MSFPT4010 — Tune octaves aurally to appropriate stretch
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What an assessment for MSFPT4010 must cover
36 assessable components: 4 elements (17 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 for tuning octaves 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 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 Tune the fundamental string aurally to a pitch standard
- 2.1Given an external pitch standard, match frequency of one string to that pitch to within ± .5 cent
- 2.2Stabilise tuned string using hammer techniques
3 Match frequency of a string one octave above or below pitch standard
- 3.1Assess pitch and make adjustments to pitch of string/octave above or below pitch standard
- 3.2Utilise stabilisation techniques to retain tuning
- 3.3Use 4th and 5th intervals to establish highest or lowest beatless condition
- 3.4Match the overtone of primary note a fundamental octave up, or match fundamental of a primary note to 1st octave of one overtone lower
- 3.5Use 10th, double octaves and minor 7th checks to verify tuning
- 3.6Test intervals going up and down to ensure tuning meets industry standards
- 3.7Tune remaining octaves 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 octaves aurally on one upright or one 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 on at least one upright piano
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
- pitch standards, including: - piano - 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 and stretch, 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
- 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: 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.
Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Questions about assessing MSFPT4010
What does an assessment tool for MSFPT4010 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSFPT4010 needs to address all 36 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 14 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSFPT4010?
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Related units
- MSFPT4000 — Select and use materials for piano repair and manufacture
- MSFPT4001 — Provide advice to customers on piano tuning and repair
- MSFPT4002 — Research and apply information about piano technology
- MSFPT4003 — Repair piano actions, keys and pedals
- MSFPT4004 — Regulate actions, keys and pedals of upright pianos
- MSFPT4005 — Regulate actions, keys and pedals of grand pianos
- MSFPT4006 — Apply piano tuning theory and basic acoustics
- MSFPT4007 — Control tuning hammers
- MSFPT4008 — Pitch raise a piano
- MSFPT4009 — Tune unisons aurally to a beatless condition
- MSFPT4011 — Tune a temperament octave to produce an equally tempered scale
- MSFPT4012 — Tune a piano aurally and electronically
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