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Middle School Piano 1b
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Whether you love music, want to play piano or keyboard for your family and friends, or desire to be a music star, this course is a great place to start. No prior music experience is needed. You will learn the fundamentals of music and the basic skills necessary to play a wide variety of music styles. This course can be used as a performing/fine arts credit to meet the fine art requirement for high school graduation.
Major Topics and Concepts
The music staff
Treble clef and bass clef
Exploring the grand staff
Exploring Technique: How to play “Five-Finger Workout”
Exploring Musicianship
Reading music (guide notes)
Exploring steps
Exploring skips
New treble clef notes (D, E, and F)
Ear training (D, E, and F)
How to play “Sunset”
New bass clef notes (B, A, and G)
Ear training (B, A, and G)
Playing legato
New dynamic marks (mezzo piano and mezzo forte)
Playing in a Band
Ensemble Basics
New bass clef notes (E, D, and C)
Ear training (steps and skips)
Sightreading with the C major five-finger scale
Ties in music
Exploring octaves (8va and 8vb)
Tempo markings (Adagio, Andante, Moderato, and Allegro)
Self-Check: New notes and terms
Music then and now
Music styles
Practice like a pro (hands separately)
Exploring intervals
Intervals on the grand staf
Competencies
Reading Piano Music
Students will demonstrate an understanding of reading piano music by explaining music fundamentals, summarizing the grand staff, summarizing techniques and musicianship, and explaining guide notes
Expanding Music Skills
Students will demonstrate an understanding of expanding music skills by describing playing in a band, explaining the major five-finger scale, and explaining ties, octaves, and music notations.
Piano Music Reading Skills
Students will demonstrate an understanding of piano music reading skills by explaining steps and skips, describing treble clef notes, describing bass clef notes, and summarizing foundational music concepts.
The Steps to Create Music
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the steps to create music by describing music styles, explaining the origins of music, describing intervallic music, and explaining steps to compose a melody.