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We currently have two levels of theory with an enrollment of about forty students: introductory and Advanced Placement. I plan on adding keyboard skills to the current curriculum for the 2019-2020 school year. This is a common aspect of many high school theory programs--some of which have their own keyboard labs. For non-pianists, learning piano fundamentals allows them to integrate scales, chords, and progressions. They can then directly apply that knowledge to physical music making.
At the keyboard, harmony moves from the abstract on paper to reality at their fingertips.
Future music majors will also have required keyboard classes in their college curriculum and getting a head start in high school may help them place out of some of them--saving tuition money in the process.
In the future, my intention is to acquire more technological resources to allow theory students to explore various digital platforms such as Pro Tools, Ableton, etc. Each of the keyboards in this project will have MIDI capabilities which will allow them to also be useful to many of my future classroom goals.
In addition to the theory students, the keyboards would also be available for any musicians during their lunches, study halls, or after school. This means that hundreds of students beyond the theory class would gain a valuable resource as well.
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We currently have two levels of theory with an enrollment of about forty students: introductory and Advanced Placement. I plan on adding keyboard skills to the current curriculum for the 2019-2020 school year. This is a common aspect of many high school theory programs--some of which have their own keyboard labs. For non-pianists, learning piano fundamentals allows them to integrate scales, chords, and progressions. They can then directly apply that knowledge to physical music making.
At the keyboard, harmony moves from the abstract on paper to reality at their fingertips.
Future music majors will also have required keyboard classes in their college curriculum and getting a head start in high school may help them place out of some of them--saving tuition money in the process.
In the future, my intention is to acquire more technological resources to allow theory students to explore various digital platforms such as Pro Tools, Ableton, etc. Each of the keyboards in this project will have MIDI capabilities which will allow them to also be useful to many of my future classroom goals.
In addition to the theory students, the keyboards would also be available for any musicians during their lunches, study halls, or after school. This means that hundreds of students beyond the theory class would gain a valuable resource as well.