Syllabus Overview
Piano/Keyboard Grade 3
Piano
6-8 months
Goals
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Certification : Finish a certificate course, and take an exam with Trinity College London.
For more details on the exam, visit Trinity College London's Piano Page. -
Performance : Prepare for competitions/stage performances/events based on your level of skill. When you're ready, record at the studio.
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Social Playing : Learn techniques that you can use, on popular pieces/songs at this level, to play along with friends, etc., at social events and gatherings.
Concepts Covered
Finger Technique ONE :
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Five finger patterns in 16th-notes
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Preparation for Trills
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Impulses
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Keyboard Topography with black keys
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Extension to the octave
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Octave slurs
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Blocked octaves
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Extension between fingers
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Chromatic scales
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Chromatic block chords
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Preparation for scales
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Two notes slurs
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Finger independence
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Simultaneous voicing
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Embellishments
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Repeated sixths
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Introduction to canons
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Chord triads and inversions in blocked and melodic forms
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Chord progressions
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Accompaniment patterns
Finger Technique TWO (60 exercises) :
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Trills
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Crescendo and Decrescendo
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6 8 Time-Signature
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Chromatics on two octaves similar and contrary motion
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Arpeggios
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finger independence
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Figured bass positions for 5 3, 6 4, 6 3
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Off-beat 8ths
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Quick cross-overs
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Triplets , Quadruplets (quartole), Quintuplet (quintolet/ pentuplet)
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Reading interchangeable clefs
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Pedalling
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Tremolo
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Chord Inversions
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Accidental slurs
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Off-beat 16ths
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Diminished arpeggios
Sight Reading (24 exercises) :
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Rhythm Reading (10 exercises) :
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Improvisation Technique :
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Comping
Exam Syllabus*
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Pieces
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Exercises
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Musical Knowledge
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Scales
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Arpeggios
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