Ear training, note reading, some keyboarding application, and much creative activity is fostered. Transference to a keyboard idiom is explored. Listening and identifying specific idiosyncrasies of various performers will be central to the study. 3 Credits Formerly MUS111. This course provides group instruction for the beginner in keyboard technique, including note reading, fundamentals of rhythm, intervals, chords and scales, and a variety of keyboard literature.
Students progress at their individual pace.
This course is a continuation of Piano I, with emphasis on music reading and expansion of the repertoire. I 3 Credits Formerly MUS512. This course is an introduction to recording and creating music via electronic means. In this continuation of Electronic Music I, a more in-depth approach to recording and creating music via electronic means is taken. Students will explore the editing and creation of sound with the synthesizer and multi-track recording techniques via MIDI and analogue devices.