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Welcome To Piano & Music Theory
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PIANO
Class Piano is designed for students to establish a solid technical and interpretative foundation, which they can utilize to achieve their individual musical potential. During the course of the class, students will be working individually and in small groups to master the techniques of playing and to learn solo and duet repertoire, as well as collaborative accompaniment skills.
MUSIC THEORY
Music is a language that speaks to all... a language that many speak, and yet a language—the syntax of which—few people understand. In Music Theory we look and listen to great music, and we explore how it works. Music, just like language, is replete with meaning. By dissecting and analyzing music, we can study its effect on us by asking questions such as:
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What are the patterns—the vocabulary—that a particular composer uses, and how do they compare with and differ from other composers from various times in music history?
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How do composers develop their ideas, and what compositional techniques are universally employed?
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How do composers create expectations, and then fulfill them or frustrate them?
Music Theory affords us the opportunity to dive into the score, behind the music, and search for organization and meaning.
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