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The Structured Path

Technique, sight reading, ear training, and repertoire progress as four parallel roads through six grades. Complete each module to unlock the next.

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The Keyboard Learn the 88-key layout and how keys map to the staff. Fingering Understand finger numbers and ergonomic hand placement. Rhythm Master note values, rests, dots, and tuplets. Clefs Grasp treble and bass clefs and octave notation. Time Signatures Learn 4/4, 3/4, common time, and cut time.

Pre-Grade: The Foundations Tree

This level assumes zero prior knowledge. The goal is mapping the keyboard to the staff and establishing basic physical coordination.

Technique

Sight Reading

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Scales

Finger Numbers & The White Keys • Finding C and 5-Finger Positions

Note Reading

Read a 4-note sequence that only moves by step inside a 5-finger position.

Basic Rhythm: Quarter-Note Pulse

Tap along to a steady quarter-note pulse in 4/4. Keep the beat even and feel ...

Piece 1

Select and perform a hands-separate melody in C, G, or F major at an easy level.

Arpeggios

No arpeggios module defined for this grade yet.

Sightreading

Identify Middle C, Treble G, and Bass F on flashcards. Read simple 4-note ste...

Major & Minor Triads

Listen to blocked root-position triads and identify whether each is major or minor.

Piece 2

Select and perform a hands-separate melody with simple rhythmic patterns.

Chords

The Triad Block

Chord Reading

Read block chords in C major with basic rhythm patterns.

Interval Foundation: Unison, 5th & Octave

Listen to pairs of notes in ascending form and identify whether they are unis...

Piece 3

Select and perform a hands-separate piece in a contrasting key or style.

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Grade 1: The Basics Tree

This level introduces formal scale structures, basic hands-together coordination, and elementary musical phrasing.

Technique

Sight Reading

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Scales

One-Octave Major Scales • Minor Scales

Note Reading

Read a passage that alternates two-note legato slurs with two staccato notes.

Rhythm: Half & Eighth Notes

Tap along to 2-bar patterns in 4/4 that mix quarter, half, and eighth notes. ...

Piece 1

Select and perform an 8-bar melody hands separately in C, G, or F major.

Arpeggios

Contrary Motion & Arpeggios

Sightreading

Play an 8-bar melody in grade-adjusted keys, hands separately, built mostly f...

Triad Recognition: Block & Arpeggiated

Distinguish between major and minor triads played in both block and broken (a...

Piece 2

Select and perform a piece with varied note lengths and basic articulation.

Chords

No chords module defined for this grade yet.

Chord Reading

Read block chords in grade-adjusted keys with quarter-note rhythm.

Intervals: Expanding the Palette

Identify major 2nd, major 3rd, and perfect 4th intervals played in ascending ...

Piece 3

Select and perform a piece in a minor key to explore contrast and expression.

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Grade 2: The Coordination Tree

This level breaks the hands-separate barrier and expands the user's key signature vocabulary.

Technique

Sight Reading

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Scales

Two-Octave Expansions • Flat Keys & Minor Keys

Note Reading

Read an 8-bar piece that includes pairs of quavers.

Rhythm: Rests, Dotted Notes & 3/4

Tap 2-bar patterns featuring rests and dotted notes in 4/4, then switch to 3/...

Piece 1

Select and perform a hands-together piece with a steady left-hand accompaniment.

Arpeggios

Chromatic Introduction & Arpeggios

Sightreading

Read a melody in the right hand while the left hand sustains one long note in...

Expanded Chord Palette: Diminished Triads

Distinguish major, minor, and diminished triads in root position, block and a...

Piece 2

Select and perform a piece featuring rhythmic variety and varied note lengths.

Chords

No chords module defined for this grade yet.

Chord Reading

Read block chords in grade-adjusted keys, hands together.

Harmonic Intervals: New Dimension

Identify unison, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, and octave played simultaneously (...

Piece 3

Select and perform a lyrical piece with hands-together coordination and expression.

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Grade 3: The Dexterity Tree

Users now navigate the keyboard more freely, escape static hand positions, and recognize tonal centers faster.

Technique

Sight Reading

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Scales

Expanding the Circle of Fifths • Advanced Contrary Motion & Chromatics

Note Reading

Read a short piece in 3/8 time and keep the pulse light and even.

Augmented Triads: New Chord Type

Identify major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads in block and arpeggia...

Piece 1

Select and perform a piece requiring hand position shifts mid-phrase.

Arpeggios

Hands Together Arpeggios

Sightreading

Read a piece where the right hand shifts from C position to F position in mid-phrase.

Sixth & Seventh Intervals: Complete Collection

Identify major 6th and major 7th intervals played in ascending, descending, a...

Piece 2

Select and perform a piece in compound or unusual meter (3/8, 6/8, etc.).

Chords

No chords module defined for this grade yet.

Chord Reading

Read block chords in grade-adjusted keys with varied rhythms.

Melodic Dictation: Introduction

Notate short 4-note melodies with stepwise motion at an easy tempo. Dictation...

Piece 3

Select and perform an expressive piece with contrasting articulation and phra...

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Grade 4: The Independence Tree

The next layer tests rhythmic independence, compound time, and confident control over complex accidentals.

Technique

Sight Reading

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Scales

Complex Keys • Full Chromatic Freedom

Note Reading

Read passages that contain groups of four semiquavers with clean counting.

Seventh Chords: Dominant 7th

Identify dominant 7th chords alongside major, minor, diminished, and augmente...

Piece 1

Select and perform a piece in compound time (6/8, 9/8) with rhythmic independence.

Arpeggios

No arpeggios module defined for this grade yet.

Sightreading

Read a piece in 6/8 and feel the two main beats in each bar.

Minor Intervals & Tritone

Identify all minor intervals (2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th) and the tritone in ascendin...

Piece 2

Select and perform a piece featuring chromatic elements, syncopation, or adva...

Chords

No chords module defined for this grade yet.

Chord Reading

Read block chords in all grade-adjusted keys with complex rhythms.

Melodic Dictation: 6-Note Phrases

Notate 6-note melodic phrases at medium difficulty with leaps up to a 4th and...

Piece 3

Select and perform a stylistically significant work (Baroque, Classical, or R...

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Grade 5: The Mastery Tree

Grade 5 unlocks the full tonal system: fluent keys, stronger harmony, and more demanding reading and listening.

Technique

Sight Reading

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Scales

All Keys, Three Octaves

Note Reading

Sight-read an 8-bar phrase in 5/4 and keep the grouping clear.

Seventh Chords: Minor 7th & Major 7th

Identify all seven chord types (major, minor, diminished, augmented, dominant...

Piece 1

Select and perform a substantial work with clear formal structure (sonata, ro...

Arpeggios

No arpeggios module defined for this grade yet.

Sightreading

Read a texture with two notes in each hand sounding together.

Compound Intervals: 9ths Through 12ths

Identify compound intervals (2nd/9th, 3rd/10th, 4th/11th, 5th/12th) in ascend...

Piece 2

Select and perform a lyrical or expressive work with sophisticated dynamic an...

Chords

Dominant 7th Chords • Diminished 7th Chords

Chord Reading

Read block chords in all major keys with advanced rhythmic patterns.

Melodic Dictation: 8-Note Mastery

Notate 8-note melodies at medium difficulty with chromatic passing notes, var...

Piece 3

Select and perform a contemporary or stylistically diverse work exploring mod...

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The Structured Path

Absolute Beginner? Start Here

Pre-Grade: The Foundations Tree

Grade 1: The Basics Tree

Grade 2: The Coordination Tree

Grade 3: The Dexterity Tree

Grade 4: The Independence Tree

Grade 5: The Mastery Tree

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Absolute Beginner? Start Here

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Grade 2: The Coordination Tree

Grade 3: The Dexterity Tree

Grade 4: The Independence Tree

Grade 5: The Mastery Tree

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