XHV05 Piano practicum

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Judita Kučerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ondřej Musil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dagmar Ryšánková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Judita Kučerová, Ph.D.
Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for successful completion of this course is advanced piano playing skills at the level of course XHV04 Stylization of Piano Accompaniment.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to strengthen the students' current playing skills while accompanying songs suitable for musical activities in kindergarten, to expand their song repertoire, and to become familiar with the basics of song transposition. Students will further improve their playing of recital compositions.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- create accompaniment to more challenging songs suitable for preschool education;
- create intros, interludes, and codas for songs;
- transpose songs into other keys, taking into account the singing range of preschool children
- combine playing the piano with singing
- play an advanced recital piece for piano
Syllabus
  • Playing a stylized accompaniment of 25 songs with an intro, interlude, coda, and singing: - 15 songs from Dagmar Ryšánková's textbook (songs of various nature will be selected by the teacher) - 5 children's songs by Eva Kulhánková - 5 songs of own choice
  • Transposition of selected songs into keys corresponding to the singing range of preschool children
  • Playing a piano recital composition (according to an agreement with the teacher)
Literature
    required literature
  • RYŠÁNKOVÁ, Dagmar. VÝBĚR PÍSNÍ PRO KLAVÍRNÍ IMPROVIZACI OBORU UČITELSTVÍ MATEŘSKÝCH ŠKOL (SELECTION OF SONGS FOR PIANO IMPROVISATION FOR TEACHERS IN KINDERGARTENS). 2. rozšířené vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 99 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5726-5. info
    recommended literature
  • Janovská, Olga. Malým zpěvákům - Zpěvník pro MŠ. Praha: SPN 1986.
  • Hanuš, Jan - Kalabis, Viktor. Skřivánek - Sborník písní pro MŠ. Praha: PANTON 1973.
  • Kabalevskij, Dmitrij. Album pro mládež. Praha: Supraphon 1986.
  • Čajkovskij, Petr Iljič. Album pro mládež op. 39. Bratislava: Opus 1973.
Teaching methods
Technical exercises. Playing the instrument. Rehearsing songs. Rehearsing a recital piece. Transposition. Singing. Discussion.
Assessment methods
Completion: exam
Practical completion according to the syllabus. Obligation to attend classes (80% attendance), home preparation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3430
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 konzultace za semestr (v kombinované formě).
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