MUSICAL CONCEPTS | PRE-INSTRUMENTAL
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MUSICAL CONCEPTS | PRE-INSTRUMENTAL
RHYTHM 1 Pulse feeling the pulse making the pulse conscious recognising the beat moving faster | slower
2 Rhythm values | simple distinguishing between pulse and rhythm aurally identifying two sounds to one pulse labelling quarter note and eighth note rhythms using rhythm language (ta and teh-teh, or rhythm words) using notation to represent rhythm
6 Time signatures feeling and labelling the strong beat identifying aurally different metres: 2 | 3 | 4 labelling bars and barlines
MELODY 7 Singing | pitch | inner hearing finding and using the singing voice showing higher and lower pitches using gestures recognising pitch as moving higher | lower singing songs with two pitches: soh | mi singing songs with three pitches: lah | soh | mi singing songs with three pitches: mi | ray | doh singing songs with five pitches: lan | soh | mi | ray | doh
STRUCTURE 10 Phrases recognising the start and end of phrases counting the number of phrases in a song
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MUSICAL CONCEPTS | BEGINNERS
RHYTHM 1 Pulse
2 Rhythm values | simple crotchets and quavers minims semibreves
3 Rhythm values | compound
4 Triplets | duplets
5 Dots | ties
6 Time signatures 2/4 3/4 4/4
MELODY 7 Pitch notation fixed pitch Alphabet strings on C | G | F mini staff notes on lines and in spaces grand staff G clef F clef Landmark notes | treble G | bass F | middle C
8 Intervals moving by step moving by skip
9 Keys | key signatures
STRUCTURE 10 Phrases start and end
11 Devices
12 Structural repeat sign
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TECHNICAL SKILLS | BEGINNERS
TECHNIQUE 13 Posture | body awareness balanced and comfortable sitting position moving across the keyboard with freedom and ease relaxed and comfortable hand shape
14 Fingering using finger numbers developing finger independence playing in a basic hand position (5 finger) hands separately
15 Co-ordination rhythmical playing when passing from hand to hand playing two notes (a 5th) in one hand
16 Tone quality | sound production playing with a clear and focussed sound using simple dynamic contrasts
17 Articulation non-legato
18 Scales
19 Arpeggio | broken chords
20 Other scales
KEYBOARD GEOGRAPHY
21 Keyboard orientation | referential keyboard layout repeated patterns names of white notes
22 Keyboard orientation | absolute
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PIANISTIC SKILLS | MUSICAL CONCEPTS | BEGINNERS
EXPRESSIVE 23 terms and signs forte [f] | piano [p]
24 phrases the start and end of phrases
25 tempo faster | slower
26 pedal exploring the effects of both pedals
27 ornaments
28 textures exploring piano sounds
29 timbres exploring piano sounds
HARMONY 30 triads
31 chords
32 cadences
33 chord progression
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STYLISTIC | BEGINNERS
STYLISTIC 34 Baroque
35 Classical
36 Romantic
37 20th century
38 21st century
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MUSICAL CONCEPTS | EARLY ELEMENTARY
RHYTHM 1 Pulse
2 Rhythm values | simple rests crotchet | minim | semibreve
3 Rhythm values | compound
4 Triplets | duplets
5 Dots | ties dotted minims | ties
6 Time signatures
MELODY 7 Pitch notation Alphabet strings starting on C | G | F sharps | flats
8 Intervals half steps whole steps melodic and harmonic intervals up to 5th
9 Keys | key signatures sense of tonic | home note | doh on C | G | F
STRUCTURE 10 Phrases same and different
11 Devices drones ostinato
12 Structural simple repeated patterns labelling phrases Q & A
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TECHNICAL SKILLS | EARLY ELEMENTARY
TECHNIQUE 13 Posture | body awareness freedom in the arms and shoulders relaxed wrist drop-roll arm weight
14 Fingering hand crossing beyond a single hand position
15 Co-ordination playing hands together in 5 finger position co-ordinating when playing hands together
16 Tone quality | sound production passing melodies between hands with tonal control
17 Articulation legato | staccato accents >
18 Scales
19 Arpeggio | broken chords
20 Other scales
KEYBOARD GEOGRAPHY
21 Keyboard orientation | referential finding all the white notes with reference to Alphabet strings on C | G | F
22 Keyboard orientation | absolute finding all notes by touch only in Alphabet strings on C | G | F
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PIANISTIC SKILLS | MUSICAL CONCEPTS | EARLY ELEMENTARY
EXPRESSIVE 23 terms and signs mf | mp
24 phrases melodic journeys slurs
25 tempo ritenuto the pause
26 pedal
27 ornaments
28 textures
29 timbres
HARMONY 30 triads triad of C | G
31 chords home and away | tonic and dominant I in C (easy position) V7 in C (easy position)
32 cadences
33 chord progression
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STYLISTIC | EARLY ELEMENTARY
STYLISTIC 34 Baroque
35 Classical
36 Romantic Developing an awareness of famous composers | Chopin
37 20th century Developing an awareness of famous composers | Debussy
38 21st century
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MUSICAL CONCEPTS | ELEMENTARY
RHYTHM 1 Pulse
2 Rhythm values | simple single quaver and rest | syncopation | upbeats
3 Rhythm values | compound
4 Triplets | duplets
5 Dots | ties dotted minims | ties
6 Time signatures 3/8 2/2
MELODY 7 Pitch notation Alphabet strings starting on all other notes naturals Ledger lines | 1 above and below the staff
8 Intervals melodic and harmonic intervals up to octave
9 Keys | key signatures round the keys in tetrachords major | minor
STRUCTURE 10 Phrases same and different
11 Devices riffs
12 Structural AB ABA
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TECHNICAL SKILLS | ELEMENTARY
TECHNIQUE 13 Posture | body awareness balanced body and forearm wrist rotation moderately free and rapid movement across the piano
14 Fingering thumb passing extended hand position including stretching between fingers fingering patterns for C and G scales fingering patterns for F scale
15 Co-ordination increased rhythmical playing when passing from hand to hand hand crossing
16 Tone quality | sound production developing greater control over changes in dynamics shaping short melodic phrases
17 Articulation using different articulation between the hands tenuto
18 Scales major and minor scales | hands separately | 1 octaves | up to and including 2 sharps and 1 flat contrary motion on C
19 Arpeggio | broken chords broken chords pattern 1 | hands separately | major C G F | minor A D
20 Other scales
KEYBOARD GEOGRAPHY
21 Keyboard orientation | referential finding all notes with reference to Alphabet strings on D A
22 Keyboard orientation | absolute finding all notes by touch only in Alphabet strings on D A
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PIANISTIC SKILLS | MUSICAL CONCEPTS | ELEMENTARY
EXPRESSIVE 23 terms and signs crescendo | diminuendo
24 phrases
25 tempo andante | moderato | allegro accelerando | allegretto | a tempo
26 pedal direct pedalling
27 ornaments
28 textures changing textures
29 timbres
HARMONY 30 triads primary triads [I, IV, V7] C | G | F
31 chords IV in C | G | F
32 cadences
33 chord progression I, IV, V7 in C | G | F
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STYLISTIC | ELEMENTARY
STYLISTIC 34 Baroque Developing an awareness of famous composers | Vivaldi
35 Classical Developing an awareness of famous composers | Beethoven
36 Romantic
37 20th century
38 21st century
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MUSICAL CONCEPTS | LATE ELEMENTARY | EARLY INTERMEDIATE
RHYTHM 1 Pulse
2 Rhythm values | simple semiquavers
semiquaver and quaver patterns
3 Rhythm values | compound dotted crotchets crotchet and quaver compound rests
4 Triplets | duplets triplet quavers
5 Dots | ties dotted crotchets
6 Time signatures 6/8
MELODY 7 Pitch notation up to and including 2 ledger lines above and below the staff alphabet strings for new keys
8 Intervals major and minor 2 | 3 | 6 | 7
perfect 4 | 5 | 8
9 Keys | key signatures up to and including: major | D, B flat minor | E, B. G
STRUCTURE 10 Phrases labelling phrases
11 Devices repetition | imitation
12 Structural 1st and 2nd time bars
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TECHNICAL SKILLS | LATE ELEMENTARY | EARLY INTERMEDIATE
TECHNIQUE 13 Posture | body awareness balanced and comfortable sitting position that ensures flexibility when playing hands together
14 Fingering extended hand positions | no larger than 1 octave
connecting different hand positions by passing the thumb
appropriate fingering for scales, arpeggios and chords
15 Co-ordination rhythmical playing when passing from hand to hand at a variety of tempi
playing with some independence of the hands, including different articulation between the hands
major and minor chords, hands separately and together
16 Tone quality | sound production playing with a clear, focussed sound using a larger range of dynamics
17 Articulation two note slurs
18 Scales major and minor scales | hands separately and together | 2 octaves | up to and including 2 sharps and flats
contrary motion scales | C E major
19 Arpeggio | broken chords major and minor arpeggios | hands separately and together | 2 octaves | up to and including 2 sharps and flats
broken chords | hands separately | C F G major| D E A minor
20 Other scales chromatic | hands separately | starting on D 1 octave
KEYBOARD GEOGRAPHY
21 Keyboard orientation | referential playing triads in root position
22 Keyboard orientation | absolute playing triads in root position
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PIANISTIC SKILLS | MUSICAL CONCEPTS | LATE ELEMENTARY | EARLY INTERMEDIATE
EXPRESSIVE 23 terms and signs ff | pp | fp | sf
dolce | tenuto | poco a poco | cantabile | espressivo
24 phrases shaping and defining phrases
25 tempo metronome marks Andantino Lento Vivace
26 pedal direct pedalling | legato pedalling
27 ornaments
28 textures Alberti bass | imitation
29 timbres piano sounds and colours
HARMONY 30 triads the triad vocal in root position primary triads with inversions
31 chords chord symbols (C | G7 etc)
32 cadences finished | unfinished | perfect | imperfect
33 chord progression 12 bar blues
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STYLISTIC LATE ELEMENTARY | EARLY INTERMEDIATE
STYLISTIC 34 Baroque the Minuet | Bach | Handel |
35 Classical Sonatina | Clementi | Attwood |
36 Romantic Telling stories
37 20th century Kabalevsky
Bartok
38 21st century graphic notation
new sounds
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MUSICAL CONCEPTS | INTERMEDIATE
RHYTHM 1 Pulse
2 Rhythm values | simple demisemiquavers breves
3 Rhythm values | compound dotted minim beat dotted quaver beat
4 Triplets | duplets other triplets
5 Dots | ties dotted semiquavers
6 Time signatures 9|8 12|8 12|4 6|16
MELODY 7 Pitch notation double sharps | double flats graphic notation C clef
8 Intervals
9 Keys | key signatures up to and including: major | E, A flat minor | C sharp, F
STRUCTURE 10 Phrases building phrases
11 Devices motifs
12 Structural binary | ternary
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TECHNICAL SKILLS | INTERMEDIATE
TECHNIQUE 13 Posture | body awareness economy of movement when tackling fast passages, scales, arpeggios, chords
14 Fingering connecting different hand positions by passing the thumb with greater fluency use of consistent fingering in tricky passages
15 Co-ordination rhythmic playing when passing from hand to hand at a variety of tempi including hand crossing more independence of articulations between hands and within one hand
16 Tone quality | sound production voicing the top note of a chord
17 Articulation different articulation between the hands and within one hand
18 Scales up to and including major | E, A flat minor | C sharp, F
19 Arpeggio | broken chords up to and including major | E, A flat minor | C sharp, F
20 Other scales Grand (Russian) scale
KEYBOARD GEOGRAPHY
21 Keyboard orientation | referential
22 Keyboard orientation | absolute
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PIANISTIC SKILLS | MUSICAL CONCEPTS | INTERMEDIATE
EXPRESSIVE 23 terms and signs sfz
24 phrases building phrases
25 tempo Presto | Adagio
26 pedal legato pedalling
27 ornaments mordent trill
28 textures 2 parts | melody and accompaniment
29 timbres
HARMONY 30 triads triad vocab with 7th secondary triads | ii | iii | vi | vii
31 chords chord ii chord VI
32 cadences All 4 cadences
33 chord progression circle of 5th I VI IV V
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STYLISTIC | INTERMEDIATE
STYLISTIC 34 Baroque 2 part playing | Bach
35 Classical balance and symmetry | Mozart
36 Romantic pictures and miniatures | Schumann
37 20th century folksong | Russian
38 21st century texture and timbre