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MPW Grade 11

Pre-Professional Specialist

Consolidate specialist artistry, teaching foundations and major performance preparation.

Technique
  • Self-managed specialist technique
  • Teaching demonstrations
  • Sustainable preparation cycles
Reading
  • Advanced solo, choral, vocal or orchestral materials
  • Edition comparison
  • Rapid rehearsal reading
Rhythm
  • Advanced ensemble coordination
  • Conducting awareness
  • Style-specific timing
Aural
  • Diagnostic listening
  • Advanced aural analysis
  • Coaching another learner
Theory
  • Advanced theory aligned to pathway
  • Research and citation
  • Pedagogical explanation
Repertoire
  • Forty-minute specialist portfolio
Hymns
  • Major church/choral project where pathway-relevant
Improvisation
  • Advanced improvisation, composition or arranging project
Performance
  • Pre-capstone recital and teaching demonstration

Required evidence

Assignments

  1. Teaching micro-lesson
  2. Major specialist project
  3. External credential progress

Live teaching

Checkpoints

  1. Artistic identity
  2. Teaching clarity
  3. Research quality
  4. Capstone readiness

Ready to progress

Exit competencies

  1. Demonstrates a coherent artistic specialism
  2. Explains and teaches core concepts
  3. Is ready to execute an independent capstone
Previous gradeAdvanced Pianist II