KASTANTM PIANO MUSICIANSHIP SYLLABUS REPERTOIRE LEVEL DEFINITIONS

KASTANTM PIANO MUSICIANSHIP SYLLABUS REPERTOIRE LEVEL DEFINITIONS

Repertoire Level Definitions Levels included in this document Intermediate (I4, I5, I6) Compiled and Written by: Dean Epperson, Christine C. Kastanopolous, Juliana Osinchuk Sources of Information: Myklas Press Alfred Publishing Co. Celebration Series, Frederick Harris Music Finger Tips for Keyboard Skills by Cobb, Lewis, & Strickland Repertoire List for Oregon Music Teachers Association Syllabus Texas Music Teachers Association Student Affiliated Theory Program Royal Conservatory of Music Piano & Theory Syllabus, Frederick Harris Music First Printing 1993

Preface Intent and use of this material Repertoire Level Definitions should be considered as guideposts to development for student progress. The repertoire list is to aid teachers in assigning performance levels to works their students perform in local and state performances. Each level description is the minimal requirement for that level. Teachers are encouraged to list materials used and assign them to appropriate levels laying the groundwork to extend the repertoire list. Repertoire listed in all levels is not to be interpreted as required repertoire for students. Some works may border between levels. If this occurs, the teacher should consider the maturity of the student when assigning the work to a level. For example, if a work is E-3 or possibly I-4, the teacher should decide if the student is mature enought musically and technically to perform in the higher level or if the sstudent would be more faily evaluated at the lower level. If a challenge is issued against a teacher s judgment of the proper placement at a state or local performance, the teacher can use the repertoire levels definitions to justify the placement. The KASTANTM PIANO MUSICIANSHIP SYLLABUS makes every attempt to correspond to the definitions of each level presented herein. Because performance skills and comprehension skills do not always develop at the same pace, some aspects of the Theory Syllabus may move at a slower pace than the Repertoire Level Definitions. Copies of the Syllabus may be obtained through Christine Kastanopolous. Refer to your AMTA membership list for a current address and telephone number. Each level is divided into a Definition and Characteristics The Definition for each level describes the general criteria for what each work performed may contain. The Characteristics refine and specify the definition by the following: Scales and Chords Notation Key Signatures Time Signatures Technique Dynamics Pedal Elementary levels present musical and technical basics, focusing on the development of musical concepts. Intermediate levels continue to add skills, refine performance, and introduce musical forms of different periods, bridging the gap to advanced levels. Characteristics of pieces are gradually phased out as they become redundant, therefore, there is a change in format. Advanced levels are defined through performance skills and repertoire.

INTERMEDIATE FOUR (I4) Definition of Level: Repertoire selection begins to reflect the four principal periods of keyboard literature: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary. Use of all musical forms is encouraged. Characteristics of Pieces: Scales and Chords: Up to two-octave scale range. Major, minor (natural, harmonic and melodic), and chromatic scales Triads and inversions in blocked or broken form. Alberti bass in eighth note rhythms. Arpeggios in broken form crossing hand over hand (L, R, L, R, L) Notation: Dotted eighth / sixteenth rhythms. More complex rhythmic passages and syncopation. Eighth note triplets in one hand against a quarter note in the other hand. Key Signature: Time Signature: From this level on, all Major and minor key signatures may be considered From this level on, all time signatures may be considered Technique: Stressing development of hand independence. Polyphonic playing within one hand, i.e. one held note while another lines moves Independent phrasing or touch between two hands, i.e. one hand is staccato, the other legato Emphasis on balancing melodic line above an accompaniment in either hand. Subtle dynamic shaping of small phrases. Dynamics: Pedal: From this level on, a full range of dynamics may be considered Limited use of overlapping or legato pedaling. Accent pedaling Limited use for color effect

Repertoire to use for comparison: Baroque Period Level I4 Bach, J.S. March - G Major First Book for Young Pianists, 1977 Alfred Polonaise - G Minor Palmer Edition Minuet - G Minor Easiest selections from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach Couperin Le Petit Rien Purcell to Mozart, 1969 presser Handel Minuet - D Minor First Book for Young Pianists, 1977 Alfred Gavotte - G Minor Edition Passepied - A Major Introduction to Handel's Work, Palmer Scarlatti Sonata L 211, (K89) An Introduction to His Works, 1974 Alfred Sonata - E Minor, L 271 (K81d) Palmer Minuetto - A Major, L 31 (K83b) Minuette - G Minor, L 36 (K88d) Classical Period Beethoven Seven Country Dances Wo0 11 First Book for Young Pianists, 1977 Alfred Six German Dances Wo0 42 Palmer Edition Clementi Sonatina - C Major, Op. 36 No. 1 Sonatina Favorites, Book 1 Kjos Haydn Country Dance & German Dances Classical Performer Bk. 4 Heritage Noona Edition Mozart Minuet & Trio, K1 First Book for Young Pianists, 1977 Alfred Minuet - F Major, K2 Palmer Edition Allegro - B-flat Major, K3 Romantic Period Burgmuller Tender Flower, #10 25 Progressive Studies Alfred Austrian Dance, #14 Gurlitt Sonatina Op. 54, No. 1 Six Sonatinas, Op. 54 Alfred Schumann Melody #1, Soldier's March #2 Album for the Young Alfred Little Piece #5, Wild Horseman #8 Tchaikovsky Sick Doll #6, Funeral #7 Album for the Young, Op. 39 Alfred Mazurka #10, Old French Song #16 Contemporary Period Bartok Mikrokosmos I For Children, #1 through #8 Mikrokosmos I For Children Boosey & Hawkes Dello Joio Boat Song & Prayer of the Matador Lyric Pieces for the Young (1971) Marks George Processional & The Jester Performs Pageant Oxford Gretchaninoff Op. 182, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 9 Children International Kabalevsky Little Song #1; Play Ball #2, 15 Children Pieces, Op. 27, Bk 1 Alfred Little Fairy Tale #5 Poe A Spanish Bull & Zambia Safari, Animal World Fischer Shostakovich March & Waltz Contemporary Piano Lit. Vol 2 (Clark) Summy-Birchard Suggested Collections Celebration Series, Book 3 Royal Conservatory First Book for Young Pianists Alfred Beginning Piano Solos 132 Original Master pieces, Sheftel Fischer Beethoven 16 Easiest Piano Solos Alfred Haydn Haydn Collections 12 German Dances, Hob. IX:10 10 German Dances, Hob. IX:22 Contemporary Piano Literature, Bk 2 Summy-Birchard

INTERMEDIATE FIVE (I5) Definition of Level: Introduction of such pieces as Bach s Short Preludes, Clementi Sonatinas, short Romantic works and short Contemporary works. The level begins a period of development that leads to the skills necessary for the advanced levels. Characteristics of Pieces: Scales and Chords: Passage work of 8th note triplets or 16th notes extending more than two measures Whole tone scales Modes Arpeggios, hand over hand, hands alone Block chords of 4 or 5 notes (octave doubling optional) Notation: From this level all musical notation may be considered. Technique: Passages of eighth notes against sixteenth notes. Two independent voices in one hand. Bass accompaniments in repeating eighth note triplets in broken chords. Thirds in melodic lines. Ornamentation: grace notes, appoggiaturas, turns, mordents and short trills Pedal: Syncopated pedaling. Refined use of legato or overlapping pedaling Refined use for color effect

Repertoire to use for comparison: Baroque Period Level I5 Bach, J.S. Little Prelude - C Major #1, #2, #3 12 Little Preludes, Palmer Alfred Little Prelude - F Major #8 Polonaise - G Minor Introduction to his Keyboard Works Alfred Bouree - E Minor Lute Suite, BWV 996 Palmer Scarlatti Minuet, L 79 (K391) Introduction to his Keyboard Works Alfred Sonata, G Major, L 83 (K431) Palmer Telemann Allegro, E Minor Joy of Baroque, Agay Yorktown Classical Period Beethoven Six Minuets Wo0 10, Landler Wo0 17 Dances of Beethoven, Hinson Alfred Waltz - D Major Wo0 85 2 Easy Sonatinas: D Major #1, F Major #2 Haydn Country Dance & German Dances Classical Performer Bk. 4 Heritage Clementi Sonatina - C Major, Op. 36 No. 3 Sonatina Favorites, Book 1 Kjos Haydn Minuets Hob. IX:3 Shealy, Alexander Kuhlau Sonatina, Op. 55 No. 1 Sonatina Favorites, Bk. 3 Kjos Romantic Period Burgmuller The Swallow, Knight Errant 25 Progressive Studies Gurlitt Sonatinas, Nos. 3, 5 Six Sonatinas, Op. 54, Palmer Alfred Grieg Op. 12: Waltz #2, Watchman's Song #3, Introduction to His Works, Halford Alfred Albumleaf #7 Heller Avalanche, #16 Piano Literature, Vol 3 Bastien Kjos MacDowell To a Wild Rose Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 Schirmer Mendelssohn Faith, Op. 102, No. 6 Songs Without Words Alfred Schubert Waltz, D 783 (Op 33) #7, B-flat Major Schubert Waltz Sampler, Small Alfred German Dance D 128, #8, F-flat Major Introduction to His Piano Works German Dance D 420, #10, A Major German Dance D 128, #11, D Major Schumann Hunting Song #7, Sicilienne #11 Album for the Young, Op. 68 Schirmer Reaper's Song #18 Contemporary Period Block Enfantines 10 Pieces for Children Fischer Gretchaninoff Op. 182, Nos. 5, 6, 11 12 Little Sketches for Children, Op. 182 Khachaturian Ivan Sings #1, Ivan Can't Go Out Today #2 Adventures of Ivan MCA Rebikov Playing Soldiers #4 Silhouettes, Op. 31, Palmer Alfred Shepherd Playing on His Pipe #8 Starer Shades of Blue, Shades of Pink Sketches in Color, Set 1 MCA Tansman An Old Tale, Rocking Horse Pour Les Enfants, Set 4 Associated Tcherepnin Sunny Day Presser Werle She Dances, Pas de deux Six Fancies for Piano Broude Suggested Collections Joy of Baroque Agay Yorktown Beethoven Dances of Beethoven Pieces to Play Before Sonatinas, Hinson Alfred Sonatina Book Marjorie Halford Alfred Burgmuller 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100 Palmer Alfred Piano Literature Book 3 Bastien Kjos Schubert 21 of His Easiest Works Alfred Schubert Waltz Sampler Edited by Allan Small Alfred

INTERMEDIATE SIX (I6) Definition of Level: Repertoire selection begins to reflect the four principal periods of keyboard literature: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary. Use of all musical forms is encouraged. Characteristics of Pieces: Scales and Chords: Triplets or sixteenth notes in passages extending three or more measure over a 3-octave range. Arpeggios hands alone or together using two or more octaves, ascending and/or descending sixteenth note Alberti basses. Technique: Wide leaps in left hand as in a waltz bass. Short passages of thirds, and/or sixths in one hand. Legato fingering of thirds and sixths. Finger substituting. Broken octave passages - static or moving Time signature changing within a piece or movement.

Repertoire to use for comparison: Baroque Period Level I6 Bach, J.S. Inventions: #1, #8 Two Part Inventions Alfred Preludes: #2 - C Minor, #3 - D Minor Six Little Preludes Preludes: #5 - D Minor, #7 - E Minor, #10 - G Twelve Little Preludes from French Suite #5 - G Major: Gavotte French Suites Peters from French Suite #6 - E Major: Polonaise, Minuet Handel From XIV Suite - G Major: Air, Allemande Master Series for the Young Schirmer From VII Suite - G Minor: Passacaglia Introduction to His Keyboard Works Alfred From Suite XI - D Minor: Sarabande Rameau Gigue en Roundeau - E Major Classics to Moderns Vol. 37 Consolidated La Joyeuse (Rondeau) - D Major Scarlatti Sonata - A Major, L 94 Piano Summy- Sonata - B-flat Major, L 97 Centuries 6A Birchard Classical Period Bach, C.P.E. Sonatina - D Minor Sonatas: Classic to Modern Consolidated Solfeggietto #67 Beethoven Sonatinas E-flat Maj. #1, F Min. #2, D Maj. #3 Three Sonatina, Wo0 47 Bagatelle, Op. 119 No. 1 Introduction to His Works Alfred from 6 Ecossaises: E-flat major, Op. 83 Ecossaises and Dances Peters Sonata - G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 New Sonatina Book Schott Benda Sonatina X Repertoire 5B Music Pathways Fischer Clementi Sonatina - F Major, Op. 36 No. 4 Six Sonatinas, Op. 36 Alfred Haydn Sonata - G Major #8, Hob. XVI:8 Repertoire 5B Music Pathways Fischer Kuhlau Sonatina - G Minor, Op. 88 No. 2 Sonatina Favorites Book 3 Kjos Sonatina - C Major, Op. 55 No. 3 Mozart Sonata - C Major, K. 545 Romantic Period Chopin Polonaise - B-flat Major Introduction to His Works Alfred Mazurka - F Major, Op. 68 No 3 Preludes, Op. 28: E Minor - #4 Preludes Op. 28 Major Grieg Op. 12 No. 4, Elfin Dance Piano Literature Vol. 3, Bastien Kjos Op. 68, No. 1, Sailor Song Op. 71, No. 3, Puck Heller Curious Story, Op. 138 No. 9 Piano Literature Vol. 4, Bastien Kjos MacDowell From Seat Pieces: Star Light, #4 Greatest Piano Solos Ashley From Marionettes, Op. 38: Villian, #6 Mendelssohn Gondola Song, Op. 19 No. 6 Song Without Words Alfred Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 Schumann Horseman - #23, Souvenirs of the Theater - #25 Album for the Young, Op. 68 Alfred Northern (Norse) Song - #41 Tchaikovsky From Op. 39: Baba Yaga (Witch) - #20 Album for the Young, Op. 39 39 Sweet From Op. 40: Chanson Triste - #2 12 Pieces, Op. 40 From Op. 40: Song Without Words - #6

Repertoire to use for comparison: Level I6 Contemporary Period Bartok Rhapsody For Children, Vol 2 Boosey & Peasants Flute Hawkes Copland Sunday Afternoon Music Repertoire 5B, Music Pathways Fischer Debussy Petit Negre Musicales Granados 12 Danzas Espanoles, Op. 5 No. 1 Classics to Moderns, Vol 47 Consolidated Kabalevsky Sonatina, Op. 13 No 1 Piano Literature Vol 4 Kjos 7 Good Humored Variations on a Ukranian Folk 5 Sets of Variations, Op. 51 MCA Song March #1, Dance #2, Song #3, Toccata #4 Piano Literature Vol 4 Kjos Khachaturian Ivan Goes to a Party #4 Adventures of Ivan MCA Ivan is Very Busy Palmer Dodecaphonic II Contemporary Album for the Young Alfred Dance in five-four Poulenc From Set of 5: Staccato, Coda Villageoises Salabert Prokofiev Collection of 12 Pieces, Op. 65 Music For Children, Op. 65 Alfred Starer Purple, Grey Sketches in Color, Set 1 MCA Aluminum, Silver and Gold Sketches in Color, Set 2 MCA Tansman Hide and Seek, Berceuse Pour Les Enfants Set 4 Associated Villa-Lobos From Guia Pratico: 2 Brazilian Children's Songs Classic to Modern Vol. 37 Consolidated Suggested Collections Repertoire Book 7 Celebration Series FJH Classics to Modern Vol. 37 Amsco Century Francis Clark Summy-Birchard Music Pathways, Repertoire 5B Fischer Chopin Preludes, Op. 28 At the Piano with Chopin Hinson, editor Alfred Piano Literature Vol 3 and 4 Bastien Kjos