Piano Class II Assignments Class 1 Review Chapter 4 Chord Progression I-IV64-I-V65-I (hands alone) ALL KEYS Chord Progression i-iv64-i-v65-i (hands alone) ALL KEYS Broken Chord Studies p.172 Accompanying - The Slender Mountain Ash p.151 KKKKaty p. 154 (hands alone) Music for Reading - No. 5, 6 p. 148 Scales: C, G, D, A, E, B, C#, F# (hands together) Class 2 Review Chapter 4 Chord Progression I-IV64-I-V65-I (hands alone) ALL KEYS Chord Progression i-iv64-i-v65-i (hands alone) ALL KEYS Broken Chord Studies p.172 Accompanying - The Slender Mountain Ash p.151 KKKKaty p. 154 (hands together) Music for Reading - No. 7, 8 p. 149 Scales: C, G, D, A, E, B, C#, F# (hands together) Class 3 Chord Inversions p. 175-176 Harmonizing with I, IV64, V65 - No. 1, 3 p. 177-178 Music for Reading - No. 1, 2 p. 185 Accompanying - Wearing of the Green & In the Valley p. 192-193 (hands alone) Class 4 Different Harmonization Style no. 2, 4, p. 174-175 Music for Reading - No. 3, 5 p. 186-187 Accompanying - Wearing of the Green & In the Valley p. 192-193 (hands together) American Song Rep., Ka-Lu-A p. 196-197 (hands alone) Technical Studies - Scales, Arpeggios p. 213 Class 5 Different Harmonization Style - No. 2, 4, p. 174-175 Music for Reading - No. 3, 5 p. 186-187 Accompanying - Wearing of the Green & In the Valley p. 192-193 (hands together) American Song Rep., Ka-Lu-A p. 196-197 (hands alone) Technical Studies - Scales, Arpeggios p. 213 NEW: An Essential Chord Pattern (Four Voices) p. 180 NEW: Triplets - No. 2, 3 p. 182
Class 6 Accompanying - Wearing of the Green & In the Valley p. 192-193 (hands together) American Song Rep., Ka-Lu-A p. 196-197 (hands together) Technical Studies - Scales, Arpeggios p. 213 An Essential Chord Pattern (Four Voices) p. 180 - C, D, E, F, G, A, B Triplets - No. 2, 3 p. 182 NEW: Completion Studies - No. 5, 6 p. 179 Class 7 Completion Studies - No. 5, 6 p. 179 An Essential Chord Pattern (Four Voices) p. 180 - C, D, E, F, G, A, B NEW: Ensemble Repertoire - either Everybody Loves Saturday Night p. 199 OR Cielito, p. Lindo 201, 2013 Musicianship Activities p. 212 Technical Studies - No. 1 p. 214 Class 8 Completion Studies - No. 5, 6 p. 179 NEW: Syncopation, p. 184 Music for Reading - No. 5 p. 187 Ensemble Repertoire - either Everybody Loves Saturday Night p. 199 OR Cielito, p. Lindo 201, 2013 Technical Studies - No. 1 p. 214 PLAYING EXAM 1 FOLLOWS CHAPTER 5: EXAM 1 taken from SUGGESTED PLAYING EXAM TOPICS p. 216 Class 9 Secondary Chords - p. 217, 218 I-vi-IV-ii-I64-V7-I Chord Progression - p. 218 (transposed) Using Substitute Chords - No. 1, 2 p. 219 Harmonization Studies - No. 1, 2 p. 222 Ensemble Repertoire - Draggy Rag p. 237
Class 10 I-vi-IV-ii-I64-V7-I Chord Progression - p. 218 (transposed) Using Substitute Chords - No. 1, 2 p. 219 Harmonization Studies - No. 1, 2 p. 222 Ensemble Repertoire - Draggy Rag p. 237 NEW: Music for Reading - No. 1, 2 p. 230 Class 11 I-vi-IV-ii-I64-V7-I Chord Progression - p. 218 (transposed) Music for Reading - No. 1, 2 p. 230 NEW: Using Substitute Chords - No. 3 p. 220 NEW: Harmonization Studies - No. 3, 4 p. 223 NEW: Using Substitute Chords in Acc. - Finish Melody p. 224 & Vive L Amour p. 225 NEW: Altered Chords p. 227- Music for Reading No. 3, 4 p. 231 Class 12 Using Substitute Chords - No. 3 p. 220 Harmonization Studies - No. 3, 4 p. 223 Using Substitute Chords in Acc. - Finish Melody p. 224 & Vive L Amour p. 225 Altered Chords p. 227- Music for Reading No. 3, 4 p. 231 NEW: Pentatonic & Chromatic Scales p. 228 NEW: American Song Repertoire - Stop, Stop, Stop p. 241 Technical Studies - Scales, Arpeggios p. 257 Technical Studies - Chromatic Scale Exercise, Triad Exercise p. 258 Musicianship Activities p. 256 Class 13 Music for Reading No. 3, 4 p. 231 American Song Repertoire - Stop, Stop, Stop p. 241 Technical Studies - Scales, Arpeggios p. 257 Technical Studies - Chromatic Scale Exercise, Triad Exercise p. 258 Musicianship Activities p. 256 NEW: The Blues Scale p. 229 - Improvising No. 3 p. 257 NEW: Ensemble Repertoire - Every Night When the Sun Goes Down p. 243 Class 14 NEW: Music for Reading No. 6, 7 p. 232-233 American Song Repertoire - Stop, Stop, Stop p. 241 Technical Studies - Scales, Arpeggios p. 257 Technical Studies - Chromatic Scale Exercise, Triad Exercise p. 258
The Blues Scale p. 229 - Improvising No. 3 p. 257 Ensemble Repertoire - Every Night When the Sun Goes Down p. 243 Class 15 12 Bar Chromatic Blues (with partner) p. 259 PLAYING EXAM 2 FOLLOWS CHAPTER 6: EXAM 2 taken from SUGGESTED PLAYING TOPICS p. 260 Class 16 Secondary Dominants - p. 261 Chord Pattern: I-IV-V7/V-V7-I p. 261 (transposed) Practice with V7 of V7 - No. 1-2 p. 262, 263 Harmonizing with thev7/v7 - No. 1-2 p. 265, No. 4 p. 266 Accompanying - Cockles and Mussels p. 280 Class 17 Chord Pattern: I-IV-V7/V-V7-I p. 261 (transposed) Practice with V7 of V7 - No. 1-2 p. 262, 263 Harmonizing with thev7/v7 - No. 1-2 p. 265, No. 4 p. 266 Accompanying - Cockles and Mussels p. 280 Minor Scales - p. 267 Chord Pattern in Minor: i-iv64-i-v7-i, p. 267 (transposed) Class 18 Chord Pattern: I-IV-V7/V-V7-I p. 261 (transposed) Chord Pattern in Minor: i-iv64-i-v7-i, p. 271 (transposed) NEW: Practice with V7 of V7 - No. 3 p. 263 NEW: Music for Reading - No. 1, 2 p. 275 NEW: Ensemble Repertoire - All Aboard for Broadway p. 287, 289
Class 19 Chord Pattern in Minor: i-iv64-i-v7-i, p. 271 (transposed) Chords Built on Scale Tones of the Minor Mode - No. 1, 2 p. 268 Practice with V7 of V7 - No. 3 p. 263 Music for Reading - No. 1, 2 p. 275 NEW: Folk Song Arrangements in Minor - No. 2 p. 270 NEW: Harmonization of Melodies in Minor Keys - No. 1-2 p. 273 Ensemble Repertoire - All Aboard for Broadway p. 287, 289 Class 20 Musicianship Activities (all) - p. 302 Folk Song Arrangements in Minor - No. 2-3 p. 270 Music for Reading - No. 3, 4 p. 276 Music for Reading - No. 7-8 p. 278 (analysis) Ensemble Repertoire - All Aboard for Broadway p. 287, 289 Class 21 Musicianship Activities, p. 302 Folk Song Arrangements in Minor - No. 6 p. 272 (hands alone with partner) Music for Reading - No. 3, 4, 5 p. 276, 277 Music for Reading No. 7-8 p. 278 (analysis) Class 22 PLAYING EXAM 3 FOLLOWS CHAPTER 7: EXAM 3 taken from SUGGESTED PLAYING EXAM TOPICS p. 304 Class 23 7 th Chord Qualities, p. 305 Chord Progression: ii7-v7-ima7 p. 306 Using vi7 (transposed) p. 306 Study Pieces - No. 1, 2 p. 307 Harmonization Using ii7 - No. 1 p. 310 Accompanying - Peg O My Heart p. 332-333 Music for Sight Reading - No. 1 p. 326
Class 24 Chord Progression: ii7-v7-ima7 p. 306 Using vi7 (transposed) p. 306 Harmonization Using ii7 - No. 1 p. 310 Accompanying - Peg O My Heart p. 332-333 NEW: Music for Sight Reading - No. 1, 3 p. 326, 327 NEW: Solo Repertoire as Assigned Class 25 Chord Progression: ii7-v7-ima7 p. 306 Accompanying - Peg O My Heart p. 332-333 NEW: Harmonization Using ii7 - No. 3 p. 311 NEW: Study Pieces - No. 3 p. 308 NEW: Musicianship Activities - No. 1, 2 p. 354 & No. 5, 6 p. 355 NEW: Technical Studies - Scales & Arpeggios p. 355 Class 26 Harmonization Using ii7 - No. 3 p. 311 Study Pieces - No. 3 p. 308 Technical Studies - Scales & Arpeggios p. 355 NEW: Ensemble Repertoire - either Look for the Silver Lining p. 341, 343 OR Empty Bed Blues p. 345 Class 27 Technical Studies - Scales & Arpeggios p. 355 Ensemble Repertoire - either Look for the Silver Lining p. 341, 343 OR Empty Bed Blues p. 345 NEW: Modal Studies - No. 1, 2, 3 p. 319, 320 (in class only) NEW: Two Modal Pieces for Study - Phrygian Fever & Mixolydian Capers p. 322 & 323 (choose 1) NEW: Musicianship Activities - No. 3, 4, p. 354 Class 28 Ensemble Repertoire - either Look for the Silver Lining p. 341, 343 OR Empty Bed Blues p. 345 Modal Studies - No. 1, 2, 3 p. 319, 320 (in class only) Two Modal Pieces for Study - Phrygian Fever & Mixolydian Capers p. 322 & 323 (choose 1) NEW: Modal Melodies to Harmonize - No. 1, 4 p. 324, 325 NEW: Harmonization with 7 th Chords, You Made Me Love You, p. 314-315
Class 29 Class 30 PLAYING EXAM 4 FOLLOWS CHAPTER 8: EXAM 4 taken from SUGGESTED PLAYING TOPICS p. 356