MSFPT4013 — Voice a piano

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What an assessment for MSFPT4013 must cover

30 assessable components: 3 elements (14 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 voicing a piano

1.1Analyse and confirm job requirements with personnel, customer or from workplace documentation
1.2Identify 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
1.4Select tools and equipment consistent with needs of job, inspect for serviceability and safety, and repair any faults or report in accordance with workplace procedures
1.5Confirm that piano has been tuned and regulated to industry standards before voicing is commenced

2 Voice a piano

2.1Assess tone of piano to identify undesirable tonal qualities in consultation with customer or workplace documentation
2.2Reshape surface felt to ensure a clean and square striking surface
2.3Assess tonal effects and response and perform required adjustments to needling on to achieve desired tonal effects and to balance tonal response
2.4Reshape hammers after needling to ensure correct shape and surface texture
2.5Assess requirements for ironing or hardening hammers and make changes in accordance with workplace procedures
2.6Assess final tonal quality against customer requirements and make any required adjustments

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

voice at least one upright or grand piano.

Knowledge evidence

workplace standards, requirements, policies and procedures for tuning and voicing pianos
knowledge of piano tuning and regulation methodologies
the nature of undesirable piano tonal qualities, including: • harsh/soft noise which may occur when there is a loose hammer head, loose centre pins or uneven level strings • string noises • false beats in strings • bright or metallic sound due to hard hammers
needling techniques, including: • correct method of supporting the hammers to avoid damage to action centres • selecting the appropriate needling zones to achieve particular tonal effects
hardening techniques, including: • lacquers • irons • collodion
types, characteristics, uses, limitations and preparation of materials and equipment used in piano tuning and voicing
types of tools and equipment used to tune and voice pianos and procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance, including: • screwdrivers • voicing needles • voicing tools and blocks • hammer iron • lacquer and brush • sandpaper • hammer lifting tool • tuning wedge • string level tool • string lifting tool
problem identification for piano voicing 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: 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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What does an assessment tool for MSFPT4013 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSFPT4013 needs to address all 30 unit components: 3 elements with 14 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.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSFPT4013?

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