Keyboarding 1 Outline
I. First Nine Weeks
a. Week 1
i. Introduction
ii. Pre-test, discussion about musical elements
iii. Rhythm
iv. Time signatures
b. Week 2
i. Treble Clef
ii. Bass Clef
iii. Grand Staff
iv. Where notes fall on the keyboard
c. Week 3
i. Test review
ii. Written Test
iii. Reading the Grand Staff
d. Week 4
i. Finger Numbers
ii. Playing Technique
iii. Dynamics
iv. Begin playing
e. Weeks 5 and 6
i. "Gradual C," p. 31
ii. "F Below," p. 32
iii. "G Above," p. 33
iv. Playing Test and Written Test
f. Weeks 7, 8, and 9
i. "Fiddle Tune," p. 34
ii. "One Step at a Time," p. 35
iii. "Skip Around," p. 36
iv. "Waltzing Alone," p. 37
v. Playing and written Test
g. Week 10
i. Nine Weeks exam review
ii. Written 9 weeks exam
II. Second Nine Weeks
a. Week 1
i. C Position
ii. Intervals
iii. Tied Notes
iv. Repeat Bars
v. Start music
b. Weeks 2, 3, and 4
i. "Gliding Alone," p. 40
ii. "Ode to Joy," p. 42
iii. "Love Somebody," p. 43
iv. "Aura Lee," p. 44
v. "Fifth Wheel," p. 45
vi. Playing Test
c. Week 5
i. Incomplete Measure
ii. Start Music
d. Weeks 6 and 7
i. "Interval Study," p. 46
ii. "When the Saints Go Marching In," p. 47
iii. Playing Test
e. Week 8
i. Review for semester Exam
ii. "Ode to Joy," p. 42
iii. "Fifth Wheel," p. 45
iv. "When the Saints Go Marching In," p. 47
f. Week 9
i. Semester Exams
III. Third Nine Weeks
a. Week 1
i. Whole Steps and Half Steps
ii. Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
iii. Start Music
b. Weeks 2, 3, and 4
i. "Money Can't Buy Everything," p. 51
ii. "Flat Top," p. 52
iii. "Naturally," p. 53
iv. Playing Test
c. Week 5
i. Endings
ii. Higher Octave C Position
iii. Staccato
iv. C Scale
d. Weeks 6, 7, 8, and 9
i. "Bright Lights"
ii. "Remember"
iii. "Short Drive"
iv. "Dance"
v. Third Nine Weeks Playing Exam
IV. Fourth Nine Weeks
a. Week 1
i. G Position
ii. G Scale
iii. Accents
iv. Start Music
b. Weeks 2, 3, and 4
i. "Midnight Shadows," p. 61
ii. "Summer Fun," p. 62
iii. "Miniature Waltz," p. 64
iv. Playing Test
c. Week 5
i. D Scale
ii. Chord Symbols
iii. Start Music
d. Weeks 6, 7, and 8
i. "Mary Ann"
ii. "Simple Gifts"
iii. "Morning Classic"
e. Week 9
i. Final Exam