Piano Lab Portfolio

This portfolio is designed to help you keep track of your progress and your areas in need of improvement for each piece of music you are working to complete. DIRECTIONS: take 5 minutes at the beginning of class to decide what you are working on-- at the end of class, you are REQUIRED please to answer question #23!
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Name:*


  1. Today's Date:*


  1. Title(s) of piece to be worked on:*


  1. Start date of piece(s):*


  1. Did you MARK the score?*
    Yes
    No


  1. What is your overall goal for today?*
    MARK the score
    Work on Specific area for improvement (see questions 7-17)
    General clean-up and polishing (see question 18)
    Play for Mr. D for check-up (see question 18)
    Test for a grade (see questions 18-23)
    Retest for a better grade (see question 18)
    Pretend to play when Mr. D is looking (just kidding- not an option!)


  1. RHYTHM:
    Tap right hand rhythm
    Tap left hand rhythm
    Tap hands together


  1. COUNTING:
    Note durations
    Rests
    Meter
    COUNTING while playing


  1. If you are working on COUNTING, please explain in detail with measure numbers....


  1. FINGERING: please explain in detail with measure numbers.....


  1. NOTE ACCURACY:
    treble
    bass
    ledger lines
    putting hands together


  1. If you are working on NOTE ACCURACY, please explain in detail with measure numbers...


  1. DYNAMICS:
    forte and piano
    crescendo vs. decrescendo
    accents
    other


  1. If you are working on DYNAMICS, please explain in detail with measure numbers...


  1. ARTICULATION
    staccato
    legato phrasing
    staccato vs legato- hands together


  1. If you are working on ARTICULATION, please explain in detail with measure numbers...


  1. OTHER MUSICAL ISSUES
    repeat signs
    fermatas
    Codas and Da Capos
    first and second endings
    8va
    tempo markings


  1. BEFORE TESTING- CHECK LIST (all choices MUST be checked before testing) Are you able to:
    tap the rhythm- hands separately
    tap the rhythm- hands together
    correctly COUNT while playing the piece
    play with the correct FINGERING
    play all the correct NOTES
    play while observing all of the correct DYNAMIC markings
    play the piece as it was intended- including repeats and other markings
    MARK your score correctly and thoroughly


  1. (REQUIRED AFTER TESTING) If you are finished testing, are you satisfied with your grade?
    Yes
    No


  1. (REQUIRED AFTER TESTING) If you are NOT satisfied with your grade, why not?


  1. (REQUIRED AFTER TESTING) Did you like this piece- why or why not?


  1. (REQUIRED AFTER TESTING) What would you say were your hardest challenges in this piece?


  1. (REQUIRED EVERY DAY) Track your progress for the day. What issues did you resolve? What issues are improving? What issues need more work? Do you have any questions for Mr. D?*





Mr. D
Vocal Music Director
Seneca High School
Tabernacle, NJ