Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

All applied music students are required to attend weekly lessons, attend weekly performance classes, participate in public performance, and complete a music jury. A substantial amount of out-of-lesson practice time is required.

Use an understanding of elementary musicianship and performance etiquette to perform basic solo piano repertory.

Use an understanding of elementary music literacy to prepare and rehearse basic solo piano repertory for performance.

Use an elementary understanding of stylistic distinctions in basic solo piano repertory to accurately interpret music in performance.

Use an elementary understanding of the piano keyboard to continue to improve as a performer.

• Public performance of assigned repertoire demonstrating solid technique, musicianship and
 proper performance practice. (minimum of two area recitals in addition to final performance.)

• Sightread excerpts of basic level repertory.

• Participation in final recital and jury.

• Successful completion of material assigned by private instructor.

The material for the course will be presented in a one-on-one hands-on format.

Students will be required to perform in a final student recital and must pass
a performance jury at the end of every term before moving on to the next term of study.

Students are expected to participate in chamber ensembles and are required to perform a minimum
of two times per term in the weekly music performance area recitals.

Students will demonstrate good tone production, solid technique, rhythmic precision, proper
performance practice, good musicianship and perform scales and arpeggios at required tempi.

Students will learn and perform from memory representative works from
contrasting styles and eras.

Public music performance of material covered in lessons.

Completion of music jury at the end of the term - featuring qualitative and quantitative demonstration.

Attendance and participation in applied performance sessions.

Participation and preparation of material assigned during lessons.

The first year of study focuses on fundamental technique and repertoire development.
Instructors should assign exercises, etudes and repertoire according to individual student
need and ability. A minimum of at least one etude and two works from contrasting
stylistic periods should be assigned each term.
Areas of Study
• Fundamentals: Establish solid foundation
• Skills: Major and minor scales (hands together, four octaves)
• Major and minor arpeggios (hands together, four octaves)
• Sight-Reading: Four-part hymns and various selections
• Etudes and Methods: Instructor discretion
• Suggested Repertoire: Representative works from contrasting stylistic periods.
(a minimum of two works each term, one memorized)
Students must pass music jury and meet all requirements before advancing to next term

Demonstrate solid technique, musicianship and proper performance practice
in performance of assigned repertoire.
• Play root position major and minor scales (four octaves, two hands, quarter beat
values at 78 BPM).
• Play root position triad arpeggios (four octaves, two hands, quater beat values at
60 BPM).
• Sightread four-part hymns, chorales and selected repertoire at performance tempo.
• Learn and perform contrasting stylistic works as assigned by instructor (minimum
of one from memory).