This course provides students with individual piano instruction. It helps develop a student's technical, interpretive, sight reading, pedagogical and improvisational skills as well as developing a student's understanding of the history and repertory of the piano. Private instruction is required of music majors each semester during college. Music majors receive 12 50-minute lessons during the semester. Students will play in both a mid-semester Recital (one piece) and a Jury. Refer to the “Snow College Horne School of Music Piano Area General Policies” for specific Jury repertoire guidelines. The jury is required for music majors at the end of the semester. Non-majors have the option of performing in the jury but it is not required. An additional fee is required. This course is repeatable for credit.
As an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Snow College is required to provide competent private instruction for music majors in all vocal and instrumental specialties. Private instruction is required of music majors in four-year music degree programs and must appear on student transcripts. This course offers an excellent opportunity for all Snow College students to develop musicianship and performance skills. Courses of this type are taught at all NASM accredited institutions in Utah.
Areas of study and skill development for this course may include:
• Practice journal development
• Correct body posture including hand, finger and pedal positions
• Development of tone, dynamics and articulation
• Study of major and minor scales and arpeggios with accurate, consistent fingering
• Study of method books and etudes appropriate to student playing level
• Study of solo repertoire appropriate for first-year college students and/or the individual level of the student
• Instruction in performance practice appropriate to various stylistic periods, genres
• Development of performance technique, including memorization techniques, stage deportment and anxiety management
