Keyboard Skills 1+ (128-1-1)

Instructors

Karen Chih-Pah Kan-Walsh
847/491-3886
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL 60208
Office Hours: By appointment

Meeting Info

RCMA 4-136 Keyboard Lab: Mon, Wed 12:00PM - 12:50PM

Overview of class

Level 1+ provides fundamental piano skills in a multi-key approach for students who have had a little piano instruction. Faster paced and at a higher pianistic level than the Level 1 track, topics include healthful technique, keyboard harmony topics such as triads and inversions, reading skills, repertoire, 5-finger and octave scales, harmonization of melodies from chord symbols, creative and ensemble assignments.

Class Materials (Required)

Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz. Keyboard Strategies, Master Text 1 (G. Schirmer Inc., 1986) ISBN: 9780793552917