EDF2906

Keyboard musicianship ( 6 points, SCA Band 0, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Dr R Smith

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: An extension of the keyboard and musicianship skills developed in previous music studies. Students expand their repertoire, refine technical skills, and explore various ways of improvising simple accompaniments. Work at the keyboard is supported by activities and computer exercises designed to reinforce skills in rhythm, melody, harmony and sight-reading.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit, students should have improved their understandings of harmony; improved their understanding of keyboard notation, and their sight-reading at the keyboard; mastered a repertoire of keyboard pieces of appropriate standard, and committed some of them to memory; developed an effective practice routine and an ability to analyse performance problems and devise appropriate strategies to overcome them; improved their aural skills including recognition of melody and harmony, and pitch matching; developed the ability to improvise simple accompaniments.

Assessment: Individual test of performance: 70% + Folio of musicianship tasks: 30%

Contact Hours: 2 hours per week