2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Apr 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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MUSC 182 Intermediate Class Piano (1 credit)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Formerly MUSIC 121

Prerequisite MUSC 181  with at least a 1.5 grade or instructor permission.

Course Description
A continuation of MUSC 181 by establishing better reading habits and rhythmic orientation. Building a stronger technical background and learning more fundamentals of music theory.

Course Content
A. Intermediate piano repertoire and piano skills.
B. Music theory (e.g., harmonic minor scale, arpeggio, meters, and triads).
C. Musical interpretation.

Student Outcomes
1. Play the a-minor, d-minor, and e-minor harmonic minor scales and arpeggios, and the i, iv, and V7 chords.

2. Play a D-major scale, arpeggios, and the I, IV, and V7 chords.

3. Identify the 6/8 time signature.

4. Analyze and identify the major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads in root position, and in 1st and 2nd inversions.

5. Perform four solo pieces in a recital for fellow students.

6. Play with proper position.

Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20



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