Instrument Level Piano - Level 1

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General recommendations:

Speed: Slow to Moderate

Length: 16-24 bars

Rhythm:  Simple duple and triple meter; mostly quarter- and eighth-note rhythms; no dotted rhythms; no triplets; no 16ths; no syncopation; no hocket or other complex rhythmic devices; no fast lines or repeated notes for more than a few notes; no long periods of rest.

Playable Notes and Skills

  • Five-finger position starting on a natural note. 

  • Two-note chords, preferably 5th or smaller in each hand.

  • Clusters.

  • Legato (on single note lines only).

Things to Avoid

  • Position shifts.

  • Pedaling.

  • Different articulations between the hands (no melody and accompaniment, no legato and staccato at the same time).

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