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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 |
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| Academic unit | Performance |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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ACCP1603 or CPNO1603 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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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
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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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.
