Music Department
Creative Arts Division
De Anza College

Music 12A: Piano 1

Prerequisites: None (Music 10A recommended)

Time: 6:30-9:10 PM Thursday

Place: A29 De Anza Campus

Instructor: Gail Hicks

Instructor Bio: De Anza Music Faculty

The aim of the course is to develop practical keyboard facility and reading skills as efficiently as possible. The following areas will be included in the course curriculum: major scales (C,G,D,A,E), major and minor triads, harmonization of melodies with I, IV, and V chords, prepared performances of selected pieces, ensemble playing, and improvisation in a variety of styles, rhythms, and textures.

The final grade for the quarter will be determined by the total on the Skill Checkpoints (30%), the Midterm Examination (30%), and the Final Examination (40%).

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Required Textbooks

Joy of First-Year Piano by Denes Agay

Side by Side Duets, Part 1 by Ted Cooper and Amy Glennon

Music 12A Handouts by Gail Hicks

Additional Resources

Scales and Arpeggios by Anna Poklewski

Lead Lines and Chord Changes by Ann Collins

Skill Checkpoints and Assignments

Class 1 No skills due.
Agay: Read pp.3-10
Collins: No assignment

Class 2 No skills due.
5-Finger Patterns
Agay: New Pieces pp. 11-12
Collins: My Favorite Things

Class 3 No skills due.
Agay: Review piece p. 12
Agay: New Pieces pp. 14, 15, and 16
Collins: My Favorite Things

Class 4 Skill 1: Posture
Skill 2: 5-Finger Patterns
Agay: Review pieces pp. 14, 15, and 16
Agay: New pieces pp. 17, 18, and 19
Collins: My Favorite Things

Class 5 Skill 3: "Good King Wenceslas," Joy of Piano p. 16
Skill 4: Intervals: 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, and 5ths
Agay: Review pieces pp. 17, 18, and 19
Agay: New piece pp. 23
Collins: My Favorite Things

Class 6 Skill 5: Major/minor triads
Skill 6: Drop/lift technique
Agay: Review pieces pp. 17, 18, and 19
Agay: New pieces pp. 23
Collins: Do-Re-Mi

Class 7 Skill 7: Chord Inversions in C and G
Prepare Midterm Examination
Collins: Do-Re-Mi

Class 8 Midterm Examination
Agay: New pieces pp. 26, 28, and 34
Collins: Do-Re-Mi

Class 9 Skill 8: Harmonization
Agay: New pieces pp. 55
Collins: Do-Re-Mi

Class 10 Skill 9: Chords: I IV I V I in C, G, and D
Skill 10: Scales: Hands together in C, G, and D
Collins: Do-Re-Mi
Prepare Recital

Class 11 Recital

Class 12 Final Examination

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Skill Checkpoints and Assignments
Class 1	No skills due. Agay: Read pp.3-10 Collins: No assignment
Class 2	No skills due. 5-Finger Patterns Agay: New Pieces pp. 11-12 Collins: My Favorite Things
Class 3	No skills due. Agay: Review piece p. 12 Agay: New Pieces pp. 14, 15, and 16 Collins: My Favorite Things
Class 4	Skill 1: Posture Skill 2: 5-Finger Patterns Agay: Review pieces pp. 14, 15, and 16 Agay: New pieces pp. 17, 18, and 19 Collins: My Favorite Things
Class 5	Skill 3: "Good King Wenceslas," Joy of Piano p. 16 Skill 4: Intervals: 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, and 5ths Agay: Review pieces pp. 17, 18, and 19 Agay: New piece pp. 23 Collins: My Favorite Things
Class 6	Skill 5: Major/minor triads Skill 6: Drop/lift technique Agay: Review pieces pp. 17, 18, and 19 Agay: New pieces pp. 23 Collins: Do-Re-Mi
Class 7	Skill 7: Chord Inversions in C and G Prepare Midterm Examination Collins: Do-Re-Mi
Class 8	Midterm Examination Agay: New pieces pp. 26, 28, and 34 Collins: Do-Re-Mi
Class 9	Skill 8: Harmonization Agay: New pieces pp. 55 Collins: Do-Re-Mi
Class 10	Skill 9: Chords: I IV I V I in C, G, and D Skill 10: Scales: Hands together in C, G, and D Collins: Do-Re-Mi Prepare Recital
Class 11	Recital
Class 12	Final Examination