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							Department of Music, Fall 2012
Piano Area Syllabus
MusPerf 101, Piano Lessons, 1cr.
Sept.4–Dec. 12, 2012

FACULTY:
Jeffry Peterson, Studio 331, jeffry@uwm.edu, 414-313-5151
Elena Abend, Studio 421 or 110, eabend@uwm.edu, 414-446-7675
Margaret Otwell, Studio 116, otwell@uwm.edu, 262-786-1361
Maria Schlei, Studio 220, mvd@uwm.edu, 414-803-7758
Office hours: Faculty office hours will be posted on office doors.
Please make a previous appointment to meet with your instructor.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    I.      Private Lesson Policies
    1.1            Key to Registration for Private Piano Lessons
    1.2            Course Description
    1.3            Lessons and Materials
    1.4            Lessons Schedule
    1.5            Attendance: Unexcused absences grading
    1.6            Situations

    II. 2.1-2.7   Course Outline: 5 Learning Goals
    III.3.1-3.6   Student Achievement: Learning Outcomes

    IV.           Juries
    4.1           Jury Requirements
    4.2           Piano Lesson Grading
    4.3           Minimum Grade/Probation

    V.            Changing Studio Teachers

    VI.           Continuing and Outside Study

    VII.          Theory

    VIII.          UNIVERSITY POLICIES - LINKS




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I.     Private Lesson Policies


1.1.   Key to Registration for Private Piano Lessons
       MUSPERF 101: Music Education, Composition /Technology, Music Theatre,
       Instrumental/Vocal Performance, Music History and Literature - 1cr.

1.2    Course Outline
       Piano study will include sight-reading, technical routine, coordination skills
       and repertoire as required by your major. The choice of repertoire, based on
       the student’s ability, is determined by the studio teacher.
       We have all been taught by “hands-on” teachers and teaching in the studio
       will include physical demonstrations. Any physical contact between student
       and teacher is strictly for the purpose of teaching the art and physical aspects
       of piano playing. If for any reason you feel uncomfortable with any aspect of
       the lesson please feel free to voice this to your studio teacher.

1.3    Lessons and Materials
       Students are entitled to one/half hour weekly lessons per semester.
       For the lesson, the student shall provide:
       * A notebook in which you record technical exercises, principles of piano
        skills, a log of daily sight-reading, musical ideas, and weekly assignments.
       *A cassette tape to record each lesson to use as a reference for practice
         during the week. (Optional - discuss this with your teacher.)
       *Students must have the scores of the repertoire they are studying.
       Xerox copies are illegal. Music can be purchased online:
                   sheetmusic1.com
                   primamusic.com

1.4    Lesson Schedule
       Private lessons schedule is to be arranged with your teacher.

1.5    Attendance
       http://flu.uwm.edu (University link)
       Unexcused absences: An unexcused absence is defined as any absence without
       the instructor’s prior knowledge. Promptness for all lessons and master
       classes is expected. Arriving ten minutes or more after scheduled lesson or
       class is considered an unexcused absence. Illness called in shortly before a
       lesson forfeits the lesson. Students are not excused for a doctor’s
       appointment. Lessons are not made up for a doctor’s appointment unless
       illness is of a grave nature. Do not make any appointments that conflict with
       lesson or class times.
1.6     Only four situations will be considered as possible excused absences:

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               Absences will be excused only for illness of sufficient gravity to require
                the care of a doctor.
          Family distress in the immediate family defined as spouse, parents,
                grandparents, brother or sister.
          An officially sanctioned UWM trip or event
          Observance of religious holidays Unexcused absences will result in a
                lowered grade following these guidelines:
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         * 1 unexcused absence = ½ letter grade lowered
          * 3 unexcused absences = will result in an F for the semester
          * Lessons/classes missed by the teacher, as well as excused absences will
            be rescheduled.
          * The teacher or student is not obligated to wait longer than 10 minutes
            for lessons or classes if either party is late. Late faculty exacts a make -
            up lesson. Late students forfeit lesson.
II.    COURSE OF STUDY: Five Learning Goals
2.1    Technique: 14 scales, or as determined by your teacher, 1-2 oct, depending
       on skills, hands together.
       maj/harmonic min,/ 1 oct, hands together (minimum)
       14 arpeggios (same as above): maj /min, root position, 2 oct, hands together
       2 scales and 2 arpeggi (1 key) to be learned per week = 7 weeks
       ONE MONTH AND A HALF (7 weeks) TO POLISH
2.2    Additional skills including improvisation as determined by your teacher.
2.3    Hanon -The Virtuoso Pianist, as determined by your teacher.
       Last, Book I -Freedom Technique, as determined by your teacher
       Czerny – Op.599 or Op.821, 4 etudes, depending on keyboard skills
2.4    Repertoire:
       Two short pieces will be chosen from the elementary or intermediate
       repertoire. Memory is not required.
2.5    Sight-Reading: Any elementary anthology or collection of short pieces.
       Faculty will check on sight-reading material from lesson to lesson.
2.6    Mus Ed General : Harmonization of melodies
2.7    Mus Ed Choral: Vocal warm-ups and choral score reading

III.    Student Achievement: Learning outcomes
3.1    Learn notes, fingering positions of scales and arpeggios from memory.
3.2    Pianistic skills and improvisation as determined by your teacher.
3.3    4 Ex/ from Hanon in flowing tempo, hands together;2 Ex/ transposed
       Last Ex/ as determined by your teacher.4 Czerny Etudes in flowing tempo
3.4    Two pieces, hands together in correct tempo, attention given to dynamics,
       rhythm, articulation and character. Pedal may or may not be included.
3.5    5 minutes of daily sight-reading is expected. The teacher will check on sight –
       reading skills every so often during lesson times.
3.6    Functional piano skills as determined by the Music Education faculty.


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      IV. JURIES
      4.1   Jury Requirements - A final jury is required each semester. If a student
            is ill and cannot play their jury, he/she will take an incomplete (I) and
            perform the jury on a date and time agreed upon with your teacher within
            the first 6 weeks of the next semester.

            Mid-Term Jury: A mid-term jury will take place at the EIGHTH lesson
            of the semester. Your studio teacher will determine what will be played
            for the mid-term and will let you know by the SIXTH lesson.

            Final Jury: Each student is expected to play technical studies and one piece
            (memory not required), and any functional piano skills required by your
            major, during the last lesson of the semester. A technique exam consisting of
            work covered during the semester will also be given at your last lesson of the
            semester.



      4.2   Piano Lesson Grading
            The final semester grade is determined by the studio teacher, based on:
            Attendance/attitude: 35%
            Practice of assigned material (repertoire/ technique): 35%
            Mid-term: 20%
            Final jury: 10%


4.3   Minimum Grade/Probation
           An average grade of ‘C’ (77-79) in piano study must be achieved by the end
           of the first year at UWM and maintained thereafter or the student will be
           placed on probation. Students who do not show marked improvement and
           progress in both piano and academic courses during the semester of
           probation will be removed from the piano program.


      V.    CHANGING STUDIO TEACHERS
            To effect a change, the following steps must be taken in sequence:
      5.1   Student informs present teacher in person and in writing of the desire
            to change teachers.
      5.2   Teacher brings the matter to piano area.

      5.3   Student will be notified.



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VI.    CONTINUING AND OUTSIDE STUDY
6.1    Continuing study:
Any student who has completed his/her requirements in piano and who wishes to
continue private study through the University may do so only with the approval of
the Piano area and the Chair of the Department of Music.



6.2    Outside Study
Because piano instruction is very individual, students are NOT allowed to study
with an outside piano teacher concurrently with their UWM teacher. Students who
wish to study during the summer with a non-UWM teacher may do so only with
permission from their teacher.

VII. THEORY
Success in the theory program is very important to your growth as a musician.
We will monitor your progress and grades to help to insure your development and
success. If your theory level drops one year below that of your piano level, you will
not be allowed to continue piano lessons until the theory level has again become
commensurate with that of your performance level.

VIII. The following link contains all University policies:
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SecU/SyllabusLinks.pdf




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