Course · MPP 201

Essentials for Pianists

A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
2 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
By department schedule

Course Description

This course is designed to develop necessary functional skills that will expand employment possibilities for the professional, gigging pianist. Topics/skills include techniques for effective practicing, time-efficient ways to learn music fast, collaborating with other musicians, and practical skills for multiple worship styles. All of the topics in this course are skills that every piano major should have in their "toolbox."

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of essentials for pianists as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats music as a craft worth doing well — a way of engaging beauty, skill, and worship with the seriousness any vocation deserves.

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