Advanced Rhythmic Lab for the Keyboardist

Department - PIANO
Offered - Fall, Spring
Course number - ILPN-237

A lab workshop specifically designed to improve the keyboardist's understanding and mastery of different rhythmic concepts and their application on the keyboard into various musical contexts. Students will learn percussion and speaking rhythms, which they will apply on the keyboard. The course material will be based on different rhythmic approaches of jazz performers such as Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Danilo Perez, McCoy Tyner, and others; 20th-century composers, including Olivier Messiaen, Gy"orgy Ligeti, and Alberto Ginastera; and a variety of global music styles.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Stephany Tiernan
Prerequisites: ILPN-112 and ILPN-122, or overall ensemble rating 3
Required of: None
Electable by: Piano principals