KSMUS 226 — Contemporary Piano Music: Strategies and Techniques

2 credits
Spring
Faculty

Prerequisite: KSMUS 211 . The final phase of the keyboard skills sequence. This Advanced Keyboard Skills elective course explores facets of learning, practicing, and performing contemporary piano repertoire. Topics include rhythm, texture, score study and practice strategies, interpretation, sound production, and composer collaboration. Music for the course spans the early 20th century to the newly written and includes complete and excerpted work by Luigi Dallapiccola, George Crumb, Unsuk Chin, Elliott Carter, Salvatore Sciarrino, Felipe Lara, Julia Wolfe, Eric Wubbels, among others. All class sessions will include student participation in the form of discussion and performance, and, while the course focuses on modern repertoire, the skills discussed will enrich students’ approach to music of any era.