Each student must complete five of the following requirements
as specified under Additional Information
No. 1. (see attached information sheet.) Letters identify
the items selected from the Keyboard Proficiency Examination Master
List of Requirements.
A. Without chord symbols,
harmonize one folk melody at sight using I, IV 6/4, and V 6/5
chords in simple block form. The melody may be played through
once before it is harmonized. Examples will be chosen from major
an minor keys with key signatures up to and including three sharps
and flats.
B. Harmonize at sight one
folk melody using chord symbols (C, Gm, d7, Em, etc.). The melody
may not be played through once before it is harmonized. Melodies
will be representative of those found in 5th or 6th grade music
textbook series. Chords may be played in simple block form.
C. After five minutes of
preparation, harmonize one folk melody using the I, IV, and V
chords with an appropriate accompaniment style. Possible styles
include Alberti bass, broken, jump, waltz, or any other type compatible
with the style of the melody. No block chords are allowed. Report
to the examination room five minutes before the scheduled examination
time to obtain the melody.
D. After five minutes of
preparation, prepare an accompaniment for melody using I, IV,
and V harmonies. No block chords are allowed.
I. Play at sight one easy
two- or three-voice piano composition.
J. Play at sight any two
lines requested from a choral score.
O. Play at sight any two
lines requested from a choral score.
P. Given a moderately difficult
band or orchestra score, play at sight two single lines for transposing
instruments at concert pitch. Each part may not be played through
once before it is transposed. (For students of bowed string instruments,
one of the examples may be in a C clef not used in playing his/her
instrument.)
W. Select and play one teacher's
piano accompaniment for a song from 5th or 6th grade textbook
series in a tempo suitable for classroom singing.
X. Select and play one easy
piano accompaniment for an instrumental solo in a tempo suitable
for performance.
Y. Select and play one easy
piano accompaniment for a vocal solo in a tempo suitable for performance.
BB. Select and play one
SATB score containing a moderately difficult piano reduction in
a tempo suitable for performance.
1. Requirements for
the various Music Education curricula are as follows:
- Choral: A B J O BB
- Instrumental: A B I*
P X
- General (Piano or Organ Principal
Instrument): A B D I* W
- General (Principal Instrument other
than Piano or Organ): A B D J W
- Choral / General Emphasis with Instrumental
Association: A B I* X Y
- Instrumental Emphasis with General
/ General Association: A B I* W X
*Student on this curriculum whose principal instrument is piano
complete J instead of I.
2. Each requirement is worth
20 points.
3. Additional information
and practice materials for each requirement are on reserve in
the Department of Music Listening Library (Fine Arts Building,
Room 305).
4. Xerox
Copies May Not Be Used for materials prepared in advance
(Requirements W, X, Y and BB.)
