Skills Progression Ladders

What is a Skills Progression Ladder?

A skills progression ladder sometimes referred to as "Winding it Back or Winding it Forward" (Hammel, Hickox, Hourigan, 2016) is an outline of the sequential skills people need to learn in order to achieve mastery of a music skill. When teachers know the steps of music skill developments they are able to make in-time adjustments to their teaching and adapt lessons so all students can succeed.

Rhythmic Development
Tone production/Singing Ladder
Develop Personal Preference
Playing a Guitar Chord
Playing chord progressions on Keyboard

Playing Chord Progressions on a Keyboard

Reading /Labeling Pitches in Treble Clef staff

Reading/Labeling Pitches on the staff - Treble Clef

Melody Ladder

Melody