Keyboards use treble clef in grades 5 and 6. Grade 7 adds five bass-clef notes, and later grades expand the bass-clef range.

Grade 5 starts with five written notes. Later grades widen the range and add notes from common band keys. Grades 11 and 12 cover the chromatic notes in their practice ranges. These are suggested practice targets. Related instruments share starting patterns where separate benchmarks are scarce.