Keyboard Repertoire and the Teacher (MUSI90190)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
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This intensive subject will explore keyboard repertoire with special reference to music for solo piano, from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Repertoire at all levels of difficulty and representing all major styles, including some contemporary styles, will be covered. The study of this repertoire will provide a direct link to studio practice for keyboard teachers in relation to selection of works for varied student needs.
Students will develop an enhanced awareness of the development of keyboard instruments, performance practice, and elements of keyboard pedagogy.
Enrolment will be open to all students, but the subject will be chiefly of benefit to keyboard players.
Delivery
This subject is delivered on-campus over four intensive teaching days.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- discuss, with authority and perception, the differences between the demands of contrasting styles of keyboard repertoire;
- demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge relating to a wide range of keyboard repertoire;
- identify the suitability of particular repertoire for students of different ages, backgrounds and stages of development;
- construct appropriate programs of study for a range of students with varied needs.
Generic skills
On successful completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a capacity to think critically and independently;
- demonstrate respect for the views of others while engaging in informed debate;
- apply time-management and organisational skills;
- exhibit the ability to apply the knowledge and skills acquired, to the studio teaching environment.
Last updated: 4 March 2025