Music Progressions
Music Progressions Chair
Sally Buxton
316-744-3577
Music Progressions: A Comprehensive Musicianship Program for Piano
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About Music Progressions
Music Progressions is designed to be a suggested curriculum of independent music study. This curriculum is coupled with an annual evaluation sponsored by KMTA local associations and/or groups of KMTA teachers.
This noncompetitive program consists of ten progressive levels. Each level requires proficiency in performance, music terminology, rhythm and pulse development, sight-playing, scales, written theory, and ear-training. Students may enter any level. Participation is not based on year in school or years of music study. The test provides a music event evaluating the progressive growth of ALL students - those studying music as a hobby as well as those aspiring to enter the music world professionally.
Many teachers find that they are already teaching the concepts contained in
the curriculum. Music Progressions simply keeps the teacher and student accountable
for learning the concepts in a progressive and timely manner. Music Progressions
provides valuable feedback for teachers, students, and parents through a written
evaluation and individual scores in each area. Students also receive a certificate
of participation.
Update for 2011-2012
The testing materials have been edited once more, in 2011, with some slight format changes as requested by several Kansas local associations. These changes are the final corrections for the 2006 revision of Music Progressions. Each Kansas local association, as well as the Washington State MTA and the North Idaho MTA, will receive the final updated copies, as well as digitally re-mixed Listening CDs (the latter, by fall).
The fees for Music Progressions in 2011-2012 are $18.00 for Levels 1-2, and
$20.00 for Levels 3-10. You may download and use the KMTA Music
Progressions Enrollment Form. Not all districts use this form. Please contact
your event chair to find out which form to use. Non-KMTA members must pay the
scheduled entrance fee per student and a $40 non-member fee per student up to
three students entered. The cumulative non-member fee of $120 will cover three
or more entered students.
Curriculum Guide and Handbook Available for Free Download!
The requirements for each of the levels are outlined in the Music Progressions Curriculum Guide. The 2009 edition of the Curriculum Guide is available here for downloading. There is no fee for downloading and printing any of the materials for use with your students. You will need to use a high quality printer for best results. There is a fee for printing and postage if you prefer to order printed copies (see Resources below).
The Music Progressions Resource Handbook contains over 100 pages of materials
for teachers' use in organizing an event, charts and reference sheets for the
teachers and the students, and reproducible teaching aids. The 2009 edition
of the Resource Handbook may be downloaded here, or ordered (see Resources
below). >> Download Music Progressions
Resource Handbook
Resources
The requirements for each of the levels are outlined in the Music Progressions Curriculum Guide, which can be obtained for $10. Also available is the Music Progressions Resource Handbook. This book helps teachers prepare their students for the event and can be purchased for $12.
To order, make checks payable to KMTA and mail to:
Pat Ziegelmeier
2154 County Rd. 27
Gem, KS 67734