All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers

[sleepy]

micollh:

for grade 1 - $140 /month 45 mins each time 11 times for 3 months with 1 term break. one-to-one at home . sound ok? but again when i check with yamaha school, they said learning one-to-one in school is betetr than home as lesser distraction.. how ?

If there is a quiet area at home with no distraction, I prefer home le, save travelling time. Very troublesome to nag the kids to change, drive out, look for parking, have to make sure reach at least 5 mins earlier, wait around while kids attending class. 1 hour doesn't make sense to go home and back out again.

It's a relief for me when I withdraw my kids from theory classes

dd1's cello lesson is conducted at home, in the living room. I chose a lesson time when dd2 is not at home so no distraction.

[sleepy]

sleepy:

By the way, it's not necessary to sit for theory grade by grade. Most go direct to grade 5 which is the essential grade

Just to clarify, what I meant is it's not necessary to sit for abrsm theory exam grade by grade. Only abrsm grade 5 exam is essential

[MommySherrie]

sleepy:

sleepy:

By the way, it's not necessary to sit for theory grade by grade. Most go direct to grade 5 which is the essential grade

Just to clarify, what I meant is it's not necessary to sit for abrsm theory exam grade by grade. Only abrsm grade 5 exam is essential

My DD and DS's teacher mentioned that you can skip grades but there are some prerequisite for Grade 6 practical, which is Gr5 theory and practical.

But my view is that, my children also learn how to appreciate music as they progress and not only focus on the exams.

[ngl2010]

MommySherrie:

My DD and DS's teacher mentioned that you can skip grades but there are some prerequisite for Grade 6 practical, which is Gr5 theory and practical.

But my view is that, my children also learn how to appreciate music as they progress and not only focus on the exams.

Hi. I believe the requirement is Grade 5 theory OR practical. It is either one. Not both. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[micollh]

thanks sleepy !


btw, to prevent grading during psle year… any path advise for 6 yo till then ?

[sleepy]

ngl2010:

MommySherrie:

My DD and DS's teacher mentioned that you can skip grades but there are some prerequisite for Grade 6 practical, which is Gr5 theory and practical.

But my view is that, my children also learn how to appreciate music as they progress and not only focus on the exams.

Hi. I believe the requirement is Grade 5 theory OR practical. It is either one. Not both. Please correct me if I am wrong.

My understanding is grade 5 theory is compulsory.
I called up abrsm to enquire last year.

[jedamum]

sleepy:

If your ds is ready, just prep for grade 5 right away, need not be sync with his practical piano grade. However, knowledge from grade 1 to 4 is still necessary.
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sleepy,
how do i do this (above)?
dont group theory classes have their own curriculum?
will commercial schools prefer to teach slower (more fee)?
to get teacher to recommend? (ours is with cristofori).
i do hope to get him clear theory now that he has lesser commitment.
he has a good memory (wrt to terms and definition) and so far theory is ok (he will attempt extra theory exercises on his own when his teacher has no time to teach/assign theory work).

i got a shock the day before the exam to learn that there is a 'required speed' for playing the pieces and the scales. do you think should get metronome? (or is there one in iphone version). teacher had feedback that son was rushing through the pieces, while son protested that he had already slowed down. i have no clue as they sounded similar to me.

[phankao]

sleepy:

Just to clarify, what I meant is it's not necessary to sit for abrsm theory exam grade by grade. Only abrsm grade 5 exam is essential

Well, it's only \"essential\" if you are taking ABRSM higher grade practical exams. ;D

If you take Trinity Practical exam. There's no prerequisite. ;D

[ngl2010]

sleepy:

ngl2010:

[quote=\"MommySherrie\"]

My DD and DS's teacher mentioned that you can skip grades but there are some prerequisite for Grade 6 practical, which is Gr5 theory and practical.

But my view is that, my children also learn how to appreciate music as they progress and not only focus on the exams.

Hi. I believe the requirement is Grade 5 theory OR practical. It is either one. Not both. Please correct me if I am wrong.

My understanding is grade 5 theory is compulsory.
I called up abrsm to enquire last year.[/quote]According to ABRSM website and Wikipedia, it is either one. In my personal opinion, it is better to do Grade 5 Theory than practical. Maybe the piano teachers here can clarify?

http://gb.abrsm.org/en/our-exams/information-and-regulations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Board_of_the_Royal_Schools_of_Music

[sleepy]

jedamum:

sleepy:

If your ds is ready, just prep for grade 5 right away, need not be sync with his practical piano grade. However, knowledge from grade 1 to 4 is still necessary.
.

sleepy,
how do i do this (above)?
dont group theory classes have their own curriculum?
will commercial schools prefer to teach slower (more fee)?
to get teacher to recommend? (ours is with cristofori).
i do hope to get him clear theory now that he has lesser commitment.
he has a good memory (wrt to terms and definition) and so far theory is ok (he will attempt extra theory exercises on his own when his teacher has no time to teach/assign theory work).

i got a shock the day before the exam to learn that there is a 'required speed' for playing the pieces and the scales. do you think should get metronome? (or is there one in iphone version). teacher had feedback that son was rushing through the pieces, while son protested that he had already slowed down. i have no clue as they sounded similar to me.

How old is your ds?

We delayed dd2's theory exam (piano teacher asked her to attempt grade 3 exam last year or the year before, but we weren't keen to sign her up yet) because of her impossibly messy handwriting. She sat for her grade 5 theory exam this year together with dd1. Yet dd1's result is 8 marks higher than dd2 even though dd2 has been learning theory level by level from piano teacher while dd1 never attended any theory lessons. So I think age plays a part in exam readiness.

In our case, I already enrolled for exam before searching for a theory teacher. I told the school must teach fast fast since exam date is drawing near. So school understands the time crunch before accepting my kids. By right teacher would certainly prefer dd1 to do theory books level by level but clearly that is not possible due to time constraints so teacher resorts to the method I mentioned earlier
\" dd1 zoom right into grade 5 theory book and then teacher refers to earlier grades selectively to coach her relevant topic because grade 5 covers grade 1 to 4 topics. \"

Of course, music school never guarantee sure pass. However, kids have the entire Dec school holiday to do past year theory papers so I'm confident they can catch up with so much practice. My dd1 got a merit. I'm pretty satisfied