Emphasis will be placed on principle forms and composers of the literature of those historical periods. I with an in-depth study of music, literature and history in the periods of the late 18th through 20th centuries. Harmonic progressions, seventh chords, cadences, pentatonic, and modal scales. I with an introduction to four-part writing and analysis of music. The study of piano teaching methods from the beginning through the intermediate levels including the development of technique, memory, style, and musicianship and the planning of a balanced repertoire, review and evaluation of piano literature.
Laboratory includes supervised practice teaching.
Dominant and secondary seventh chords, secondary dominants, the diminished seventh chord, the Neapolitan sixth, the augmented sixth chords, nonharmonic tones, harmonic tones, harmonic dictation for the keyboard. The study of harmony as an organizing element of the large-scale musical structure. Melody harmonization, analysis of larger works, harmonic dictation. Modulation to related and distant keys on the keyboard. Emphasis is on developing a personal fitness program based on sound physiological principles.