MUE 312-101
Advanced Keyboard Musicianship III
Section 1, Friday 10:10-11:30
Instructor:
Jasmin Arakawa
P.A.C. #1119, 460 – 6235
e-mail: arakawa@southalabama.edu
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 12:00-1:30pm, or by appointment
Fall 2015
Text: Handouts and sight-reading materials will be provided by the instructor.
Course Description
Advanced Keyboard Skills III is a class designed for the pianist at the concentration or
performance level. The course consists of a methodological approach to practicing
scales, arpeggios, and chord progressions and will also include transposition, lead
sheets and collaborative sight-reading. In addition, students will learn to utilize the
university piano lab. Students will also explore vocal accompanying technique.
Successful completion of four semesters of Advanced Keyboard Skills is a requirement
for the piano major or concentration.
Course Objectives
Review scales and arpeggios
Sight-read regularly
Learn accompanying skills
Blocked chord arpeggios
Realize lead sheets
Grading and Class Participation
Four exams and class participation will determine the final grade:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Final
Class participation
100 points
100 points
100 points
200 points
100 points (10 classes X 10 pts/class)
Total
600 points
No distinction is made between excused and unexcused absences. Ten class
participation points are possible each class period, five for attendance and five for merit.
Homework assignments will be given at each class period and it is the responsibility of
the student to prepare any missed assignments for the next class period. It is
recommended that students practice these skills at least 30 minutes per day, six days a
week. Practice pianos are located in the practice rooms within Laidlaw Performing Arts
Center.
The three exams are scheduled for September 18, October 23 and November 20. The
final exam is scheduled for December 9, 10:30-12:30. Failure to take an exam on the
scheduled date (except in extraordinary circumstances) will result in one lowered test
grade per day until the exam is made up. Exams may be taken earlier by appointment.
A straight grading scale will be used:
540 – 600
480 -539
420 – 479
360 - 421
A, excellent
B, good
C, fair
D, poor
Tentative Schedule
Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, this schedule may be modified with
appropriate advance notice given during class. Regular attendance will ensure that
you will be informed of any changes made in the semester schedule.
Day Date
Topics Covered
1
Aug 21
Intro; Syllabus; White-note scale review
Playing from a hymnal
2
Aug 28
Italian Songs and Arias
Black-note scale review
3
Sept 4
Scale work by groupings
4
Sept 11
Arpeggios; vocal solo accompanying practicum
5
Sept 18
Exam #1
6
Sept 25
Arpeggios in groupings
Schubert Lieder
7
Oct 2
Schubert Lieder, cont.
8
Oct 9
Fall Break
9
Oct 16
5 common 7th chords; choral accompanying techniques
part playing: choral accompanying
10
Oct 23
Exam #2
11
Oct 30
Accompanying Operatic repertoire
12
Nov 6
Accompanying Operatic repertoire
13
Nov 13
Reading by Interval; open-score reading
Simple Transposition; part-reading
14
Nov 20
Exam #3
15
Dec 4
Final exam at 10:30-12:30
Changes in Course Requirements
Not all classes progress at the same rate thus course requirements might have to be
modified as circumstances dictate. You will be given written notice if the course
requirements need to be changed.
Academic Disruption Policy
The University of South Alabama’s policy regarding Academic Disruption is found in
The Lowdown, the student handbook.
http://www.southalabama.edu/lowdown/academicdisruption.shtml: Disruptive
academic behavior is defined as individual or group conduct that interrupts or
interferes with any educational activity or environment, infringes upon the rights and
privileges of others, results in or threatens the destruction of property and/or is
otherwise prejudicial to the maintenance of order in an academic environment.
Students are expected to be cordial, courteous and respectful of faculty members
and fellow students.
Student Academic Conduct Policy
The University of South Alabama’s policy regarding Student Academic Conduct
Policy is found in The Lowdown
http://www.southalabama.edu/lowdown/academicconductpolicy.shtml: The University
of South Alabama is a community of scholars in which the ideals of freedom of
inquiry, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of the individual are
sustained. The University is committed to supporting the exercise of any right
guaranteed to individuals by the Constitution and the Code of Alabama and to
educating students relative to their responsibilities.
Students with Disabilities
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, students with bona fide
disabilities will be afforded reasonable accommodations. The Office of Special
Student Services (OSSS) will certify a disability and advise faculty members of
reasonable accommodations. If you have a specific disability that qualifies you for
academic accommodations, please notify the instructor/professor and provide
certification from the Office of Special Student Services. OSSS is located at 320
Alumni Circle, Faculty Court West, Suite 19. (251-460-7212).
Online Writing Support
The University of South Alabama provides online writing tutoring services through
SMARTHINKING, an online tutoring service. SMARTHINKING is available at
http://services.smarthinking.com .
Any dishonesty related to academic work or records constitutes academic misconduct
including, but not limited to, activities such as giving or receiving unauthorized aid in
tests and examinations, improperly obtaining a copy of an examination, plagiarism,
misrepresentation of information, altering transcripts or university records. Academic
misconduct is incompatible with the standards of the academic community. Such acts
are viewed as moral and intellectual offenses and are subject to investigation and
disciplinary action through appropriate University procedures. Penalties may range from
the loss of credit for a particular assignment to dismissal from the University. Degree
revocation may be warranted in cases involving academic misconduct by former
students while they were students at USA. Note that dismissal from any University of
South Alabama college or school for reasons of academic misconduct will also result in
permanent dismissal from the University. Faculty, students, and staff are responsible for
acquainting themselves with, adhering to, and promoting policies governing academic
conduct.