Course
of Study for Private Piano
Freshman Year Sophomore
Year
Baroque: One work by Bach Baroque: One work by Bach
One
Scarlatti sonata One
Scarlatti sonata or Handel Chaconne
or Suite
Classical: One Classical Sonata Classical: One Classical Sonata
Romantic: Two works by Chopin Romantic: Two works
by Chopin
One work by
Schubert One
work by Schubert,
Contemporary: One work by Debussy Schumann,
and Brahms
or Ravel Contemporary: One work by Prokofiev
Technical
exercises appropriate to the level and needs of each student will be drawn from
standard scales, arpeggio, chord patterns as outlined in the Liszt Technical Exercises (Alfred),
Czerny op. 299 and op. 740, and other similar materials.
Repertoire selected
from the following
Pre-baroque: One
work written before ca 1650 (by Bull, Byrd, Frescobaldi, etc.)
Baroque:
A. J.
S. Bach Three Preludes and Fugues from
the Well-Tempered Clavier,
One French Suite
One additional work (Italian
Concerto, organ transcriptions, etc.)
B. Scarlatti,
Soler Two works (sonatas, suite, or
chaconne) Handel, etc.
Classical:
A. Mozart One sonata
B. Haydn One sonata
C. Beethoven Two sonatas
Romantic:
A. Chopin: Two Nocturnes, two Preludes, two Waltzes,
two Etudes, one Mazurka, one larger work
(Ballade, Polonaise, Scherzo,
etc.)
B. Schumann One work (Fantasiestücke, op. 12,
Arabesque, op. 18, etc.)
C. Schubert Two works (Impromptus, op. 90 or 142,
Moments Musicaux, op. 94, etc.)
D. Brahms Two works (Pieces from op. 76, 116, 117,
118, 119, or Rhapsodies op.79,etc.)
E. Liszt One work (Consolation, Liebesträume,
transcription, etc.)
Twentieth-century:
A. Debussy One work (Preludes, Children's Corner,
etc.)
B. Ravel One work (Sonatine, Menuet antique,
etc.)
C. Prokofiev One work (from Visions Fugitives, Ten Pieces, op. 12, etc.)
D. Two
other works, including one by an American (Gershwin, Copland, Barber, etc.) and
one written
since 1970 (Dello Joio Diversions, Muczynski Maverick Pieces, Diemer Toccata, etc.)
Concertos:
A. One
by Mozart or Beethoven
B. One
by a Romantic or Modern composer
Students
will also be required, each semester, to perform at a mid semester performance,
end of semester performance, and Music Juries the last week of the semester.