5/23/2025 12:32:56 AM	MUSP 11C Course Outline as of Fall 2026	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MUSP 11C	Title:  CLASS PIANO 3
Full Title:  Class Piano 3
Last Reviewed:5/5/2025

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	1.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	17.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 122.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  MUSCP 11C

Catalog Description:

This course is designed for intermediate-level students focused on expanding their repertoire and technical skills. Students will develop their musicianship and prepare for performances, showcasing their musicality in a supportive environment. Topics include scales and arpeggios, sight-reading, chord progressions, and refining harmonization and transposition skills. (The curriculum of MUSP 11C corresponds to the materials of MUSC 2C.)

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of MUSP 11B

Recommended Preparation:
Concurrent Enrollment in MUSC 2C and MUSC 3C

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed for intermediate-level students focused on expanding their repertoire and technical skills. Students will develop their musicianship and prepare for performances, showcasing their musicality in a supportive environment. Topics include scales and arpeggios, sight-reading, chord progressions, and refining harmonization and transposition skills. (The curriculum of MUSP 11C corresponds to the materials of MUSC 2C.)

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of MUSP 11B
Recommended:Concurrent Enrollment in MUSC 2C and MUSC 3C
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2009	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2009	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Perform intermediate-level piano repertoire in various styles, along with essential technical studies.

2. Apply music theory concepts to enhance improvisation techniques in various styles including pop, jazz, blues, or their own music.

3. Play major and minor scales in keys up to 4 sharps or flats.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Interpret the symbols of music notation and recognize harmonic and rhythmic patterns.

2. Sight read accurately at intermediate level.

3. Perform intermediate-level piano repertoire with expressiveness.

4. Demonstrate technical skills and facility on the piano at intermediate level.

5. Apply functional harmony skills to accompany melodies.

6. Perform with focused expression and musical interpretation.

Topics and Scope

(Taught as fully-integrated lecture/lab)

I. Technique and Theory

    A. Performance of major and minor scales (three forms) in keys up to 4 sharps and 4 flats, hands together

     B. Chords

         1. Major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads in keys up to 4 sharps and 4 flats

         2. Seventh chords: dominant, diminished, half-diminished, major, and minor in keys up to 4 sharps and 4 flats

         3. Performance of chords: root position and inverted in keys up to 4 sharps and 4 flats

II. Music Reading

    A. Sight reading of intermediate-level repertoire

III. Functional Skills

    A. Harmonizing melodies and improvising with all chords learned in a variety of accompaniment patterns

    B. Harmonic progressions utilizing primary, secondary, and dominant-7th chords

    C. Tonicization and modulation to closely-related keys

    D. Improvisation techniques in various styles including pop, jazz, blues, or the students' own music

IV. Repertoire and Performance    

     A. Performance of intermediate-level solo keyboard literature from the Baroque to the Contemporary era

    B. Developing confidence in solo performance

    C. Developing performance skills

V. Practice

    A. Developing effective practice routines

    B. Expansion of methods studied in MUSP 11B

Assignments:

Assignments are sequenced to develop skill in technique, sight reading, transposition, harmonizing melodies, improvisation, and performance of repertoire.

Lecture-Related and Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Technique and Theory

    a. Scales, chords, and arpeggios (hands apart and together)

    b. Etudes from the provided repertoire

2. Music Reading

    a. Reading assignments from the text and prepare for classroom performance

    c. Sight reading accurately at intermediate level

3. Functional Skills

    a. Chord progressions using all triads and seventh chords in root position and inversions

    b. Chord progressions including secondary dominants and modulation to closely-related keys

4. Preparation of one or more pieces from the provided repertoire or student's own choice approved by instructor

5. Final exam is a solo performance in front of the class

6. Attendance and participation

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Harmonizing melodies, transposition
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 60 - 75%
Music reading, techniques, in-class performances, solo, functional skills
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Volume 2. Olson, Lynn Freeman. Alfred: 2006. (classic).

Keyboard Strategies - Master Text I. Stecher, Melvin and Horowitz, Norman.  Hal Leonard: 1986. (classic).

Instructor prepared repertoire and materials.

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