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Florida State Music Teachers Association
Student Day Examination – Harp Level 1
STUDENT NAME ______________________________________________________
Achievement ______ Progress ______
(TEACHER CHECKS ONE)
SECTION 1 (10 requirements for score)
A. TECHNIQUE
Learning notes, corresponding strings, and levers or pedals.
Proper hand position and finger action.
Placing and connecting; playing four fingers in succession.
Playing all intervals with correct fingering (as on p. 18 of The First Harp Book by Paret).
Scales with alternate hands, within one octave, up and down.
Flat AND broken (arpeggiated) triads in root position AND inversions, hands separately.
Three-fingered arpeggios, alternating hands with three octaves, in root position AND inversions.
Tuning.
B. MUSICIANSHIP (Each question counts 1/3 of a point)
1. Is your piece happy, or sad, or does it describe something else
2. Does your piece have a slur Show it to me.
3. Name the composer of one of your pieces.
SECTION 1 SCORE __________ (Maximum 10 points) GRADE ________ (Progress = 1-6, Achievement 7-8, Honors 9-10)
SECTION 2: REPERTOIRE
TITLE COMPOSER TIME
SECTION 2 GRADE: _____________________________ (Progress = 0-69, Achievement 70-89, Honors 90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
AUDITION PERFORMANCE GRADE: ___________________
P is Progress in either section, A if Achievement in both sections or Achievement in one section and Honors in the other section,
H only if Honors in both sections.
Examiner’s signature ________________________________________________________ Date________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
FOR OFFICE ONLY
AURAL THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
WRITTEN THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ Certificate of Achievement awarded at Level _______
_______ Certificate of Progress awarded at Level _______ (if Progress grade is received in audition performance, or aural theory,
or written theory)
Revised 2010

Florida State Music Teachers Association
Student Day Examination – Harp Level 2
STUDENT NAME ______________________________________________________
Achievement ______ Progress ______
(TEACHER CHECKS ONE)
SECTION 1 (10 requirements for score)
A. TECHNIQUE
Proper hand position and finger action (review).
Scales, hand over hand, up and down, two octaves (C, G, F major).
One hand scale, up and down, one octave, hands separately.
Flat AND broken triads, in root position AND inversions, hands together.
The I-IV-I-V-I three-finger chord progression, using common-tone method in C, G, F major.
Flat AND broken 7th chords in root position, hand over hand, up and down, three octaves (Grossi Method for Harp, Ex. 20-26).
B. MUSICIANSHIP (Each question counts 1/3 of a point)
1. Is one of your pieces in a major key In minor
2. Name the composer of each of your pieces.
3. What does the time (meter) signature mean (Judge chooses from one piece)
SECTION 1 SCORE __________ (Maximum 10 points) GRADE ________ (Progress = 1-6, Achievement 7-8, Honors 9-10)
SECTION 2: REPERTOIRE
TITLE COMPOSER TIME
SECTION 2 GRADE: _____________________________ (Progress = 0-69, Achievement 70-89, Honors 90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
AUDITION PERFORMANCE GRADE: ___________________
P is Progress in either section, A if Achievement in both sections or Achievement in one section and Honors in the other section,
H only if Honors in both sections.
Examiner’s signature ________________________________________________________ Date________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
FOR OFFICE ONLY
AURAL THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
WRITTEN THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ Certificate of Achievement awarded at Level _______
_______ Certificate of Progress awarded at Level _______ (if Progress grade is received in audition performance, or aural theory,
or written theory)
Revised 2010

Florida State Music Teachers Association
Student Day Examination – Harp Level 3
STUDENT NAME ______________________________________________________
Achievement ______ Progress ______
(TEACHER CHECKS ONE)
SECTION 1 (10 requirements for score)
A. TECHNIQUE
One-hand scale (C, G, F), up and down, two octaves, hands separately.
Rolled triads, in root position AND inversions, hands together.
The I-IV-I-V-I three-finger chord progression, in rolled chords, hands together in C, G, F major.
Flat AND broken 7th chords in root position AND inversions, hand over hand, up and down, in three octaves (Grossi
Method for Harp, Ex. 27-34).
Harmonics, both hands.
B. SIGHTREADING at Level 1 (not included in score).
C. MUSICIANSHIP (Each question counts 1/3 of a point)
1. Name the composer of each of your pieces.
2. What does the tempo marking at the beginning of your piece mean (Judge chooses one)
3. Name the key of each of your pieces.
SECTION 1 SCORE __________ (Maximum 10 points) GRADE ________ (Progress = 1-6, Achievement 7-8, Honors 9-10)
SECTION 2: REPERTOIRE
TITLE COMPOSER TIME
SECTION 2 GRADE: _____________________________ (Progress = 0-69, Achievement 70-89, Honors 90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
AUDITION PERFORMANCE GRADE: ___________________
P is Progress in either section, A if Achievement in both sections or Achievement in one section and Honors in the other section,
H only if Honors in both sections.
Examiner’s signature ________________________________________________________ Date________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
FOR OFFICE ONLY
AURAL THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
WRITTEN THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ Certificate of Achievement awarded at Level _______
_______ Certificate of Progress awarded at Level _______ (if Progress grade is received in audition performance, or aural theory,
or written theory)
Revised 2010

Florida State Music Teachers Association
Student Day Examination – Harp Level 4
STUDENT NAME ______________________________________________________
Achievement ______ Progress ______
(TEACHER CHECKS ONE)
SECTION 1 (10 requirements for score)
A. TECHNIQUE
Scales (C, G, F, and relative harmonic minors), up and down, two octaves, hands together.
The I-IV-I-V-I rolled three-finger chord progression, hands together, same keys as scales.
Rolled 7th chords and inversions, hands together.
Rolled four-finger chords and inversions, hands separately.
B. SIGHTREADING at Level 2 (not included in score).
C. MUSICIANSHIP (Each question counts 1/3 of a point)
1. Is there a scale pattern (passage) in one of your pieces Show it to me.
2. What is the key of each of your pieces
Show me a bass note that is tonic (I) and a bass note that is dominant (V) in each piece.
3. What does the title of your piece (judge chooses one) tell about its style (about how to play it)
SECTION 1 SCORE __________ (Maximum 10 points) GRADE ________ (Progress = 1-6, Achievement 7-8, Honors 9-10)
SECTION 2: REPERTOIRE
TITLE COMPOSER TIME
SECTION 2 GRADE: _____________________________ (Progress = 0-69, Achievement 70-89, Honors 90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
AUDITION PERFORMANCE GRADE: ___________________
P is Progress in either section, A if Achievement in both sections or Achievement in one section and Honors in the other section,
H only if Honors in both sections.
Examiner’s signature ________________________________________________________ Date________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
FOR OFFICE ONLY
AURAL THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
WRITTEN THEORY: Score ________________ (Max 100) Grade _____________ (P=0-69, A=70-89, H=90-100)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ Certificate of Achievement awarded at Level _______
_______ Certificate of Progress awarded at Level _______ (if Progress grade is received in audition performance, or aural theory,
or written theory)
Revised 2010