Piano Pedagogy Course Offerings
Piano Pedagogy Course Offerings
For a complete list of upcoming courses, please visit the course offerings webpage.
Fall 2009
GMUS 619 Keyboard Literature, 3 cr.
Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, D.M.A.
Sept. 10-Dec. 10, Tuesday and Thursday
10-11:30 a.m.
This intensive survey of keyboard literature from 1700 to the present will focus on solo works and collections by the most significant composers. Through a significant amount of listening, score study, reading, writing, lecture, and group discussion, students will be able to identify and discuss an extensive amount of standard literature for the modern piano and its predecessors. The works surveyed will be discussed in the context of style, form, performance practice, and teaching strategies.
Spring 2010
GMUS 771 Elementary Piano Materials and Teaching Techniques, 3 cr.
Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, D.M.A.
Feb. 2-May 13, Tuesday and Thursday
10-11:30 a.m., Brady Educational Center 111
Discussion of teaching materials for the beginning student and issues relating to the development of musicianship in early studies on the instrument. Learning theories and their relationship to the various aspects of piano study are explored. The course includes consideration of the business aspects of running an independent studio. Seminar participants will develop some familiarity with the various electronic keyboards available for studio and student use.
