MSFPT4007 — Control tuning hammers

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What an assessment for MSFPT4007 must cover

28 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan and prepare for using tuning hammers

1.1Analyse and confirm job requirements with personnel, customer or from workplace documentation
1.2Identify and follow work health and safety requirements including physical and ergonomic needs
1.3Establish and maintain communication with others involved with work to ensure efficient workflow, coordination, personnel cooperation and safety
1.4Analyse written instructions and apply to job requirements
1.5Select tools and equipment consistent with needs of job, inspect for serviceability and safety, and repair any faults or report in accordance with workplace procedures

2 Set pin in specified position

2.1Set pin at desired pitch utilising a pitch standard, within accuracy constraints to ± 0.5 cents
2.2Strike key using stabilising blows
2.3Demonstrate coordinated motor and auditory reflexes throughout tuning
2.4Tune and stabilise strings using appropriate techniques

3 Clean up work area

3.1Check, clean and store equipment and any unused materials in accordance with workplace procedures
3.2Clean work area, safely dispose of waste and identify items for recycling in accordance with workplace procedures and environmental standards
3.3Complete required workplace records

Performance evidence

set tuning pins and tune and stabilise strings using tuning hammers on upright or grand pianos on 3 occasions.

Knowledge evidence

workplace standards, requirements, policies and procedures for tuning pianos
piano tuning process
types, characteristics, uses, limitations and preparation of materials and equipment used in piano tuning
types of tools and equipment used to tune pianos and procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance, including: pitch standard, tuning lever/hammer, temperament strip, mutes and wedges, tip wrench, tuning tips and heads
pitch standards, including: piano, electronic keyboard, electronic tuning device (ETD), tuning fork
hammer techniques, including: selection of tuning tip and angle, jerking movements, positioning hammer on pin at correct angle to avoid bending of tuning pin
stabilisation techniques, including: use of firm key blows in conjunction with placement of pin, calculation of string stretch
problem identification for tuning hammer work and resolution
set-up and operation of tools and equipment used for tuning pianos
procedures for recording, reporting and maintaining workplace records and information
best physical and ergonomic approaches to promote muscle control and avoid fatigue, including: standing or seated according to type of piano and height of individual, evenly distributing body weight between both feet while standing to reduce fatigue, use a resting arm, where available, to aid control during tuning and reduce tiredness
work health and safety requirements for piano tuning.

Foundation skills

Reading: to interpret familiar workplace procedures and work documentation
Writing: to communicate information in familiar workplace documents
Numeracy: to work with numerical concepts involved in piano tuning.

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What does an assessment tool for MSFPT4007 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSFPT4007 needs to address all 28 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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