Music Medals Piano Options Practice Book

This book contains practice material for Options – the musicianship tests that are part of Music Medals. Options cover a range of skills, from improvising to sight-reading, and are a means of developing musical understanding and awareness. Designed as a teacher’s resource, this book introduces the four types of Options and demonstrates the standard of musicianship required for each of the five Music Medals. -Practice tests for all four Options: Call & Response, Make a Tune, Question & Answer, and Sight-Reading -Helpful descriptions of the tests and their objectives -Examples of the test pages used in the assessment Music Medals are assessments and teaching resources that introduce essential musical skills and encourage playing together. Five Medals – Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum – provide goals and celebrate achievement. Copper and Bronze are for beginners. Silver, Gold and Platinum reward further musical progress. Music Medals assessments cover the following activities: -Playing solo -Playing together -Musicianship skills For further information please visit the Music Medals website at www.musicmedals.org