| Grade Range: |
| | 12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | Piano 1,2, Piano 3,4, and Piano 5,6 |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters. |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Visual and Performing Arts |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | f - Visual and Performing Arts |
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| Course Description: |
| | Piano 7,8 completes the musical education of the advanced student by connecting their performance skills with their ability to investigate and solve musical challenges, using research where necessary. Students will demonstrate independent performing alone and in small groups, making appropriate personal choices of interpretation and musicality. They will study diverse repertoire, with foci on multi-movement works, 20th century notation, and the music of the Americas. They will develop an expanded knowledge of scales, chord progressions and cadences, create multi-part compositions, and evaluate musical performances at an advanced level. They will study instrument development and analyze the role of form in works from different backgrounds. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9291 - Music - Instrumental (Performance Based) |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Each site selects its own resources from available instructional media. |