Beginning Piano Pedagogy
| Major: 5743 First Term: 2012 Fall Final Term: Current Award: CCL Total Credits: 15 CIPS Code: 50.0912 | Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Shared by: MC, SC Occupational Area: Art, A/V Technology, and Communication Instructional Council: Music (41) GPA: 2.0 |
Detailed Program Information | |
Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Beginning Piano Pedagogy program is for pianists who want to teach beginning piano students. Classes offered include learning various methods, techniques, repertoire, skills, style and musicianship necessary to teach piano effectively.
Program Notes:
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Program Notes:
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
| Program Prerequisites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: | |||
| Acceptance into the program and permission of Program Director is required. | |||
| Required Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: 15 | |||
| + | MTC105 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| + | MTC106 | Aural Perception I | 1 |
| MUP102AD | Private Instruction: Piano | 2 | |
| + | MUP123AA | Studio Class/Piano (.5) | 1 |
| (Two (2) semesters of course is required) | |||
| + | MUP140 | Elementary Piano Pedagogy | 2 |
| + | MUP152AD | Private Instruction: Piano | 2 |
| MUP181 | Chamber Music Ensembles (1) | 2 | |
| (Two (2) semesters of course is required) | |||
| + | MUP240 | Piano Literature | 2 |
| Program Competencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Apply music notation including pitch, meter, scales, key signatures, intervals, triads, time signatures, and rhythm. (MTC105) | ||
| 2. | Apply aural skills necessary to hear relationships of intervals, rhythms, melody, and harmony in music. (MTC106) | ||
| 3. | Analyze, develop and demonstrate techniques for first semester level private piano instruction emphasizing musicianship, literature and performance. (MUP102AD) | ||
| 4. | Analyze, practice and perform solo and ensemble piano pieces to enhance performance skills and techniques. (MUP123AA) | ||
| 5. | Analyze, compare, and evaluate beginning piano teaching techniques, methods, and repertoire. (MUP140) | ||
| 6. | Analyze, develop and demonstrate techniques for second semester level private piano instruction emphasizing musicianship, literature and performance. (MUP152AD) | ||
| 7. | Analyze, practice, develop and perform sight-reading skills, ensemble playing and accompanying. (MUP181) | ||
| 8. | Identify the important piano composers and their works and compare characteristics of the different musical eras in relation to piano repertoire studied in class. (MUP240) | ||
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.