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This piano lesson progress report evaluates a student's progress in several areas of music including music literacy, technique, musicianship, rote learning and improvisation, practice, and performance/lesson character. The student is rated on a scale from Needs Improvement to Exemplary in each area. The report provides an overview of the student's strengths and weaknesses to help guide future lessons.

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2.0 Piano Lesson Progress Report TEMPLATE

This piano lesson progress report evaluates a student's progress in several areas of music including music literacy, technique, musicianship, rote learning and improvisation, practice, and performance/lesson character. The student is rated on a scale from Needs Improvement to Exemplary in each area. The report provides an overview of the student's strengths and weaknesses to help guide future lessons.

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Piano Lesson Progress Report

Prepared by Andrea Mendoza, Bluebird Music Studio

Student Name: ______________________________________ Date: ___________

NI = Needs Improvement // AS = Approaching Standard // MS = Meets Standard // EX = Exemplary


*** If a line does not have a box marked, we have not begun learning this in lesson. ***

MUSIC LITERACY NI AS MS EX NOTES


While listening to a piece, can find and accurately pat the steady beat
Performs rhythm patterns in synchrony with steady beat
Changes tempo appropriately
Identifies patterns in music, both in rhythm and melody
Identifies intervals as well as direction of melody (ascending,
descending, repeated)
Identifies major and minor tonality via notation and listening
Identifies tonic, dominant, and subdominant
Correctly identifies and performs musical symbols used in print
notation
Correctly notates heard musical selections, in (1) rhythm and (2)
melody

TECHNIQUE NI AS MS EX NOTES
Posture: Sits up straight and at an appropriate distance from piano,
with arms freely moving at shoulders
Applies technique learned in lesson at home to create healthy
technique habits
Uses arm weight to depress key to create a rich, full tone
Uses firm fingers
Plays with a stable wrist, and with the corner of the thumb on the tip
Performs notes with different articulations as appropriate
Follows marked fingerings to achieve best results

MUSICIANSHIP NI AS MS EX NOTES
Follows dynamic changes written in notation
Performs minor variations in dynamics to create expression
Melody is clearly voiced over all other notes

ROTE LEARNING & IMPROVISATION NI AS MS EX NOTES


Imitates brief melodic and rhythmic fragments of a piece after
listening to and watching the teacher play the fragment
Answers questions about patterns (frequency of a pattern, contour,
etc)
Maintains a steady beat during improvisation

Progress Report www.bluebirdmusickansas.com Updated 2019


PRACTICE NI AS MS EX NOTES
Consistent weekly practice
Quality of practice
Tracks practice in assignment book
Can accurately determine difficult areas of a piece and decide how
best to practice that passage to overcome the difficulties

PERFORMANCE/LESSON CHARACTER NI AS MS EX NOTES


Attentiveness – stays on task, listens to instruction respectfully, stops
playing while directions are being given, reacts positively to
correction, remains on piano bench during lesson
Responsibility – completes assignments consistently from week to
week, and uses the assignment book to track practice
Determination – works hard to overcome difficulties
Enthusiasm – Maintains an overall positive attitude, even when the
assignment is not “fun”
Listens respectfully to others during performances

Progress Report www.bluebirdmusickansas.com Updated 2019

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