Spring 2019 Course Syllabus
Course: MUSI-1182- Section: 11 Piano Class II |
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Instructor Information | |||||||||
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Instructor | Caleb Fontenot | ||||||||
fontenotco@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6520 | ||||||||
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Description | Further class instruction in the fundamentals of keyboard technique for beginning piano students. | ||||||||
Prerequisites | Piano Class I - 90420 - MUSI 1181 - 11 - MUSI 1181 11 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes | Further class instruction in the fundamentals of keyboard technique for beginning piano students. | ||||||||
Core Objectives |
Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Textbooks | Required Texts: Alfred's Group Piano for Adults Student Book 1 Lancaster, E.L. Alfred Music; 2nd edition (2004) ISBN: 9780739053010 | ||||||||
Lecture Topics Outline |
Course Schedule and Major assignment Due Dates: Week 1: Course introduction; syllabus review; Unit 11 The Dominant and Dominant Seventh Chords; Solo Rep: “March” Week 2: Unit 12 The Subdominant Chord; Solo Rep: “Minuet in F Major or Ode to Joy” Week 3: Unit 13 Primary Chords in Major Keys; Solo Rep: “Moonlit Shores” {Review Worksheet} Week 4: Unit 14 Minor Scales in Tetrachord Position; Solo Rep: “Little Fantasy Study or Wayfaring Stranger” Week 5: Unit 15 Minor Scales (Group 1) and Reads of the Key; Solo Rep: “Allegretto” {Review Worksheet} Week 6: Unit 16 Primary Chords in Minor Keys; Solo Rep: “Etude” Week 7: Unit 17 Minor Scales (Group 2) and Triads of the Key; Solo Rep: “The Cuckoo” Week 8: Unit 18 Major Scales (Group 3) and Triads of the Key; Solo Rep: “Dance” {Review Worksheet} Week 9: unit 19 The ii Chord; Solo Rep: “Waltz” Week 10: Unit 20 The vi Chord; Solo Rep: “Ecossaise” Week 11: Unit 21The iii Chord; Solo Rep: “Etude in C Major or Dance” Week 12: Unit 22 Minor Scales (Group 3) and Triads of the Key; Soo Rep: “Moonlight Sonata” {Review Worksheet} Week 13: Unit 23 Seventh Chords; Solo Rep: “Full Moon Rising or Prelude in Sevenths” Week 14: Unit 24 Other Scales Structures; Solo Rep: “Chromatic Rag or The Bear” Week 15: Unit 25 Modes; Solo Rep: “Yankee Doodle or Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier” {Final Review Worksheet} and Final Exam |
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Major Assignments Schedule |
Course Schedule and Major assignment Due Dates: Week 1: Course introduction; syllabus review; Unit 11 The Dominant and Dominant Seventh Chords; Solo Rep: “March” Week 2: Unit 12 The Subdominant Chord; Solo Rep: “Minuet in F Major or Ode to Joy” Week 3: Unit 13 Primary Chords in Major Keys; Solo Rep: “Moonlit Shores” {Review Worksheet} Week 4: Unit 14 Minor Scales in Tetrachord Position; Solo Rep: “Little Fantasy Study or Wayfaring Stranger” Week 5: Unit 15 Minor Scales (Group 1) and Reads of the Key; Solo Rep: “Allegretto” {Review Worksheet} Week 6: Unit 16 Primary Chords in Minor Keys; Solo Rep: “Etude” Week 7: Unit 17 Minor Scales (Group 2) and Triads of the Key; Solo Rep: “The Cuckoo” Week 8: Unit 18 Major Scales (Group 3) and Triads of the Key; Solo Rep: “Dance” {Review Worksheet} Week 9: unit 19 The ii Chord; Solo Rep: “Waltz” Week 10: Unit 20 The vi Chord; Solo Rep: “Ecossaise” Week 11: Unit 21The iii Chord; Solo Rep: “Etude in C Major or Dance” Week 12: Unit 22 Minor Scales (Group 3) and Triads of the Key; Soo Rep: “Moonlight Sonata” {Review Worksheet} Week 13: Unit 23 Seventh Chords; Solo Rep: “Full Moon Rising or Prelude in Sevenths” Week 14: Unit 24 Other Scales Structures; Solo Rep: “Chromatic Rag or The Bear” Week 15: Unit 25 Modes; Solo Rep: “Yankee Doodle or Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier” {Final Review Worksheet} and Final Exam |
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Final Exam Date | May 13, 2019 - 1:00 PM Through May 13, 2019 - 3:30 PM | ||||||||
Grading Scale | 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F | ||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Course Grading: Class Attendance 10% Solo Repertoire 35% Review Worksheets 15% Mid-term Exam 15% Final Exam 25% |
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Course Policies | |||||||||
Instructor Policies |
No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptops) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor. Recreational use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions. Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom |
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Attendance Policy | This is a 3 credit course that is required to meet 3 hours per week. You get one "free" absence before your tardies/absences start to count against your grade in the "Attendance" category. After that, each absence deducts two percentage points from your final grade (max of 10). Three tardies will count as one absence. | ||||||||
Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Important Information | |||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. |