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We do not formally examine piano students in music theory, ear training, or improvisation. ECMS Piano students are strongly encouraged to play annual examinations.
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Annual examinations provide an ongoing assessment of student progress. Teachers may adopt diverse exercises involving ear training, singing, and movement many make use of music theory texts alongside piano methods in the early grades. Recognizing that “ear precedes eye” in learning to play an instrument, we encourage the playing of folksongs by ear in the early levels, along with the acquisition of keyboard harmony skills: scales, triads, inversions, and chord progressions. We strongly encourage our piano students to enrich their skills by taking advantage of the many ECMS Theory course offerings. This new 2013 edition of the Piano Curriculum revisits the Eastman Piano Department Curriculum, which has been in continuous use (with frequent revisions) since the founding of the Preparatory Department of the School in 1921. We realize that piano skills are basic in western music, and our Curriculum attempts to guide students to a mastery of several skill sets in diverse musical styles. Adopted by the piano faculty, Spring 2000 Students and families coming to Eastman for piano lessons have a wide range of expectations and ambitions we can be many things to many people, and we try to help students find their own way in a diverse musical universe.
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Piano Curriculum 2013 Mission Statement of the Piano Department Our mission is to guide students of all ages in the Art of Piano in ways that are loving and challenging and to represent a standard of quality for the community.
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