MUS 129 Keyboard Skills 1 (Third Term)

Course develops piano skills essential for all music majors: performance of rhythmic patterns, scales & arpeggios, intervals, chord progressions (including cadences) with correct voice leading and resolution, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, realization of figured bass, sight-reading of 2-part piano texture. Designed to be taken with MUS 113 and MUS 116 concurrently.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

MUS 128 

Corequisite

MUS 113 and MUS 116 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate keyboarding skills with accuracy for notes, rhythms, scales, arpeggios and simple chord progressions including cadences at an upper intermediate level
2. Demonstrate correct voice leading and resolution, harmonization, transposition, and improvisation at an upper intermediate level
3. Sight read a simple 2 part piano texture at an upper intermediate level
4. Demonstrate realization of simple figured bass and lead sheet notation at an intermediate level