Manno
Piano Proficiency Requirements
• Music Composition
See Dr. Gwiazda (CA #102B) for details.• Music Industry
All students pursuing a BM with an option in Jazz and Studio Music or Music Industry must successfully complete MUS 150C and MUS 151.• Jazz and Studio Music
See Professor Rowe (CA #107) for details.• Bachelor of Arts and Music Minor
These requirements apply only to students who elect to study piano at the 255A level. The piano faculty will administer these tests each semester during finals week. See Dr. Manno (CA #104) for further information.a. LH chord progressions: I-IV-I-V7-I in all keys, major and minor; the sequence must be played using inversions and proper voice leading
b. Scales: two octaves, hands together, all major and harmonic minor scales (100 = quarter note; scales are to be played at quarter note speed)
c. Performing*: a piano piece from memory, comparable to the Music Teachers Association Level III• Piano Performance
The piano faculty will administer this test each semester during finals week.a. Sight Reading*: two pieces from any Adult Level II piano book
b. Sight Reading*: a hymn at 40 = quarter note, to be played at quarter note speed
c. Scales: two octaves, hands together, all major and harmonic minor scales (100 = quarter note; scales are to be played at quarter note speed)
d. LH chord progressions: I-IV-I-V7-I in all keys, major and minor; the sequence must be played using inversions and proper voice leading
e. Harmonization*: at sight, a given melody, using I, IV and V7; one example in major and one example in minor
f. Transposition*: at sight, a melody with simple LH accompaniment
(I, IV, and V7)
g. Performing*: a piano piece from memory, comparable to the Music Teachers Association Level III*see Dr. Manno (CA #104, 477-4094) for examples; she may also be contacted by email: manno@mnstate.edu
• Music Education
The music education faculty will administer this exam during finals week of each semester. The exam must be completed within a 30-minute examination period.Music Education, Vocal: a, b, c, d, e, f, g.
Music Education, Instrumental: a, b, c, d, f, g.a. sight reading: a chordal accompaniment from a school music book and a piece from any Adult Level II piano book (comparable materials are on reserve in the Listening Library)
b. scales: two octaves, hands together, all major and harmonic minor scales 100 = quarter note
c. LH chord progressions: I-IV-I-V7-I in all keys, major and minor (the sequence must be played using inversions for proper voice leading)
d. harmonization: a given melody, using I, IV and V7, one example in major and one example in minor. You may play the melody first.
e. transposition: at sight, a melody with simple LH accompaniment (I, IV, V7) up or down a whole step.
f. performing: a piano piece from memory, which is from the Music Teachers Association Level III (comparable materials will be on reserve in the Listening Library)
g. accompanying: play accompaniments, vocal or instrumental, at Student Recitals, Master Classes, Techniques Classes Exams or Juries; vocal education majors must play two accompaniments; instrumental education majors must play one accompaniment (supervising faculty member will determine approval through a prepared form to be submitted by the student at the time of the Piano Proficiency exam)Music education students who do not pass the piano proficiency exam may be required to retake the entire exam and not only the portion(s) they failed. In some cases, at the discretion of the listening committee, a student may be asked to retake only one or two sections by the end of the following semester. All portions of the exam, including the accompanying segment, must be passed prior to student teaching.