Week 1 — Introduction: Throughout the semester, I assign piano playing to reinforce music theory concepts. On Fridays I demonstrate the following week's assignment. On Mondays, I quickly check that everyone understands the assignment and can play some of it. In some cases we choose more challenging material. This is easiest and fastest to do in person, but you may also either schedule a Zoom meeting with me or submit a video before 5:00 pm on Friday. Finally, I evaluate your playing twice each semester, i.e. the MIDTERM and the FINAL.

Week 2 — Sight Reading: Sight read music at Free Piano Music! Home. Tell me the most challenging level you can sight read. I will pick a song at random and ask you to play it. (We all can improve our sight reading. I encourage you to do so whenever you have a free moment. See Dr. Wieland's JFAC 175 Rule.)

Week 3 — No class on Monday (Labor Day)

Week 4 — Major Key Vocal Warm-up: Memorize at least one.
 — Mr. Skyles’ Warm-up Major Triad Vocal Warm-up Major Triad Vocal Warm-up 2 ( Major Triad Cheat Sheet and Major Triad Lookalikes )
 — 5-finger Pattern Vocal Warm-up ( 5-finger Pattern Cheat Sheet )
 — More Vocal Warm-ups and Even More Vocal Warm-ups (for more experienced pianists)

Week 5 — Minor Triad Vocal Warm-up: Memorize at least one. (BTW, some choirs sing “midnight” rather than “merry”.)
 — Many Mumbling Mice — Straightforward Version and Many Mumbling Mice — Straightforward Version #2
 — Many Mumbling Mice ( Minor Triad Cheat Sheet and Minor Triad Lookalikes )
 — Many Mumbling Mice — Boom-chuck Version

Week 6 — Practice for the midterm.

Week 7 — MIDTERM: Please perform what you can on Monday. You have 2 weeks to improve your keyboard musicianship midterm grade. (You may perform any item for me once a day.)

Week 8 — No class on Monday (Native American Day)

Week 9 — MIDTERM: You may perform any portion of your keyboard musicianship midterm for me any time before 5:00 pm on Friday of this week.

Week 10 — Performing in C Clefs: Prepare a piece from Music that includes C clefs.

Week 11 — Transposition: Be prepared to play a tune from Lead Sheets in any key. If you can add transposed chords—all the better!

Week 12 — Practice for the final.

Week 13 — Practice for the final.

Week 14 — Practice for the final.

Week 15 — FINAL: Please perform what you can this week. (You may perform any item for me once a day.)

Week 16 — FINAL: You may perform any portion of your keyboard musicianship final for me any time before 5:00 pm on the last day of class.

GRADES:
33⅓% Monday Quick Checks — You score 100 points every week that you complete the quick check on time.
      After Friday at 5:00 pm, I deduct 10 points for every class day the quick check is late.
33⅓% Midterm
33⅓% Final

Each midterm and final item will be graded from 0–100 using the following rubric:
 100 points — substantially exceeded expectations
  85 points — good performance
  70 points — satisfactory performance
  50 points — struggled, but managed to play
  0 points — utterly failed to perform