MUS 101 - Class Piano II

Credits: 2 Prerequisite: Instructor consent and either MUS 100 or placement based on skills acquired through previous piano study. Open for all students with minimal or no experience in keyboard playing (beginner level) and to music majors in partial fulfillment of the piano proficiency requirement. Students who have taken MUS 141-Piano are not eligible for this course. Designed for non-keyboard music majors and non-music majors who show early-elementary keyboard competency. Students acquire further skills through the study of scales, arpeggios, chord progressions, harmonization, transpositions, sight-reading, and improvisation. Students learn to perform late-elementary-level piano repertoire. Group piano setting with digital pianos assisted by MIDI programs. Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Petty.