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CPNO1604: Practical Keyboard Skills 2

2025 unit information

This unit is a continuation of ACCP1603/CPNO1603 and is designed to develop basic musical skills through the medium of a keyboard. The focus will be on building sight reading competence, working on transposition, clef reading, figured bass realisation and score reading using the keyboard and not from a theoretical standpoint.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Performance
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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ACCP1603 or CPNO1603
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate a systematic approach to furthering sight-reading skills
  • LO2. demonstrate a systematic approach to transposition
  • LO3. read and play using every clef with ease
  • LO4. understand the principles behind realising figured bass patterns, and put them into practice on a keyboard instrument.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2025
Normal day Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Sydney
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Sydney

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Modes of attendance (MoA)

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Important enrolment information

Additional advice

Must have keyboard skills (up to at least an AMEB 4th grade level) and reasonable music reading skills.