Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors (130-1-2)

Instructors

Karen Chih-Pah Kan-Walsh
847/491-3886
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL 60208
Office Hours: By appointment
Karen Kan-Walsh studied during her pre-college years with her mother, Juliana Kan. She then received the bachelors (with distinction) and masters degrees in piano performance from the University of Michigan School of Music. Additional studies in the Taubman approach were with Joseph Gurt followed by the Doctor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University. Kan-Walsh has also performed both solo and chamber music in the Ann Arbor/Chicago areas as well as solo and duo piano performances in St. Petersburg, Russia. A member of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association, she is an active adjudicator and has presented workshops in the Chicago area including "Creative Projects in Keyboard Skills" at the 2008 ISMTA annual conference. Kan-Walsh is currently the coordinator of the keyboard Skills and Non-Major Piano Programs at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, where she was recognized for excellence in teaching by the ASG (student organiz

Meeting Info

RCMA 4-136 Keyboard Lab: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

Reading string quartet and vocal scores. Harmonizing melodies with chords, ensemble, creative work, sight reading.

Registration Requirements

Permission number

Learning Objectives

How to break down sight reading into sequential readings that become progressively more fluid and musical. How to sight read in a stylistically appropriate manner. To be able to harmonize melodies with chords reading Roman numeral and letter symbols.

Teaching Method

Lab class (electronic keyboard lab). Individual and group instruction.

Evaluation Method

Quizzes, exams, performances, improvement, attitude, attendance.

Class Materials (Required)

none