme The Neapolitan Chord, p. 286 Arpeggios, p. 273, V7, p. 274 April 13 Test. SSB – First phrase, eb minor scale and all Eb scale and all requirements, c minor scale and all Genman, sicth chord, p. 268 April 18 SSB – Next eight measures Credo, p. 332, play S A & B together, pedal Dim 7th, Ab CAb scale and all requirements, ab minor Arpiggios, 274, 275
April 20 Review modes p. 317-318, SSB to end Ioniani, Aeolian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Phrygian Italian sixth chord, p. 270 French sixth chord, p. 284 April 25 All of SSB – Review B, F#, C# scales April 27 Test on Credo – Sight read a hymn May 2 Test. Star Spangled Banner – all May 4 All major scales around circle of fifths Fur Elise one page