MSFPT4006 — Apply piano tuning theory and basic acoustics
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What an assessment for MSFPT4006 must cover
16 assessable components: 3 elements (9 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 6 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Analyse existing acoustics and apply knowledge to optimise
- 1.1Analyse existing piano acoustics and apply elements of basic acoustics to piano tuning tasks to achieve optimal acoustics
- 1.2Analyse existing piano acoustics and apply acoustical laws of sounding strings to piano tuning tasks to achieve optimal acoustics
2 Analyse existing tuning and apply knowledge to optimise
- 2.1Assess and analyse existing piano tuning against piano tuning theory
- 2.2Apply elements of piano tuning theory to adjust piano tuning
- 2.3Assess effect of inharmonicity on piano tuning and make required adjustments
3 Analyse existing scales pitching and apply knowledge to optimise
- 3.1Analyse existing scales and apply elements of musical scale theory to piano tuning tasks
- 3.2Assess existing behaviour of piano strings and apply proper dimensions to piano tuning to achieve optimal behaviour
- 3.3Assess existing string behaviour against laws of strings and make required adjustment to optimise behaviours
- 3.4Apply optimal musical scales tuning to piano tuning tasks
Performance evidence
- analyse existing acoustics, tuning and scales and apply basic acoustics, piano tuning theory and musical scale theory to tuning on at least two upright pianos.
Knowledge evidence
- the physics and features of basic acoustics, including: sound waves, beats, frequencies, harmonics, cycles, partials, overtones, nodes, fundamentals, sine waves, intonation, transients, cents, commas, compound tones, inharmonicity
- the physics and features of piano tuning theory, including: how wire vibrates, what happens when two or more wires vibrate simultaneously, how vibrations are organised into a tuning scale, how vibrations are related mathematically, pitch, beat rates, intervals and octave stretching
- musical scale theory, including: diatonic scale, equal temperament, mean-tone
- laws of strings including Mersenne’s laws, including: First law, Third law, Combined law, Taylor’s Formula
- need for wrapped strings
- problem identification for acoustics and tuning, and resolution.
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Questions about assessing MSFPT4006
What does an assessment tool for MSFPT4006 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSFPT4006 needs to address all 16 unit components: 3 elements with 9 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 6 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 MSFPT4006?
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