Keyboard harmony and performance workshop
Time: 10:30 - 13:30
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: ME800A
- Dates: 16/09/24 - 02/12/24
- Time: 10:30 - 13:30
- Taught: Mon, Daytime
- Duration: 11 sessions (over 12 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Ricardo Gosalbo
Course Code: ME800A
Choose a start date
Duration: 11 sessions (over 12 weeks)
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What is the course about?
- Autumn term repertoire focus: baroque period.
What will we cover?
- Study of selected tonal keyboard works from the common practice period
- Work on exercises derived from chosen repertoire
- Harmonic analysis of keyboard works using Extended Roman Numeral notation
- Study and work on chord progressions derived from chosen repertoire.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- give a technically-at-ease and harmonically-informed performance of a tonal keyboard work
- undertake harmonic analysis of substantial excerpts of selected piano repertoire
- broaden your understanding of how classical composers use harmony in their compositions
- read, write and play chord progressions
- present several correctly realised examples from the examples used in class.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This workshop is suitable for pianists who are keen to learn the theory behind their practice and who wish to explore harmony in both a practical and theoretical workshop. For pianists of grade 6+ standard, it also requires a starting point of grade 6 music theory (ability to rcognise and name diatonic chords) and confident sheet music reading skills.There is a short test available by emailing music@citylit.ac.uk to check the level of your music theory skills.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This course takes place in-person in a workshop format. Materials will be provided by the tutor. We use GOOGLE CLASSROOM to share messages, documents, audio and video files and for you to submit any homework tasks.
The course will comprise combinations of lecture-demonstration, question-and-answer, guided listening, and music-manuscript study. You will undertake short, relevant tasks between classes and you will be expected to demonstrate your work in class.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
- You will need to bring your own sheet music, a pen/pencil and blank manuscript paper.
- Autumn term repertoire focus: baroque period.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You can continue studying Keyboard Harmony and performance workshop as long as you wish. You may wish to explore our Pop piano programme if you read keys and chord symbols to a comfortable level or study Music theory: counterpoint for a systematic approach to voice-leading, fugal forms and higher-level theory. You may also be interested in our Piano workshops or Piano repertoire classes to study classical repertoire. Please note: we have multiple courses at different times throughout the week. Some courses are online, and some take place in our college building.
If you are new to City Lit piano classes, please take a moment to read our blog: Choosing a piano class at City lit which lists our full sequence of piano classes.
For more details about musicianship and music theory please visit our blog: Musicianship and music theory at City lit which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes.
Ricardo Gosalbo is a Spanish-French pianist. He has held fellowships at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he currently works as Spanish music tutor and staff accompanist. A devoted champion of Spanish and Hispano-American music, Ricardo combines his duties as artistic director of the Hispanic Music Series with his doctoral research on 19th-century Spanish Art Song. Ricardo has performed at many prestigious venues across Europe and has also been featured on BBC Radio 3 'InTune’. A multifaceted music collaborator, Ricardo is a founding member of the Deco Ensemble, praised as ‘one of the UK’s foremost tango ensembles.’ He has also worked extensively with contemporary dancers and choreographers. He has been the recipient of numerous prizes including the ‘Prix de Lied’ at the Concours International de chant-piano Nadia et Lili Boulanger, the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform and the Paul Hamburger Prize. Ricardo teaches piano and piano/keyboards classes, and accompanies classes in classical and music theatre singing.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.