• Prerequisite: None

• One semester course

• Available both semesters

• One credit course

• Fulfills Visual and Performing Arts Credit 

Piano 1 is open to any student, with or without previous piano experience, who wishes to learn basic piano skills. Students taking this course are offered keyboard classes in order to develop music proficiency and musicianship. Students: (1) perform with proper posture, hand position, fingering, rhythm, and articulation; (2) learn basic music theory and analysis; (3) basic history of music and composers; (4) make interpretive decisions and perform with musicianship. By the completion of semester course students would have been assessed in basic theory, rhythm, reading, scales and performance  with a repertoire (portfolio) of 6 selections in a term ending class recital and music literacy sufficient that of Level 2. Attendance of live performances will be a part of the class.