MUED 294 Functional Techniques Piano Exam Score Sheet Year: ______

Total Score: ______/50 You have: ______ passed _____ failed Name: ____________________

35 points are needed to pass the proficiency exam.

1. Choral Warm up Chord Progression #2 or #3: memorized and performed without

constantly looking at your hands. *

_____ Rhythms were performed accurately.

_____ Tempo was steady and appropriate.
_____ No restarts or hesitations.
_____ Chords were performed accurately.
_____ Performed without looking at the hands constantly, demonstrating mastery of this task.

2. Piano Accompanying (vocal or instrumental piece brought in by student with a performing

partner)
Name of piece ______________________

_____ Pitches were accurate.

_____ Tempo was appropriate and steady.
_____ Ensemble was synchronized.
_____ Song was performed musically.
_____ Rhythms were accurate.

3. Major/minor Scales: 2 octaves ascending and descending, hands together.

Major Keys: A, E, B, F#, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db (to be determined by lottery)

_____ Used traditional fingerings.

_____ Covered two octaves.
_____ No restarts or hesitations.
_____ Notes were performed accurately.
_____ Demonstrates mastery of the task.

Minor Keys: f#, c#, g#, g, c, f, b-flat, eb (natural, harmonic, melodic

(to be determined by lottery)

_____ Used traditional fingerings.

_____ Covered two octaves.
_____ No restarts or hesitations.
_____ Notes were performed accurately.
_____ Demonstrates mastery of the task.

4. I-ii6-I6/4-V7-I Chord Progression** (Key to be determined by lottery)

_____ Rhythms were performed accurately.
_____ Tempo was steady and appropriate.
_____ No restarts or hesitations.
_____ Chords were performed accurately.
_____ Performance demonstrated mastery of this task.

*Student is allowed to bring in the original pattern in C major.

**Student is allowed to see the first pattern in C major or c minor in print.

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5. i-iidim6-i6/4-V7-i Minor Chord Progressions** (Key to be determined by lottery)
_____ Rhythms were performed accurately.
_____ Tempo was steady and appropriate.
_____ No restarts or hesitations.
_____ Chords were performed accurately.
_____ Performance demonstrated mastery of this task.

6. Harmonize songs or melodies in 2 different left-hand accompaniment styles and

transpose to 2 different keys (4th and 5th scale degrees - key order determined by
student).
Select a song from each of the following group and select 2 LH accompaniment
styles from the list below, one for major and one for minor:

Major (Must use all of these chords at least once - I, ii, IV, V7, vi)
p. 154 “Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen”
p. 166 “Silent Night”
p. 259 “Vive L’Amour”
Minor (Must use all of these chords at least once - i, iidim, iv, V7, VI)
p. 217 “Raisins and Almonds”
p. 226 “Pat-A-Pan”
p. 249 “Example 10-20, “Andantino”

LH accompaniment styles (as posted on Blackboard)

Broken Chords Broken Arpeggio Syncopation Boogie Woogie Bass

(including Waltz)

Chord Picking Alberti Bass Melodic Bass Rock Pattern- Berry

Style

Name of Melodies_________________/_______________LH accompaniment style No.1_________________

_____ Melody was adequately prepared.

_____ Appropriate harmonic accompanimental pattern performed in the left hand.
_____ Tempo was appropriate and consistent.
_____ Song was performed with minimum interruption or restarts.
_____ Performance was musical.

Transposed to key(s) of _________/________ LH accompaniment style No. 2 _____________________

_____ Transposition of melody was accurate.

_____ Exercise was performed with minimum interruptions or restarts.
_____ Appropriate harmonic accompanimental pattern performed in the left hand.
_____ Tempo was appropriate and consistent.
_____ Melody has accurate rhythms.

**Student is allowed to see the first pattern in C major or c minor in print.

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7. Improvise two 5-finger position melodies over a left-hand accompaniment pattern by
using each of the following two chord progressions for the harmonic structure.
(Key to be determined by lottery; accompaniment patterned determined by student;
melodic range over the RH 5-finger position is acceptable)

I vi6 IV6/4 V6/5 I

i VI6 iv6/4 V6/5 i
_____ Melody was identifiable and performed accurately within the given chord structure.
_____ Appropriate harmonic accompaniment performed in the left hand.
_____ Tempo was appropriate and consistent.
_____ Exercise was performed with minimum interruption or restarts.
_____ Performance was musical.

8. 4-Part Score Reading Sight-reading

_____ Pitches were accurate.

_____ Tempo was appropriate and steady.
_____ No stops, restarts, or hesitation to mar the performance.
_____ Song was performed musically.
_____ Rhythms were accurate.

9. Perform a Solo Piece (Pre-approved piece brought in by student)

Name of solo piece ______________________

_____ Pitches were accurate.

_____ Tempo was appropriate and steady.
_____ No stops, restarts, or hesitation to mar the performance.
_____ Song was performed musically.
_____ Rhythms were accurate.