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Course: Piano, Harpsichord, and Improvisation 2

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Course title Piano, Harpsichord, and Improvisation 2
Course code KMU/HKI2
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Keprt Marek, doc. MgA. Ph.D.
Course content
Finger-exercise, etudes, compositions of various styles

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration
Learning outcomes
Problems of piano (harpsichord) technique and interpretation. Basic methods of improvisation.
The student is abel to work alone on the problems of piano technique and interpretation.
Prerequisites
Advanced piano playing level (conservatory level).

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Public performance at the students concert of the department.
Recommended literature
  • Bree, Malvine. (1997). The Leschetizky Method. A Guide to Fine and Correct Piano Playing.
  • Cortot Alfred. (1928). Rational Principles of Pianoforte Technique. Paris.
  • Gellrich, Martin. (1992). Üben mit Liszt. Wiederentdeckte Geheimnisse aus der Werkstatt der Klaviervirtuosen. Fraunfeld.
  • Hofmann, Josef. (1976). Piano Playing. With Piano Questions Answered.
  • Koblížková, Eugenie. Klavírní myšlení Ivana Klánského. 2023.
  • Kratzert, Rudolf. Technik des Klavierspiels. Ein Handbuch für Pianisten. Kassel. 2004.
  • Kurz, Vilém. Technické základy klavírní hry, Praha 1949.
  • Milštejn, Jakov Izakovič. (2004). Študie o Chopinovi. Pedagogika G. G. Neugauza. Bratislava.
  • Neuhaus, Heinrich. (1973). The Art Of Piano Playing. New York.
  • Rajnohová, Alice. (2023). Dějiny klavírního umění. Brno.
  • Safonov, Vasilij. (1915). New Piano Formula. London.
  • Tichá, Libuše. Slyšet a myslet u klavíru. Praha. 2009.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 21.10.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2026/2027