Piano

One Semester

Credit 0.50

Weight 1.04

This course is open to students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. This is an introductory course in the fundamentals of piano keyboard performance. Classroom topics include the study of musical notation and symbols, the performance of simple melodies, standard scales and chord progressions, folk songs, and popular music. Students will also perform ensemble music, with an emphasis on rhythmic accuracy and tempo pulse control.

One Semester

Credit 0.50

Weight 1.04

Prior successful completion of the Basic Piano Keyboard course offered at Rockville High School is required with the recommendation of the teacher (or a keyboard audition with the instructor). The Intermediate Piano Keyboard course is offered as a continuation of the Basic Piano course presently taught during the fall semester with the materials and content being at a higher level of difficulty. An emphasis will be placed on the study of piano literature within each period of music history (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20^th Century). All students in the Intermediate Piano Keyboard course will build upon the skills attained in the Basic Piano Keyboard course.