Elementary? Intermediate? Advanced? Piano levels should be measured by “Piano IQ”
- Contents
- It is difficult to judge your level by what instruction book you use
- Piano IQ is the Criteria
- Beginner to Elementary Piano Learners
- Intermediate Piano Learners
- Advanced Piano Learners
- Example of How to Judge Piano Level
- Summary
It is difficult to judge your level by what instruction book you use
Piano IQ is the Criteria
Beginner to Elementary Piano Learners
- * Can’t tell what sound it is when you look at the sheet music.
- * Start playing without paying attention to the fingerings – You have no idea what the appropriate phrase will be.
- * Don’t understand the musical symbols – You are not trying to read the composer’s intention.
- * See only the bar which you are playing when you play at sight.
Intermediate Piano Learners
- * Know the scales for each key as well as the right fingerings for arpeggios.
- * Can play considering the meanings of musical symbols.
- * Can play to a certain extent even at sight, if it’s with one hand at a time.
- * Sees further to the next bar if playing with one hand at a time.
- * Can play a scale at a speed faster than ♩=100 for one hand.
Advanced Piano Learners
- * Can grasp the overall image of the piece just by looking at the sheet music.
- * Can play with both hands even at sight. Sees further to the next bar and knows right away the right fingerings for them.
- * Have played pieces from Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Impressionist, and Contemporary era.
- * Can play a scale at a speed faster than ♩=126 for one hand.
Example of How to Judge Piano Level
Summary
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Recommended Solo Pieces
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- For Beginners
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- For Elementary Learners
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If you are not sure whether you are an elementary, intermediate, or an advanced learner, please refer to Elementary? Intermediate? Advanced? Piano levels should be measured by "Piano IQ" which explains the judgement criteria for piano skills.
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