758-343 Keyboard Skills (Advanced)

For students who have completed Keyboard Skills (Beginner and Intermediate), or have achieved an appropriate level of keyboard musicianship as determind by the Lecturer. Areas to be covered include a more extensive understanding of sight-reading, harmonization of melodic lines, improvisation over a chord progression and transposition, and will include preparation of selected repertoire. The class will be conducted in the Yamaha electronic keyboard laboratory.

Continuous: Preparation and commitment as demonstrated by performance tasks an/or a regularly updated journal of activities embracing all areas studied (50%) - Hurdle requirement 80% attendance.

Formal: One practical test of approx 10 minutes' duration consisting of presentation of a combination of prepared material and sight-reading (50%).