PNO 100 (PIANO FINGERING TRAINING TECHNIQUES) LESSON OVERVIEW
PIANOFORTE FINGERING
TRAINING TECHNIQUES PROGRAM 1(PNO 100)
LESSON OVERVIEW
Hello, welcome to the pianoforte fingering training course,
PNO 100. This program is designed for beginner pianoforte students, the course
and program outline which follows is a product of the ReHearsal House NG
department of piano performance and keyboards.
PNO 100 is a core course for the RH program 1 piano
performance/keyboard students. The course is a twelve week, beginner experience
in pianoforte fingering drills, exercises and techniques.
PNO 100 covers areas such as pianoforte postures, hands
placement and finger positioning in the first two weeks of class lessons,
alongside other areas including the RH terminologies for fingering exercises
and the kinds of and applications of musical note values. Students are
encouraged to watch clips of and view photo galleries of professional
keyboardists and pianists as well as go through series of photoshoots sessions
themselves (the academy organizes photoshoot sessions for students & other
musicians)
In the third week, the eight approaches to the fingering
training techniques for piano performance and keyboard playing (at the program
1 level) is introduced.
From weeks 4-10 the seven approaches will be studied and
applied in both class practice session and solo Rehearsal sessions.
The following approaches to fingering training are covered
in the program 1 experience:
Approach 1: The unaided training
technique
Approach 2: The natural key
approach 1 & 2
Approach 3: The solfa key by key
approach
Approach 4: Double note
fingering drills
Approach 5: Fingering training
for intervals
Approach 6: Fingering drills for
triads
Approach 7: Fingering drills for
sus chords
The program 1 Week 11 is generally for program 1 recital
dress rehearsals and week 12 for auditions and RECITALS.
ALL MAJORS IN PIANO
PERFOMANCE AND KEYBOARDS ARE TO SEE ALSO OTHER CORE AND MANDATORY COURSES
OVERVIEW. MINORS ARE TO CONCERN THEMSELVES ONLY WITH RESPECTIVE ELECTIVE
COURSES.
PNO102
MUS 101
MUS 102
SOL 100