PCL Syllabus form

Eastman School of Music

PCL ___

Fall 2024

SYLLABUS

 

Instructor:

[Your Name]

[Office location]

[Official ESM email address]

Course Information:

[Class Meeting Times]

[Class Location]

If your class meets in MSH 410 —- Messinger Hall (10 Gibbs Street): 4th floor, room 410, an ID is required to access 4th floor.

Office Hours:

[each TA sets these]

Course Description:

[see Class Piano website for these]

Course Objectives (PCL 101-104) [something similar to]

By the end of this semester, students will have developed and refined skills in technique, repertoire, harmonization, transposition, sight-reading, chord progressions, and improvisation. 

Required Text:

PCL 101-102:  Keyboard Musicianship, Book 1, 11th edition, 2019:  Chapters 1—4 (Lyke, Caramia, Haydon, and Chioldi) Stipes Publishing Co.

PCL 103-104:   Keyboard Musicianship, Book II, 11th edition, 2020:  Chapters 5—8 (Lyke, Caramia, Alexander, Haydon and Chioldi) Stipes Publishing Co.

Course Objectives (PCL 105-106) [see Class Piano website for further detail]

To provide a more advanced level of keyboard instruction after the completion of PCL 104 or equivalent.

PCL 105-106:  There is no required textbook for this course, materials for the course will be posted on Blackboard ahead of the class every week.

MUSC 118:

Course Objective [see Class Piano website for further detail]

The class is a 2 elective credit hour class for River Campus non-music major students who have little or no previous keyboard training. The course will cover topics, such as fundamental skills, technique, solos and ensemble repertoire, etc.

Required Text

Keyboard Fundamentals; 2017; 7th Edition by James Lyke, Denise Edwards, Geoffrey Haydon, Ronald Chioldi, and Lee Evans ISBN: 978-1-60904-503-6

Course Policies [each TA determines these]

• Assignments: __%

• Chapter Quizzes: __%

• Final Project: __%

• Attendance/Participation: __%

Course Schedule:

• Chapter _ (_ classes); suggested Playing Exam Topics, page 198

• Chapter _ (_ classes); suggested Playing Exam Topics, page 246

• Midterm: _

• Chapter _ (_ classes); suggested Playing Exam Topics, page 292

• Chapter _ (_classes); suggested Playing Exam Topics, page 350

• Final: _ [not required—choice is up to each TA]

Assignments – Will be assigned mostly on a weekly basis.

Chapter Quizzes – Each of the four chapters will culminate in a small quiz on the last day of each module.

Attendance/Participation

Only TWO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES are allowed for the semester.  Any unexcused absences beyond these two will affect the final grade.

Makeup Policy and Extra Credit

[for each TA to complete, reflecting each TA’s policy; should be clearly and precisely worded]

When class is completed:

• Please plan place headsets either on the hook or with microphone facing up on keyboard

Class Piano Website – Useful information including detailed course descriptions, expectations, and policies of PCL classes can be found at esm.rochester.edu/classpiano/.

The following is required to e included in each syllabus:

Accommodations:

Eastman is committed to fostering a welcoming, encouraging, and empowering environment where students with disabilities can thrive in their studies.  The Office of Disability Resources works with students to identify barriers and establish reasonable accommodations in order to ensure students with disabilities have equal access and equal opportunity to fully participate in the University experience.  Students who would like to request accommodations, register as a student with a disability, or learn more about available resources are encouraged to submit an application on the Disability Resources website or contact the office at (585) 276-5075 or disability@rochester.edu.

Academic Integrity:

It is your responsibility to be familiar with the Eastman School of Music’s Academic Integrity Policy.  Violations of the policy are serious and will be immediately referred to the Office of Academic Affairs.  You can read the full Academic Integrity policy here: http://www.esm.rochester.edu/registrar/policy/03-00/

Sexual Misconduct Reporting:

All members of the University community have the right to learn and work in a safe environment free from all forms of harassment, including harassment on the basis of sex or gender. Students who have been subjected to sexual harassment, including sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, or stalking, have the right to receive academic, housing, transportation, or other accommodations, to receive counseling and health services, and to make a report about such behavior to the University and to law enforcement. For more information, please visit www.rochester.edu/sexualmisconduct.  

Land Acknowledgement:

We acknowledge with respect the Seneca Nation, known as the “Great Hill People” and “Keepers of the Western Door” of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. We take this opportunity to thank the people on whose ancestral lands the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester currently occupies in Rochester, New York.