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BMS - CELLO SYLLABUS – Year 1 Technique/Element RHYTHM – DURATION - METRE PITCH MUSICAL LITERACY INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUE AURAL Term 1 (1 PRE-BRONZE) a) b) c) d) Echo simple rhythms Follow a steady pulse Play crotchets Play in 4/4 time Term 2 (1 BRONZE) Term 3 (1 PRE-SILVER) a) Maintain a steady pulse b) Play crotchet rests and quavers c) Play in 2/4 time a) Establish a steady pulse b) Play in 3/4 time a) Recognise bars, bar lines, 4/4 time signature, bass clef b) Read crotchets and pairs of quavers c) Read bass clef staff notation for open strings a) Read crotchet rests b) Read down and up bow signs a) Read D,E,F#,G on the D string b) Read A,B,C#,D on the A string c) Read open G,C a) Prepare the instrument for playing b) Hold the instrument comfortably with a good posture c) Pluck the instrument with free right arm movement d) Demonstrate good left hand shape a) Play moving by step, ascending and descending b) Play using whole and half bows c) Hold the instrument comfortably with a good posture while sitting d) Correct inaccurate bow use e) Recognise when the bow needs rosin a) Echo three notes from own pitch range Recognise high and low notes Recognise open string sounds Echo a rhythm Move in time to a piece of music Identify simple moods in music a) Echo stepped melodic phrases by singing and playing b) Echo a rhythm using a crotchet rest c) Identify when a change occurs in a repeated rhythm d) Identify when playing on wrong string e) Recognise when a string is out of tune a) Match a pitch played by the teacher b) Improvise question and answer phrases c) Identify differences and changes in tempo d) Identify changes in dynamics a) Play loudly and quietly within a piece a) Perform as part of a group in an assembly a) Name and play open strings b) Use fingers to change the pitch of the string a) b) c) d) e) f) DYNAMICS a) Play using an even dynamic (mf) a) PERFORMING SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES a) b) c) d) Play individually and with awareness of others Perform at home Practise with other members of the group Play unaccompanied and with simple accompaniments a) Play a piece loudly and quietly Perform as part of a group to an audience b) Listen, watch and match tone quality with others Identify and correct poor posture BMS - CELLO SYLLABUS – Year 2 Technique/Element Term 1 (1 SILVER) a) a) Play D major (1 octave) a) Play octave harmonic b)Play arpeggios of D, A and G a) a) Read 01234 on G string b) Read and sight-read notes of a D major scale c) Recognise 2,3 or 4 beats per bar on printed music d) Identify repeated patterns of pitch and/or rhythm a) Read 01234 on C string b) Read and understand a repeat sign c) Recognise and understand when a change of time signature occurs a) a) Make rapid bow movements b) Turn adjusters to raise or lower the tuning of open strings a) Jump from heel to tip of bow b) Use lifted bow strokes at the heel c) Correct faulty intonation by moving the positioning of fingers a) Two-note slurs b) Play legato/staccato c) Demonstrate tempi and dynamic markings to affect the character of a piece a) Improvise question and answer phrases b) Accompany a short piece by clapping the pulse c) Echo melodic phrases by singing and playing (steps and leaps) d) Accompany a short piece by clapping the pulse e) Identify when a string is sharp or flat a) Play using crescendo a) Identify the metre of a piece b) Identify changes in repeated melodic pattern c) Echo melodic phrases using harmonic intervals up to a perfect 5th d) Identify where a fingered note is # or b a) Conduct in 2/3 beats per bar b) Identify staccato & legato playing c) Identify gradual dynamic changes, and when tempo and dynamics affect the character of the piece a) a) Play using mp a) a)Play simple pieces in 2 parts a) Perform individually to an audience (group, class, assembly etc.) PITCH INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUE AURAL Term 3 (1 GOLD) (Grade 1) a) Play dotted minims b) Play a simple syncopated rhythm ie. quaver-crotchet-quaver Play minims, semibreves and their rests RHYTHM/DURATION/ METRE MUSICAL LITERACY Term 2 (1 PRE-GOLD) Play dotted crotchet/quaver a) Play using diminuendo Use 2nd finger position to play C and F naturals b) Play a C major scale – 2 octaves c) Play G major scale – 1 octave Read and understand the effects of accidentals b) Read and understand Dc al fine c) Understand how tempi and dynamic markings affect the character of a piece d) Play 01234 on all strings DYNAMICS PERFORMING SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES Play duets incorporating simple rhythmic or melodic ostinati BMS - CELLO SYLLABUS – Year 3 Technique/Element Term 1 (2 BRONZE) RHYTHM / DURATION / METRE Change speed of a pulse within a piece (rall. & rit.) a) a) b) Play minor scales and arpeggios. c) Play using an extended 4th finger on the D and G strings a) Play using backward extension on D and A strings a) Read and sight-read notes of a C major scale b) Read and understand 1st and 2nd time bars c) Read and understand Andante, Moderato and Allegro a) b) c) d) a) Tune a string accurately to a given note a) a) Sing and play an interval of an octave above a given note Differentiate between tones and semitones Sing a major scale Improvise question and answer phrases using syncopated rhythms Conduct in compound time Play with a more controlled use of dynamic range a) INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUE AURAL b) c) d) e) a) DYNAMICS a) PERFORMING SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES Term 3 (2 GOLD) (Grade 2) a) PITCH MUSICAL LITERACY Term 2 (2 SILVER) a) Play in 6/8 b) Play and count tied notes Play in a larger ensemble and be able to follow a conductor Read pauses, ties Read and understand DC al fine Read and understand rall and rit Read and understand pizzicato and arco Play a controlled crescendo using an up bow b) Control the bow with a more relaxed hold Play rhythmic patterns in irregular metres (ie. 5/4 b) Play triplet quavers Play using backward and forward extensions in a piece b) Use 4th position (eg. G maj. 2 octave scale) a) Read and understand multimeasure rests b) Understand how articulation affects the character of a piece c) Compose a question and answer phrase in a major key a) Vary the speed and weight of the bow to alter the tone quality and dynamic range b) Play with an equality of tone when crossing strings Sing an interval of a minor third above a given note b) Identify pitch or rhythmic changes to a notated pattern when played differently a) Play a simple, well-known tune by ear, starting on different notes b) Improvise question and answer phrases in minor keys c) Recognise major or minor tonality a) Play fp a) a) Recognise beginnings and ends of phrases and follow their part accordingly a) Recognise and play with a variety of accentuation in relation to musical style Show an awareness of the role of their individual part within an ensemble and react accordingly