LEVEL 1 CompleteRequirements Repertoire Threepiecesofcontrastingstyles.Twopiecesmustbememorized. Thelistingsbelowareforreferenceonly.Otherrepertoireofsimilardifficultymaybe used. Anthologies Publisher Alfred Magrath,J.:MasterworksClassics,Levels1and2 Bigler,C.,andLloydWatts,V.,Everybody sperfectmasterpieces,volume1 FJH Harris Kjos Summy Birchard Willis Faber:TheDevelopingArtist,PianoLiterature,Book1 CelebrationsSeriesPerspectives:Level1 Snell,K.:PianoRepertoire,Level1 BaroqueandClassical Romanticand20thCentury Etudes Clark,F.:ContemporaryPianoLiterature,Book1 Daydreaming,MarchoftheTrolls Gillock:CollectedShortLyricPieces,DriftingClouds AccentonSolos2,Argentina AdditionalExamples Baroque Classical Romantic Bach,J.S.:AnnaMagdalenaNotebook,AriainFMajor Mozart,Leopold:NotebookforWolfgang: Minuetindminor,Boureeineminor Gedike:60SimplePianoPiecesforBeginners,Op.36 AHappyTale,SadSong 20 th Century Kabalevsky,24PiecesforChildren,Op.39,March,Waltz CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.1
Oral Questions Questionsmaybeaskedaboutmusicaltermsandsignsfoundinthestudent srepertoire. Technique Five finger patternsand triads Scales AllMajorandminor keys CFGMajor Upanddown Handstogether, Brokenandsolid triads Handstogetheror separately,legato, 2octaves q =69 q =69 Cadences CFGMajor I V6 I Handstogether orseparately h Sight Reading Melody:Asinglelinemelodywithinafive fingerpattern,handsseparately.treble andbassclef. Keys:CMajor,GMajor,FMajor Timesignature:2/4,3/4or4/4. Notevalues:e q h h. w Terms and Signs fermata eighthnotes eighthrest firstandsecondendings tempo atempo adagio andante moderato allegro damperpedal( ) repetition accidental ritardando(ritard,rit.) D.C.alfine fine up beats(pick upnotes) keysignature 2/4,3/4,4/4 CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.2
Music Literacy Thestudentisresponsibleforallterms,signs,andconceptsfrompreviouslevels. Writescalesinwholenotes(trebleorbassclef).Majorkeys:CFGD AddnotestoformIandVchordsabovetheappropriatenotesofeachscale. LabeleachchordwithaRomannumeral. Identifykeysignatures.Majorkeys:CFGD Identifynotesonthegrandstaff,includingledgerlines. Identifyrootpositiontriads,blockedorbroken. Majorkeys:CFGD Minorkeys:cfgd Writeoridentifyany2 nd,3 rd,4 th,5 th,6 th,7 th,8 th (octave)onthestaffbynumberonly. Writecountsoraddbarlinestoanexamplewiththetimesignaturegiven. 2/4,3/4,4/4meter.Examplemayincludeup beats(pick upnotes). Matchtermsandsignstotheirdefinitions. Scoreanalysis:Questionswillinvolveconceptsfromthisandearlierlevels. Aural Training/Listening Skills Intervalidentification:M2,M3,P4,P5.Eachwillbeplayedbrokenandsolid. Identificationofpentachordsandtriadsasbeinginamajororminorkey. Pentachordsmaybeplayedinseveralways:goingup,goingdown,orgoing upanddown.triadswillbeplayedbothbrokenandsolid. Identifythemeterofapieceasbeing2/4or3/4. IdentifythetempoofapieceasbeingAllegroorAdagio. CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.3
Level 1 Sample Written Test Scales and Chords (16pts.) Addsharpsorflatstoformthescalesbelow. Writenotesabovethefirstandfifthnotestoformchords. (Remembertowriteinanysharpsorflatsthatoccurlaterinthescale.) WriteRomannumeralsundereachchord. CMajor Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample. DMajor GMajor FMajor CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.4
Score Analysis Answerthequestionsaboutthemusicbelow. (14pts.) Minuet 1. Findandcircleanexampleofathird. 2. Howmanybeatsareineachmeasure? 3. Whatisthenameoftheflatinthekeysignature? 4. Themusiciswritteninthekeyof: a. Cmajor b. Gmajor c. Fmajor 5. Writethenamesofthebassclefnotesonthelinesbelowthelasttwomeasures. (1pointeach) 6. Writeinthecountingforthefirstline.(4points) CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.5
Matching (7pts.) a) Fine 1.Fermata(hold) b)moderato 2.Graduallyslowdown c) Allegro 3.Firstandsecondendings d) 4.Returntotheoriginaltempo e)ritardando(ritard,rit.) 5.Amediumtempo f) atempo 6.Afasttempo g) 7.Theend Intervals (5pts.) Writethenumberforthesizeofeachinterval. Note Identification (8pts.) Writethenameofeachnoteonthelinesbelowthestaff. CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.6
Key Signature Identification (4pts.) Nameeachkeysignature. major major major major Triad Identification (5pts.) Nameeachtriadandtellifitismajororminor.Thefirstonehasbeendoneasanexample. Fmajor 59Possiblepoints Studentpoints CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level1 p.7