Music 253: Piano Performance Class

Faculty: Dr. Maria Jose Martin
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MUS 253, 254 - Piano Performance is designed for the student to develop his or her piano performance skills by performing in front of a small audience of peers every week in the College’s Meagher Theatre, thus producing a more comfortable performance level. Relaxation and mental focus techniques, performance poise, and piano technical skills are practiced throughout the semester. Students also become active listeners by offering constructive criticism to the performer. This semester this course has acquired the exciting component of service-learning, so the students will not only benefit from taking part in several performance opportunities but also they will share their love of music and creation with the community. This love of music was also expressed by St. Francis of Assisi in his “Litany of Love”: