Beginner Piano (MU 372)
Instructors: Duncan Sutton
This course provides an introduction to music notation and its application to playing the piano and proceeds through pieces and exercises of advancing difficulty for the elementary player. Concepts of music theory and musicianship are emphasized. The Simplified Piano Tunebook of The Salvation Army will be introduced, as will chord structures, accompaniment patterns and playing using chord symbols and lead/lyric sheets.
This course provides an introduction to music notation and its application to playing the piano and proceeds through pieces and exercises of advancing difficulty for the elementary player. Concepts of music theory and musicianship are emphasized. The Simplified Piano Tunebook of The Salvation Army will be introduced, as will chord structures, accompaniment patterns and playing using chord symbols and lead/lyric sheets.