| MUAP n10 and n11 Applied Music-Keyboard | William Wieland |
| Northern State University, Every Semester, Spafford Hall Room 304 | |
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Instructor: Dr. William Wieland Office: Spafford Hall Room 304 Phone: 626-2499 |
Office Hours: Please refer to my Class Schedule. E-mail Address: William.Wieland@northern.edu |
| Prerequisite: None, but I assume you have previously taken piano lessons. | |
| Description: One to two semester hours credit for private lessons is given for one half-hour lesson per week. Music majors studying in the major performance area may elect two half-hour lessons per week for two to four hours of credit. Adequate preparation through practice is expected of all students. | |
| Text(s): Determined at lessons. Please bring books you have used in the past to your first lesson. | |
| Materials: Please bring a pencil every time you practice. You will also receive handouts. | |
| Activities: Private practice, exercises, ensemble playing, discussion, lecture and jury. The jury will entail performing a piece from memory for the piano faculty. | |
| Objectives: To learn to play piano at your own fastest pace. Music majors will also prepare for the Keyboard Competency . | |
| Attendance: 5 minutes late is considered tardy and being tardy twice is equal to one absence. An unexcused absence earns a zero for any goal scheduled that day. | |
| Practice: According to the NSU Music Major Handbook, "For every applied lesson students are expected to practice five hours per week." | |
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Grades: At every lesson, we will set measurable goals for the coming week. I will grade each goal from 0–100. A — 90 and above B — 80 to 90 C — 70 to 80 D — 60 to 70 F — Below 60 (An unexcused absence is a 0. You will earn 30 points if you do no work, but appear for your lesson.) Each week I will average your points. I will average the weekly points to determine your semester grade. I will calculate your grade early in the semester, at midterm and at the end of the semester. | |
| What is an A? An A is going beyond what is usual. Students who simply meet minimum course requirements earn Bs or Cs. An A indicates extraordinary work and a B is a good grade. | |
| Academic Honesty: Please refer to the Student Disciplinary Code of the NSU Student Handbook. | |
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| Caveat: This syllabus is subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances. | |