110B, CLASS PIANO ASSIGNMENT #3

Third Study Period

 

EXAM: April 17, 2008

EXERCISES:

  1. CCP33, Exer. #5. C and D diatonic. Rotate. Octave; rhythms; dynamics.
  2. CCP33, Exer. #4. G diatonic. Parallel. Staccato; dynamics; voicings.

SCALES:

  1. FF231#14-232#15-16 . Major scales of B, Gb, and Db. Hands together. Two octaves.
  2. F234#23 Dorian, phrygian, mixolydian modes. Keys of C,G,D,A and E. Hands together.
  3. F233: a and e minor natural, harmonic & melodic scales. Hds. t. 1 octave.
  4. CCP29-30: C,G, D and A Major arpeggios.

CHORDS:

  1. CCP5 Triads: root, first and second inversions. Also play chromatically. Random.
  2. F241#14. Major/dominant/minor/half-diminished/diminished seventh chords.
  3. F11c; 43b. Drop chords in D,E and A. Major/minor.

PROGRESSIONS:

  1. CCP34: I-IV-V7-I. All major/minor keys. All inversions as assigned.
  2. CCP40: I-IV-ii-V7-I. Root position. Major and minor as assigned. *Inversions.
  3. CCP47. I-IV-IIx7-V7-I. Root and first inversion. Major only.

LITERATURE:

  1. F33#6: Block chords, then play as written. Transpose as assigned. Variations: melodic and rhythmic. Use scales. *Add diatonic triads, then sevenths.
  2. F58#2, #3 and #4: Block chords; then as written. Transpose as assigned.
  3. CCP49: BLock chords. Transpose. Create variations as assigned.
  4. CCP53 Play as assigned.
  5. Masterworks Classics, pages 9, 26; 27.
  6. Jazz Connections: pages 3-5. As assigned.
  7. F36#14; F47#7. Simplify as directed. Play as written.

SIGHTREADING:

  1. CCP 22, 38, 39, 48 as assigned. Transpose to keys given in class.
  2. F179; 191#19 as assigned.
  3. CCP 57; F34#9. As assigned. Hands alone, then together.

IMPROVISATION:

  1. CCP35/46: Question & Answer with I-IV-V7-I. Use chord tones in keys given. M/m/modal.
  2. CCP64-71: 12-bar blues. Improvise chord tones. Blue notes (69, 71). Improvise as directed. CCP74 (walk bass).
  3. CCP25-26. Improvise with parallel 7ths. C Maj 7; D min 7; E min 7; F Maj 7
  4. F206#1. As assigned. Block chords.

HARMONIZATION:

  1. CCP 41, 45: As assigned. Use accompaniment styles as assigned.
  2. F48, 51, 61. Keys given in class.
  3. CCP 44.

PLAY BY EAR :

  1. CCP 13: As assigned. Use accompaniment styles as assigned.

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