Attainment Target / Term 1 (1 BRONZE) / Term 2 (1 SILVER) / Term 3 (1 GOLD) (Grade 1)

1. RHYTHM/DURATION/METRE

Student can: / a) echo simple rhythms
b) follow a steady pulse-using rhythm games
c) play pairs of quavers, crotchets , minims and their rests
d) play in 4/4 metre / a) maintain a steady pulse
b) play dotted minims and semibreves
c) play in 2/4 and 3/4 metre / a) play dotted crotchet and quaver patterns and reverse for syncopated rhythms
b) maintain pulses at different tempi
2. PITCH
Student can: / a) play B,A,G / a) play low D, low E / a) play C
3. MUSICAL LITERACY
Student can: / a) read B,A,G
b) read crotchets, minims, and quavers
c) recognise bars, bar lines, staves and treble clefs / a) read low D, low E
b) recognise and understand repeat signs
c) read and use ties
d) read slurs / a) read C
b) recognise staccato
4. INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUE
Student can: / a) hold instrument correctly supported with both hands
b) play with left hand at the top
c) tongue notes correctly
d) cover holes accurately
e) make a reasonable sound / a) co-ordinate fingers and tongue with an awareness of sound produced
b) slur between two notes / a) co-ordinate tongue and fingers to play staccato passages
5. AURAL
Student can: / a) recognise high and low sounds
b) echo simple melodies using known notes
c) move or respond in time to a piece of music / a) sing pieces before playing them
b) echo (sing/play) a simple melody using known notes
c) identify differences and changes in a rhythmic pattern / a) hear a short introduction and start playing in the right place
b) identify differences and changes in dynamics
6. DYNAMICS
Student can: / a) play using an even dynamic (mf) / a) play a piece loudly or quietly / a) play loudly and quietly within a piece
7. PERFORMING SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Student 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 / a) play a tune as part of a round
b) perform as part of a group or as soloist to the class / a) perform as part of a group in an assembly
b) play a piece as part of a duet
c) play a piece with a recorder ostinato as part of a round