1. Demonstrate basic sight reading and transposing ability (similar to sight reading/transposition examples from chapter 5 of PDM).

2. Play the following major scales one octave, hands together, up and down: C, D, E, G, A.

3. Be able to play the following chord progression in C, D, E, G, or A:
I vi IV ii V V7 I. Be able to play in either hand, starting in either root position, first inversion, or second inversion on the first chord. The subsequent chords must be in closest position.

4. Prepare harmonization example e from p. 121 of PDM. Right hand plays the melody, left hand plays the chords as indicated above the example.

5. Improvisation: be able to improvise a melody over a given chord progression (not given beforehand) that uses the following chords: I, ii, IV, V, vi. You will only need to play the melody (in the right hand is fine), not the chords themselves.

Second semester requirements:

1. Demonstrate level 2 sight reading and transposing ability (similar to sight reading/transposition examples from chapter 8 of PDM).

2. Play the following minor scales, two octaves, hands together, up and down: c, d, e, g, a. Be able to play all three forms of the minor scale (natural, harmonic, and melodic).

3. Be able to play the following chord progression in c, d, e, g, or a (minor): i VI iv ii6 i64 V7 i. Right hand will plays closest position chords, left hand plays the root (or indicated inversion). Be able to start in either root position, 1st inversion, or 2nd inversion.

4. Prepare harmonization example a from p. 213 of PDM. Right hand plays the melody, left hand plays chords in the style indicated above the example.

5. Improvisation: Perform a chorus of blues in F, in which the right hand plays a melody using the blues scale while the left hand plays tritone substitutions. See p. 217 of PDM for more information.

Third semester requirements:

1. Demonstrate the ability to sight read an easy three-part choral excerpt (similar to examples from chapter 11 of PDM).

2. Be able to play a two-line excerpt, one of which is either Bb clarinet or F horn.

3. Play any of the following major or minor scales, two octaves, hands together, up and down: Majors: C, Db, D, E, F, Gb, G, A, B. Minors: c, d, e-flat, e, f, g, a-flat, a, b-flat, b.

4. Create a major-key chord progression that makes use of a secondary dominant. Be prepared to play it in the following keys: C, D, E, F, G, A. Be able to start in either root position, first inversion, or second inversion.

5. Prepare harmonization example 3 from p. 273 of PDM in keyboard style (letter a below the example).

6. Improvise a simple chord progression that demonstrates a particular kind of mood or movement, i.e. happy, jumping, etc.

Fourth semester requirements:

1. Demonstrate the ability to sight read a three-part score of intermediate difficulty (similar to examples from chapter 13 of PDM).

2. Be able to harmonize and transpose a vocal warm-up through all twelve keys.

3. Be able to play any major or minor scale, two octaves, hands together, up and down.

4. Create a major-key chord progression that makes use of mode mixture and an augmented sixth chord. Be able to play it in the following keys: C, D, Eb, E, F, G, Ab, A, Bb, B.

5. Prepare harmonization example 5 from p. 385 of PDM. Use keyboard style (chords and melody in right hand, bass in left hand).

6. Given a one-measure pattern, be able to improvise an 8-measure phrase that continues the pattern, demonstrating appropriate chord progressions and cadence structure.