Print Preview : Course Revision Form : Bulk Print 3/2/16, 11:28 AM Course Revision Form : Entry # 82 Today's Date 01/16/2016 Your Name Marc Foster Your Email: MFoster@highpoint.edu Your department College of Arts & Sciences - Music Please select the appropriate school overseeing this proposal: Arts & Sciences Does this course as it currently exists fulfill any of the below University academic program requirements? This course does not fulfill academic program requirements Choose the department designator for your course from the list below. MUS Is this proposal connected to any other proposals currently being submitted? If so, please describe below. This course proposal is part of a significant revision to the BA music degrees, based on internal evaluations of degree effectiveness, an external review of our department, completed in 2015, and a desire to position our degree offerings for accreditation. What would you like to revise? Course Title Catalog Description Credits What are the changes to the course title? from "Piano Pedagogy" to become "Piano Pedagogy and Literature" Please describe the rationale for this change http://www.highpoint.edu/curriculum/?gf_page=print-entry&fid=2&lid=82¬es=1 Page 1 of 3
Print Preview : Course Revision Form : Bulk Print 3/2/16, 11:28 AM Because piano pedagogy is concerned with the teaching of piano literature, it is logical that the two topics would be taught together, rather than separately as has been done in the past. No new research or data has compelled us to combine piano pedagogy and literature; rather, the new course is a corrective to deficiencies previously encountered. While there is direct connection between piano pedagogy and other music pedagogies, and also between piano literature and other music literatures, there is no significant overlap either with existing courses or with new revised courses. Enter the changes to the catalog description of your course A short study of piano pedagogy and piano literature with exploration and analysis of significant teaching methodologies and piano music between the 18th and 21st centuries. Structured opportunities to student teach will be provided under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. 4 credits. Please describe the rationale for this change To better reflect the expanded emphasis of the course. Choose the course's revised number of credits from the list below 4 Please describe the rationale for this change We are combining two separate courses (each course having 2 credits) into a single course with 4 credits. Please attach your syllabus and signature page (to indicate department approval) signature-page5.pdf MUS3430-PedLit-Syllabus.pdf For Deans: Does this proposal connect solely to programs in your school (Intra-Collegiate), or does it have connections to broader university programs and requirements (Inter-Collegiate)? Note that all proposals connected to University Academic Programs or within the General Education should be considered Inter-Collegiate proposals. Intra-collegiate Does this course, as revised, fit the needs of the school/program/university? Yes I approve/deny this proposal for further advancement (DEAN) Approve Today's Date 01/26/2016 For the School Curriculum Committee: http://www.highpoint.edu/curriculum/?gf_page=print-entry&fid=2&lid=82¬es=1 Page 2 of 3
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DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL SIGNATURE PAGE Course Department: Music Course Number: MUS 3430 This is to signify that the department has reviewed this course proposal and approves its submission. Signature of Department Chair: Date: Jan. 16, 2016
SYLLABUS Music 3430 Piano Pedagogy & Literature Spring 2017 Professor: Marcia Dills Office: Hayworth Fine Arts, 108 Telephone: 336 841-9232 (office) 336 471-5718 (cell) Email: mdills@highpoint.edu Office hours: By appointment Textbooks Baker-Jordan, Martha. Practical Piano Pedagogy. Warner Brothers Publications, 2004. Bastien, James. How to Teach Piano Successfully. Kjos Music Company, 1995. Gordon, Steward. Etudes for Piano Teachers. Oxford University Press, 1996. Kirby, F.E. Music for Piano: A Short History. Amadeus Press, 1995. Course Description and Outcomes A short study of piano pedagogy and piano literature with exploration and analysis of significant teaching methodologies and piano music between the 18th and 21 st centuries. Structured opportunities to student teach will be provided under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. 4 credits. This course introduces piano majors, minor, and qualified electives to the profession of piano teaching. Students will survey, evaluate, and discuss current piano methods and analyze the pedagogical thinking behind these methods. Students will explore the business aspects of establishing and maintaining a piano studio, with emphasis on teaching beginning and intermediate piano students. Students will observe piano lessons from different piano studios on campus, as well as observe the beginning students of their professor. By the end of the semester, students will have the learning tools to establish their own piano studios. Throughout the semester, students will read and analyze piano literature composed between 1700 and today, particularly those segments of the literature designed mostly for elementary and intermediate piano pupils. In addition to completing periodic class assignments, students will create a research topic on an area of piano teaching of interest to them. Students will present their research findings to the class during the final weeks of the semester. Students will study the business aspects of piano teaching and create a business contract for studio use. Grading The final grade will be determined as follows:
5 Class Assignments 25% (total of 25 possible points, 5 points per assignment) Research Presentation 35% (total of 35 possible points) Observation Paper 10% (total of 10 possible points) Business Contract 10% (total of 10 possible points) Midterm Exam 10% (total of 10 possible points) Final Exam 10% (total of 10 possible points) The following grading scale will be used for this course: 92-100 = A 90 91 = A- 88-89 = B+ 82-87 = B 80 81 = B- 78-79 = C+ 72-77 = C 70 71 = C- 68-69 = D+ 62-67 = D 60 61 = D- Below 60 = F Attendance Students are expected to attend all classes. The accumulation of more than two unexcused absences will result in the reporting of a student s poor attendance on the University s Starfish Retention System. Two tardies will be counted as the equivalent of one unexcused absence. Course Calendar A detailed course calendar will be available during the second week of class. Any updates or other changes to the calendar will be communicated via email. Course Evaluations All students are requested to complete online course evaluations at the end of the term. Honor Code Students are expected to conduct themselves with an academic integrity that addresses basic obligations relating to honesty, truth, fairness, respect, and responsibility, as expressed in the University Honor Code.
Music 3430 Piano Pedagogy & Literature Course Calendar Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Silent Night, Horrible Night Why We Need Piano Pedagogy Clavier Literature 1700-25 Reading: Kirby, chapter 1 Hear Do- See. Pay/Play & Pay/Plan Clavier Literature 1725-50 Readings: Baker-Jordan, chapters 6&7; Gordon, chapters 1&2; Kirby, chapter 2 First-Year Students. Content and Goal Setting. Preparation for Observation Clavier Literature 1750-75 Readings: Baker-Jordan, chapters 8, 12, & 13; Bastien, chapters 4, 5, & 6 Observation of Piano Teaching at HPU [see Bb/HPU email for directions] Clavier Literature 1775-1800 Reading: Kirby, chapter 3 Observation of Piano Teaching at HPU, ctd. Piano Literature 1800-25 Reading: Kirby, chapter 4 Observation of Piano Teaching at HPU, ctd. Piano Literature 1825-50 Reading: Kirby, chapter 4, ctd. The Business of Piano Teaching [Observation Paper due this week] Piano Literature 1850-75 Readings: Baker-Jordan, chapter 3; Bastien, chapter 3; Kirby, chapter 5 Midterm Exam [Business Contract due with the midterm] Neglected Rudiments and Skills Like Listening and Sight Reading Piano Literature 1875-1900 Readings: Gordon, chapter 3; Kirby, chapter 6 A Grab-Bag of Pedagogical Ideas Piano Literature 1900-25 Readings: Baker-Jordan, chapters 9, 10, 15, & 16; Kirby, chapter 7 Second- and Third-Year Students and Transfer Students Piano Literature 1925-50 Readings: Baker-Jordan, chapter 11; Bastien, chapters 7 & 8; Kirby, chapter 8 Intermediate and Advanced Students Piano Literature 1950-75 Readings: Bastien chapter 9; Gordon, chapters 5-10; Kirby, chapter 9 Intermediate & Advanced Students Piano Repertoire Piano Literature 1975-2000 Reading: The National Guild of Piano Teachers Syllabus Student Pedagogy Presentations Piano Literature in the New Millennium Reading: Kirby, chapter 9, ctd. Finals Review