Keyboard Skills 1+ (128-1-3)
Instructors
Susan R Osborn
Karen Chih-Pah Kan-Walsh
847/491-3886
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL 60208
Office Hours: By appointment
Meeting Info
RCMA 4-138 Keyboard Lab: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 11:50AM
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