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KEYBOARD TECHNICAL GOALS
Goal I: Historical, Cultural and Social Contexts: Understanding the Role of the Arts in People's
Lives
Student Objective
The student will:
A.
Observe varying keyboard styles throughout history.
Suggested Activities
The student will:
A1.
Attend a performance of a concert pianist and/or a Jazz pianist.
Goal II: Personal Expression and Production/Performance: Communicating Through the Arts
Student Objective
The student will:
A.
Play prescribed major and harmonic minor scales by tetrachord method or traditional fingerings.
B.
Play tonic, subdominant and dominant triads as block or broken chords in prescribed
keys.
C.
Play and/or transpose original or selected melodic passages in prescribed keys.
D.
Play major, minor, diminished and augmented triads above any root note.
E.
Play inversions of major and minor triads.
F.
Play block or broken chord accompaniments to accompany a familiar or original song.
Suggested Activities
The student will:
C1.
Play "Happy Birthday;" "American;" "Star Spangled Banner."
Goal III: Art Criticism: Responding to the Arts
Student Objective
The student will:
A.
Analyze music for characteristics unique to a specific style or period.
B.
Listen to and/or perform music that demonstrates knowledge of the composer's music
intent.
C.
Use critical analysis in the rehearsal or performance of a variety of musical styles.
Goal IV: Nature and meaning of Arts: Valuing the Arts
Student Objective
The student will:
A.
Develop an awareness of the aesthetic qualities in music.
B.
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior for a variety of performance situations.
Suggested Activities
The student will:
A1.
Develop a sensitivity to the expressive qualities of music and describe the components
that contribute to aesthetic qualities.
B1.
After attending a performance, report on audience behavior and how it contributed to or
detracted from the performance.
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