Alfred Publishing Skill Level

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1 Beginner (Complete beginner, no previous musical knowledge)
2 Easy (Simplified arrangements; Grade 1-3)
3 Intermediate (Slightly simplified arrangements; Grade 4-6)
4 Intermediate / Advanced (Accurate transcriptions of most rock/pop titles; Grade 6-8)
5 Advanced (Accurate transcriptions of more complex pieces; Grade 8+)

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METHODS AND TEACHING LIBRARY LEVELS:
Pre-Reading
Notation
Pre-staff notation:
- Groups of 2 and or 3 black keys with simple keyboard chart above to show placement and fingers numbers for what note/finger plays
- or letters names only for notes to be played
- or letter names in noteheads
Song lyrics included.

Rhythm
Quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, dotted half notes, whole notes

Dynamics
Piano and forte

Early Elementary
Notation
Introduction to staff-reading
Guideposts: treble G, middle C, bass F
Usually required to play only one clef at a time, but can include grand staff
Single-note melodies
Middle C or C position
No hand position changes
Song lyrics included

Rhythm
Quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, dotted half notes, whole notes

Dynamics
Piano and forte

Elementary
Notation
Middle C or C position, G Major position, F Major position
Introduction to F# and Bb, but no key signatures
Tied notes
Melodic and Harmonic intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths
Song lyrics included

Rhythm
Quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, dotted half notes, whole notes and rests, introduction to eighth notes

Dynamics
Piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte

Articulation
Legato, staccato, slurs, phrasing

Late Elementary
Notation
Half steps and whole steps
Introduction to pentachords - basis for Major and minor
Major triads in root position
Song lyrics included

Rhythm
Eighth notes in various uses, introduction to syncopation

Dynamics
More dynamic contrasts, crescendo and diminuendo, balance between the hands required

Articulation
Legato, staccato, slurs, phrasing

Early Intermediate
Notation
More movement of hand positions
Intervals greater than a 5th
Major scales and the chromatic scale
Major triads in inversions, root position minor chords
Arpeggios in root position
Alberti bass accompaniment
Concept of tonic and dominant
Introduction to 8va
D Major and A Minor added to keys
Compound time signatures

Rhythm
Dotted quarter notes, 16th notes, triplets, swing rhythm

Articulation
Pedaling (damper and una corda)
Ornamentation (appoggiaturas)
AccentsTenuto

Repertoire
Ecossaise (Beethoven)
Arabesque (Burgmueller)
Valse (Clementi)
Gypsy Dance (Haydn)
Soldiers Song (Kohler)
In Church (Tchaikovsky)
Fantasia (Telemann)

Intermediate
Notation
More inversions of triads
Minor scales
Chord progressions/cadences
E Major added to keys
Introduction to sonatinas
Original pieces by known composers

Articulation
Trills, turns

Repertoire
Elfin Dance (Grieg)
Fur Elise (Beethoven)
Knight Rupert, Op. 68, No. 12 (Schumann)
Le Petit Negre (Debussy)
Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2, Mvt. 1 (Beethoven)
Prelude in C Major (J. S. Bach)
Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major (J. S. Bach)

Late Intermediate
Notation
Major and minor intervals
Most Major scales
Minor scales: a, g, d, c
Parallel 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, and octaves
Keys up to B Major and Eb Major
Introduction to easier Sonatas and Bach Inventions

Rhythm
Dotted eighth notes and 32nd notes

Repertoire
Golliwog's Cakewalk (Debussy)
Solfeggietto in C Minor (C. P. E. Bach)
Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (Mozart)
Traumerei, Op. 15, No. 7 (Schumann)
Children's Corner Suite (Debussy)

Early Advanced
Repertoire
12 Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle (Mozart)
Cat and Mouse (Copland)
Clair de Lune (Debussy)
Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin)
Prelude in Db Major (Chopin)Reverie (Debussy)
Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 (Beethoven)

Advanced
virtuosic, technically and musically challenging - the most advanced level

Repertoire
Rhapsodie in Eb Major, Op. 119, No. 4 (Brahms)
Etude, Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary) (Chopin)
Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 (Mendelssohn)
Seguidilla (Albeniz)La Campanella (Paganini/Liszt)
Jeux d'eau (Ravel)Etude, Op. 2, No. 1 (Scriabin)