110B, CLASS PIANO ASSIGNMENT #4

FOURTH Study Period

 

FINAL EXAM: Thursday, May 15, 2008; 1-3 pm

EXERCISES:

  1. CCP33, Exer. #6. C and G diatonic. Rotate. Octave; rhythms; dynamics.

SCALES:

  1. F232 #17, 18. Major scales of Ab and Eb. Hands together. Two octaves.
  2. F234#23: Dorian and mixolydian modes on C, D, F and G.
  3. F233: g minor natural, harmonic & melodic scales. Hds. t. 2 octaves.

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. Drop chords in D,E and A. Major/minor.

PROGRESSIONS:

  1. CCP47. I-IV-IIx7-V7-I. Root and first inversion. Major only.
  2. CCP40. i-iv-iidim-V7-i in selected minor keys.

LITERATURE:

  1. F117#2: Block chords, then play as written. Transpose as assigned. Variations as assigned.
  2. F58#4. Play as assigned.
  3. F36#14: Play viola or trombone in RH; block chords LH; then broken chords LH.
  4. Jazz Connections, pages 3-5. As assigned.
  5. Masterworks Classics, pages 9; 27.

SIGHTREADING:

  1. F191#19 as assigned.
  2. CCP 57. 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. F206#1. As assigned. Block chords.

HARMONIZATION:

  1. CCP 49: As assigned. Use accompaniment styles as assigned.
  2. F63; 95#7. Keys given in class.

PLAY BY EAR:

  1. F66: Play melody by ear in RH; block chords in LH.

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