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UPPER STRINGS SYLLABUS – Year 1
Attainment Target
1.RHYTHM/DURATION
/METRE
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2. PITCH
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3.MUSICAL LITERACY
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4.INSTRUMENTAL
TECHNIQUE
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5.AURAL
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Term 1 (1 PRE-BRONZE)
(a) Echo simple rhythms
(b) Follow a steady pulse
(c) Play crotchets and crotchet rests
(d) Play in duple time
(a) Name and play open strings
(b) Use fingers to change the pitch of the D
string
(a) Recognise bars, bar lines, 4/4 time
signature
(b) Read treble/alto clef staff notation for
open strings and notes on the D string
Term 2 (1 BRONZE)
(a) Echo rhythm patterns using quavers
on the open strings
(a) Prepare the instrument for playing
(b) Hold the instrument comfortably with a
good posture while standing
(c) Pluck the instrument with free right arm
movement
(d) Demonstrate good left hand shape
(e) Play across D and A strings using whole
bow
(a) Echo three notes from own pitch range
(b) Recognise high and low notes
(c) Recognise open string sounds
(d) Echo a rhythm
(e) Clap a rhythm and feel the pulse
(f) Identify simple moods in music
(a) Play moving by step, ascending and
descending
(b) Play using whole and half bows
(c) Use a straighter bow when playing
(d) Show greater accuracy in left hand
finger placements
6.DYNAMICS
(a) Use fingers to change the pitch on
the A string
(b) Play D major scale
(a) Read from A string notes
(b) Read down and up bow signs
(a) Echo stepped melodic phrases of 3
notes by singing and playing
(b) Recognise when a string is out of
tune
(c) Identify when a change occurs in a
simple repeated rhythm
(d) Identify when playing on wrong
string
(a) Play a piece using an even dynamic
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7.PERFORMING
SKILLS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
Students can:
(a) Play individually and with awareness of
others
(b) Perform at home
(c) Practise with other members of the group
(d) Play unaccompanied and with simple
accompaniments
Ref: Ex 15 (E Elements)
(a) Perform as part of a group to an
audience
Ref: Ex43(E Elements)
Term 3 (1 PRE-SILVER)
(a) Play groups of quavers and use
minims
(b) Establish a steady pulse
(c) Play in 2/4 metre
(a) Use the 4th finger
(a) Read quavers and minims
(b) Recognise and understand repeat
marks including 1st and 2nd time
bars
(c) Recognise 2/4 metre
(a) Play a simple melody using
intervals of more than a step
(b) Show beginnings of good right
hand technique
(a) Sing and play back a pitch played
by the teacher
(b) Improvise question and answer
phrases
(c) Identify differences and changes
in tempo
(a) Gain more control of even
dynamic
(a) Perform as part of a group in an
assembly
(b) Perform in a simple round
Ref: Ex 88 (E Elements)
UPPER STRINGS SYLLABUS – Year 2
Attainment Target
Term 1 (1 SILVER)
(a)
Count
and
recognise minim rests
1.RHYTHM/DURATION
(b)
Play
in
¾
time
/METRE
(c) Play and recognise dotted minims
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2.PITCH
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(a) Play D major scale detached (1 octave)
(b) Play and recognise notes on the G string
(c) Play G major scale detached (1 octave)
(a) Recognise and understand slurred and tied
notes
3.MUSICAL LITERACY
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4.INSTRUMENTAL
TECHNIQUE
Students can:
(a) Play 2-note slurs
(b) Use appropriate speed and distribution of bow
to play different note values
(c) Turn adjusters to raise or lower the tuning of
open strings
Identify when an open string is sharp or flat
Play and sing simple Q&A phrases
Clap the pulse of a short piece
Echo more complex phrases by singing and
playing
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
6.DYNAMICS
(a) Recognise and play “forte” and “piano”
5.AURAL
Students can:
(a) Play duets
7.PERFORMING
SKILLS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
Students can:
Ref: Ex 115 (E Elements)
Term 2 (1 PRE-GOLD)
(a) Understand and play a piece using
ananacrusis
Term 3 (1 GOLD) (Grade 1)
(a) Play dotted crotchet and quaver
rhythm
(a) Play and read notes on the E string
(b) Play F,C and G natural notes on
D,A and E strings
(c) Play A&D major scales slurred and
detached (1 octave)
(d) Play G maj scale detached (2
octaves)
(a) Recognise and understand the key
signatures for G, D and A majors
(b) Sight-read short pieces in the above
keys
(a) Play all scales slurred and detached
(Grade 1 syllabus)
(c) Play arpeggios for G maj (2
octaves), D maj and A maj
(a) Demonstrate ‘low 2nd finger’
placement for F,C & G natural)
(b) Use lifted bow strokes at the heel
(c) Correct faulty intonation by
moving fingers
(d) Play with a more even tone
(a) Identify the time signature of a
piece
(b) Sing short phrases as an echo (as in
Grade 1 aural
(c) Identify when a change occurs in a
repeated rhythmic pattern
(d) Identify staccato and legato playing
(a) Recognise and play mf, mp,
crescendo and diminuendo
(a) Play simple solo pieces with piano
accompaniment
Ref: Ex 166 (E Elements)
(a) Read and understand the effects of
accidentals
(b) Recognise staccato and legato
(c) Read and understand DC al fine
(d) Understand ‘rit’ and how dynamic
markings affect the character of a
piece
(e) Sightread Grade 1 specimen tests
(a) Demonstrate tempi and dynamic
markings to affect the character of
a piece
(b) Slur 3 notes to a bow
(c) Demonstrate staccato and legato
bowing
(d) Play accents
(a) Confidently respond to Grade 1
aural tests
(a) Take a Grade 1 violin exam
(b) Play in BMS Junior Ensemble
Ref: Ex 192 (E Elements)
UPPER STRINGS SYLLABUS – Year 3
Attainment Target
1.RHYTHM/DURATION
/METRE
Students can:
2. PITCH
Term 1 (2 BRONZE)
(a) Play and recognise syncopated
rhythms
(b) Play and recognise semiquavers
(c) Play and recognise 2/2 time
Term 2 (2 SILVER)
(a) Play in 6/8
(b) Play and recognise triplets
(c) Play and recognise 3/8 time
Term 3 (2 GOLD) (Grade 2)
(a) Understand and play swing rhythm
(b) Play and recognise dotted quaver –
semiquaver rhythms
(a) Play scales and arpeggios of G Major,
A Major (2 octs.) and C Major (1 oct.)
(a) Play and recognise the notes Bb
& Eb
(b) Play F Major (1 oct) & Bb
Major (2 octs) scales &
arpeggios
(a) Recognise and understand the
keys of F and Bb majors
(b) Understand the rhythmic
grouping for 6/8 time
(a) Play G,D and A minor scales &
arpeggios
(b) Play all Grade 2 scales and arpeggios
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3.MUSICAL LITERACY
(a) Recognise and understand and play
accelerando
(b) Recognise the key of C Major
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4.INSTRUMENTAL
TECHNIQUE
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5.AURAL
(a) Adjust the 3rd finger position to play
C# and G#
(b) Be able to adjust tempo within a piece
according to markings
(c) Demonstrate ‘hooked’ bowing
(a) Sing as an echo short phrases with a
range of 4 notes
(b) Tap pulse in 2 and 3 (simple) time
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6.DYNAMICS
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7.PERFORMING
SKILLS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
Students can:
(a) Adjust the 1st finger position to
play Bb, Eb and F natural
(b) Adjust the 4th finger position to
play Eb and Bb
(c) Play 4-note slurs including slurs
that cross strings
(a) Tap a pulse in 6/8 time and
understand compound time
(b) Recognise and describe a
rhythmic or melodic change to a
2-bar phase (as Grade 2 aural)
Sing as an echo short phrases
with a range of 5 notes
(a) Recognise and understand the keys of G,
D and A major
(b) Understand relative major and minor
Keys
Sightread Grade 2 specimen tests
(a) Demonstrate ‘hooked’ bowing
(b) Demonstrate staccato and legato bowing
(a) Recognise the difference between major
and minor keys
(b) Identify features (dynamics, gradation of
tone, tonality, tempo changes,
articulation) of a piece of music
(c) Confidently respond to all Grade 2 aural
tests
(a) Recognise and play all dynamics
including fortissimo and pianissimo
(a) Demonstrate the dynamic range required
for Grade 2
(a) Play with an understanding of the
character of a piece
(b) Use phrasing to shape performance
(a) Take their Grade 2 examination