Keyboard Harmony and ImprovisationLaajuus (4 ECTS)

Objective

The student is able to play music by ear and out of chord symbols. He/she can enrich, simplify or transpose written music. The student can practice consistently and learns efficiently the contents of music essential for practicing the profession.

Content

The student gets acquainted with the fundamentals of playing by ear; he/she gets familiar with tonal and modal harmony and learns how to modify harmony. He/she practices improvising in different contexts. The student learns to construct music and studies historical phenomena of rhythm and structure.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement and independent thinking.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a reasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the most important areas.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent thinking.