Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors (130-2-2)
Instructors
Karen 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
Selected 19th-century pieces, transposed instruments, orchestral scores, ensemble, art songs, rubato study, modulation, melody harmonization, sight reading, creative activities.
Registration Requirements
Permission number
Learning Objectives
To be able to assess and negotiate patterns for sight reading 19th century piano literature examples. To play transposed-instrument excerpts at concert pitch. To read selected parts from full orchestral score. To sing/hum an art song while playing the accompaniment. To understand harmonic modulation. To be able to harmonize melodies with 19th century chord vocabulary. To construct creative mini-pieces. To understand and give a presentation on rubato.
Teaching Method
Lecture, individual and group practice.
Evaluation Method
Quizzes, exams, presentations, performances.
Class Materials (Required)
No required text.