1. The Pedal Tone

    A pedal tone is a note that stays consistant while the rest of the song moves. For example in peda tone study the consistant note is the low E. The rest of the chords change around it. This can create tension in music.

2. Vivace

   Fast and lively

3. Time Signature

   Pedal tone study is in 3/4 time which means that there are 3 beats per bar.

Marking Rubric

A = Changes are smooth

      All Notes are clear and correct (Maybe a small buzz)

      Correct right and left hand fingering (Right and left hand fingerings played correctly)

      Excellent right hand technique (Rest strokes with thumb, free strokes with fingers)

 

B = Changes are a bit slow and sloppy (A small delay or break between chords)

       A couple of wrong notes (1 – 2) (missed a sharp note)

Some mistakes in fingerings (Sometimes not holding the Left hand fingers down for the bar creating a choppy sound #45 or not  using fingerings indicated on the piece)

       Bit sloppy right hand technique (resting a finger on guitar or not alternating fingers with the right hand)   

 

C+ = Changes are slow (time between the chords)

      Some wrong notes (3-5)

      Mistakes in fingerings (Not using the proper fingerings with the left and right hand).

      Sloppy right hand technique (resting hand or fingers on the guitar)

 

C = Very sloppy and slow changes (Time between the chords, very slow and broken up)

      Many wrong notes (5 – 10)

Many mistakes with fingerings  (Using a wide variety of right hand fingers to play the piece.)(Using 1 finger in the left hand to   play the piece)

      Very sloppy right hand technique (resting hand and fingers on the guitar) (not alternating right hand fingers)

 

C- = Very slow and broken up changes (Piece rhythm very uneven)

     Wrong notes everywhere (10 + student does not know piece)

     Mistakes everywhere with left hand fingerings

     Extremely sloppy right hand technique (resting hand and fingers on the guitar)

     Sound needs improvement

 

D = Song hardly recognizable