TERI TE PIAN iS Winter 2016 Ryan Center for Musical Aris Room 4-136 Pedagogy Program an Yeh SeanYeh2014@u.northwestern.edu Fridays, 3-4 pm Instructors: Qlyun Dal GlyunDai2016@u.northwestern.edu January 15 - February 19 Objectives: 1. To provide students the opportunity to improve pianistic skills such as legato, voicing, pedaling, and expressive playing. 2. To explore piano repertoire of various composers and style periods. 8. To promote better habits in technique, sight reading, and practice. 4. To develop an understanding of chords and harmony as it relates to keyboard music. Class Structure: 1. Each class session will include individual, duet, and group playing at the piano 2. Individual assistance with repertoire and supporting skills will be part of classes Evaluation: 4. Class attendance and participation are essential for maximum benefit from the class. 2. Access to Regenstein Hall for practice will be available after activation of students’ Wildcards in Faculty Resource Center, Room 2-000 (M-F, 9am-5pm) Materials: 1. Musical Fingers, Vol. 2. by Ciark, Goss and Hollan. 2. Piano Repertoire, Level 4 by Keith Snell (editor) 3. Supplementary collections of solos, duets, etc.415 Advanced Pedagogy — Tips for Successful Group Class How to create a cohesive learning community 1. Classroom environment should be “busy” - all students focused and engaged in improving their piaying and musical understanding. 2. The teacher's role is not a static one— question, explain, demonstrate and circulate throughout each cliss period. 3. Plan 4 or 5 meaningful, related activities for each class session 4. Choose your musical examples (drills, readings, repertoire) carefully. In addition to highlighting a concept, they should facilitate attention to several pianistic areas (ie. voicing, fingering, articulation) 5. MUSIC is always the focus — challenge students to create a phrase, choose dynamics, try adding pedal, ete. 6. Address comfortable technique in every class (more than once!) 7. Provide musical rationale — students deserve to know why (and how) they should practice what you are assi 8 Give clear expectations for each activity - with options for those who can do moreNorthwestern University School of Music Why am (taking Keyboard Skills and how will it help me in ney career? Music Schools consider keyboard study an essential element of the undergraduate curriculum for all music majors. To obtain the maximum benefit from your class and practice time, you should understand how and why the keyboard will be useful to you as a musician. It is likely that your future performances as a solo artist will be on your major instrument. We cannot realistically hope to produce piano virtuosos in a one or two-year program! Most of you, however, will teach at some time in your career whether it be in a private studio, college, or university. To be able to accompany your students is a handy skill for those situations when an accomplished accompanist is not available. Those of you who may teach in the public school system will need the keyboard for a variety of activities: accompanying classroom singing, directing band or orchestral rehearsals, or assisting beginning instrumentalists in learning parts. Even if you should never accompany any lessons or rehearsals, the, keyboard can be an important resource tool for you. At the piano, you can listen and evaluate music that you might choose for a student or ensemble. It is a tremendous aid in analysis. It is simply not possible to werk through a multi-part composition on a singie-line instrument. Music students who can translate theoretical concepts such as intervals, chords, etc., into sound and physical relationships also fare better (i.e. get better grades) in their aural skills and musicianship classes. We expect you to spend most of your practice time here at Northwestern on your major instrument. We will structure your keyboard assignments so that you can make consistent progress in playing the piano with about 45 minutes of practice per day. If you make a conscientious effort to spend time daily at the keyboard, the piano will serve you well in the future.