PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS
Fall, 2010

Instructor: Dr. Young-Hyun Cho
Office/Studio Number: FAB 367C
Office Telephone Number: 817.272.3335
Email Address:
Office Hours: Office hours will be posted after the lesson schedule is completed.
Course Number, Section Number, and Course Title:
MUSI 1242, 1243, 2242, 2243, 3243-002: Private Lessons in Piano. This course is required of music majors whose major instrument is piano (piano principals). All course numbers for piano principals must be taken in sequence and the successful completion of juries is required to receive credit.
Time, Place of Class Meetings: Lessons are scheduled with applied professor. Piano principals will receive one 50-minute lesson each week. Jazz piano principals will receive one 30-minute lesson per week. Lessons take place in Studio 367C (Fine Arts Building).
Descriptions of Course Content: Instruction in private lessons is a progressive course of study where students are expected to perform repertoire and technique appropriate to their classification and degree option. Instruction will concentrate on two areas: technique and repertoire. Each semester, students are assigned scales, arpeggios, chords, sight-reading, and at least one etude to be performed in the Mid-term and Technique juries. Each student will also be assigned a minimum of three pieces of contrasting style from the traditional piano repertoire to prepare for the Mid-term and Final juries. In the area of repertoire, the objective is to offer instruction in a broad range of historical and performing styles.
Student Learning Outcomes: The student will successfully perform the assigned technical exercises and etudes as prescribed in the Requirements for TechnicalProficiency guideline, and the student will demonstrate both technical and interpretive mastery of the assigned repertoire.
Other Requirements:

Memorization:
Undergraduate performance majors are required to have all repertoire memorized for the final jury. Performance majors with pedagogy emphasis and concentrates should have at least two pieces memorized for the final jury.

Recitals:
Clavier Recital Series: All undergraduate piano principals must perform at least once persemester on the monthly Clavier Recital Series. Only first-semester freshmen (MUSI 1242) are exempt from this requirement. The Clavier Recitals are scheduled for Tuesday, September 21; Tuesday, October 19; and Tuesday, November 16. The Department of Music’s Honors Recital Series, for selected students, are scheduled for Tuesday, September 14; Tuesday, October 12; and Tuesday, November 9.Attendance to both recital series is mandatory for all students.
Junior and Senior Recital: Performance majors must present a junior and a senior recital, each approximately one hour in length. Performance/pedagogy majors must present a senior recital of approximately one hour in length. A pre-recital hearing will be performed for the faculty at least two weeks before the scheduled recital date to determine if the repertoire is ready for performance. This hearing is on a pass/fail basis; the faculty grades the public recital. The student does not have to play a final jury if a recital is given that semester. Non-required recitals are optional and are not graded, but a hearing is still necessary.

Fourth Semester Barrier (MUSI 2243): All piano principals are required to take a fourth semester barrier exam, which determines their readiness for continuing lessons at the 3000 (junior) level. The barrier exam consists of repertoire, technique, and sight-reading as assigned by the applied professor, and is taken at the student's final jury at the end of the semester. If a student fails any portion of the fourth semester barrier requirements, they will be registered in MUSI 2222 the following semester and will have one opportunity to pass the deficient material during the semester. If this is not accomplished, the student will be dropped from the music program.

Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials: Semester repertoire and technique is assigned during the first week of classes, and students will be responsible for obtaining copies of the assigned music. A list of local and mail-order music stores is available.
Librarian to Contact: If you need help finding music in the library contact Ms. Beverly Carver, Music Librarian, at 272-3225 or email .
Descriptions of major assignments and examinations with due dates: Juries are mandatory for all students taking applied lessons as a requirement for their degree. Repertoire sheets are completed by the instructor for the semester’s work and supplied to the jury panel, which consists of members of the keyboard faculty. Each jury member assigns a grade for the jury performance, taking into consideration not only the accuracy of performance and musicianship, but also improvements during the semester. Written comments are made for all juries.
Juries for undergraduate piano principals include:
Mid-term Jury: Thursday, October 21, 2010 (10 minutes) One piece memorized, one piece in progress, and technical work as assigned by the applied professor.
Technique Jury: Thursday, December 2, 2010 (10 minutes) Technical work, plus at least one etude as assigned by the applied professor.
Final Jury: Thursday, December 16, 2010 (15/20) Undergraduate performance and performance/pedagogy majors must prepare 20 minutes of memorized music. All other piano principals must present 15 minutes of music with at least two pieces memorized. Students taking the fourth semester Barrier Exam (MUSI 2243) will sign up for a 20-minute jury.

Curricular Practical Training: Students are expected to seek professional opportunities as a part of this course. Participation and progress in these endeavors must be approved and overseen by the applied instructor. Private instruction, participation as collaborators, accompanists, and performers are examples of approved activities. These activities will be assessed as a percentage of the weekly lesson grade.

Grading Policy: Assigning a grade for an applied lesson is necessarily subjective. A grade is given for each lesson based on preparation, completion of assigned material, and responsiveness. The final grade is determined as follows:
Piano Principals40% weekly lesson grades
40% final jury (3/4 repertoire, 1/4 technique)
20% mid-term jury

Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory for all lessons. Lessons will be made up only under the following circumstances: illness, emergency situations, or if student arranges another time in advance of an absence. A missed lesson without any reasonable excuse results in a grade of “F” for that week.
Attendance and active participation in all Keyboard Area campus events is expected. These include guest recitals and master classes, festivals, workshops, studio classes, etc. The Keyboard Area Calendar (posted outside teaching studios) will list all such activities for the semester.
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