Piano

73749-Piano-Keys-And-Notes

Instructor:​ Ms. Colleen Henry


Piano:​​ ​Beginning​ ​piano​ ​is​ ​a​ ​course​ ​open​ ​to​ ​students​ ​in​ ​grades​ ​9-12.​ ​Students​ ​will​ ​learn​ ​basic comprehensive​ ​skills​ ​and​ ​applications​ ​that​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​the​ ​overall​ ​concepts​ ​of​ ​piano​ ​technique, performance,​ ​responsiveness,​ ​and​ ​discrimination.​ ​They​ ​will​ ​address​ ​criteria​ ​for​ ​critically​ ​judging​ ​the quality​ ​of​ ​performances​ ​and​ ​compositions​ ​that​ ​derive​ ​from​ ​social​ ​and​ ​historical​ ​influence.​ ​Work​ ​outside​ ​of class​ ​involves​ ​project​ ​preparation,​ ​written​ ​assignments,​ ​and​ ​exploration​ ​of​ ​school-to-career​ ​possibilities.

Eligibility: Grades​ ​9-12

Prerequisite: None

CHS​ ​Requirements: This​ ​course​ ​is​ ​worth​ ​10​ ​units​ ​(5​ ​per​ ​semester) *Fulfills​ ​one​ ​year​ ​of​ ​elective​ ​requirements

College​ ​Track
: This​ ​course​ ​fulfills​ ​the​ ​one-year​ ​Fine​ ​Arts​ ​requirements​ ​and​ ​the​ ​UC/CSU​ ​“F”​ ​requirement.