Objectives and competences
- Technical mastery of playing the piano
- harmonic/design analysis of the work
- interpretation, experienced delivery
- preparation for public speaking
- independent preparation of interpretation.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Upgrade of acquired knowledge in piano I, II, III. Preparation of students for solo performances, playing by heart, harmonic analysis of compositions, deepening of technical skills. Developing abstract thinking and enriching musical expression.
Learning and teaching methods
• Individual work.
• Public speaking.
• Attending concerts.
• Music criticism.
• Musical analysis.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Public performance performed by heart
Difficulty level:
Scarlatti. Sonatas
J. S. Bach: Two-part, three-part inventions, WTK
Etudes: F. Liszt, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Prokofiev
W.A. Mozart, J. Haydn, L.v. Beethoven: Sonatas.
Knowledge and understanding:
- a professionally performed performance
- mastering tone design, technical basics and deepening only these.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Readings
Tanja Zrimšek: Metodika klavirskega pouka in klavirske igre, Akademija za glasbo 1983
Alfred Cortot: Rational Principles of piano technique, Salabert
Heinrich Neuhaus: Die Kunst das Klavir zu spielen, Köln 1967
Prerequisits
Completed piano I, II, III, IV
Additional information on implementation and assessment Public presentation (50%)
Written exam with musical examples (40%)
Participation in the pedagogical process (10%)
• All performances are performed by heart.
• 80% attendance at rehearsals is required.
Conditions for taking the exam:
- 80% attendance at exercises
- 90% attendance at lectures
- all pre-agreed obligations of the course (exercises, seminar assignments, performances, reports, music reviews, etc.) completed with the course instructor.
Any part of the exam applies exclusively to the current academic year and does not carry over to the next academic year.
