MSFPT4009 — Tune unisons aurally to a beatless condition

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What an assessment for MSFPT4009 must cover

31 assessable components: 4 elements (12 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 14 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 tuning unisons aurally

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 to ensure efficient workflows, coordination, personnel cooperation and safety
1.4Select 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 a string

2.1Aurally tune fundamental string to a pitch standard
2.2Given an external pitch standard, match frequency of one string to that pitch to within ± .5 cent
2.3Stabilise tuned string using correct hammer techniques

3 Tune an adjacent string in unison to the fundamental string

3.1Adjust pitch of unison string to fundamental string, employing stabilisation techniques, to beatless condition
3.2Tune remaining strings in accordance with above process

4 Clean up work area

4.1Check, clean and store equipment and any unused materials in accordance with workplace procedures
4.2Clean work area, safely dispose of waste and identify items for recycling in accordance with workplace procedures and environmental standards
4.3Complete required workplace records

Performance evidence

tune at least two unisons aurally on at least one upright or grand piano
detect aurally the differences in frequency between strings within ± .5 cent without the aid of an electronic device where the fundamentals are matching with no audible interfering patterns, at least once.

Knowledge evidence

workplace standards, requirements, policies and procedures for tuning pianos
types, characteristics, uses, limitations and preparation of materials and equipment used in piano tuning
types of tools and equipment used to regulate actions, keys and pedals 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
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
pitch standards, including: piano, electronic tuning device (ETD), tuning fork
techniques for using hammers, 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 unisons and resolution
set-up and operation of tools and equipment used for tuning pianos
how to identify the fundamental string (the first string of a given note that is tuned to an external pitch standard) and the adjacent string
how to recognise that in a bi-cord, the string selected can be either side of the fundamental, while in a tri-cord, three adjacent strings are tuned
how to identify beatless condition where two strings are at the same frequency
procedures for recording, reporting and maintaining workplace records and information
work health and safety requirements for piano tuning.

Foundation skills

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

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