Piano Accompaniment
Module code
M-MT-KPIA
Curricular domain
Profile, extension and depth: Practical Classes
Credits
4
Group size
2
Number of course weeks
20
Class duration
One 30-minute lesson per week
Total contact hours
10 hours
Study load
102 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
All third and fourth year students who have completed any Harmony at the Piano 2.
Competencies
Aims
Developing skills in piano accompaniment.
Relation to other modules
Related to Harmony at the piano.
Content
In this module, the subject of accompaniment is approached from two sides: You will be taught to play from written accompaniment scores and also - as based on your skills - about how you can easily create an accompaniment for melodies/texts by means of chord symbols. This will be extremely useful for your class practice!
Mode(s) of instruction
Duo classes.
Material & Tools
n/a
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
Students are assessed at the end of both semesters. Assessment at the end of the autumn semester is formative and expressed in terms of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. It indicates a student's progress in this module. No ECs are awarded and there is no resit. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester. The end-of-semester assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons and, if applicable, public performances.
Resit options
Module summary
In this module, the subject of accompaniment is approached from two sides: written accompaniment scores and how you can easily create an accompaniment for melodies/texts by means of chord symbols.