wat happens after Yamaha grade 7
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Maybe if you explain why you want to take kids out of Yamaha grade 7, the forumers here can advise you better.
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well. Yamaha is not offering ABRSM. understand to reach teacher grade need Abrsm?
actually m a bit blur on this whole thingy -
Is your kid training to be a music teacher? I am assuming it’s piano as you didn’t mention what instrument.
You generally need a diploma to be able to teach. To take ABRSM exams, you can register your kid for the exams yourself.
Outside of Yamaha, you can either join a music school that has teachers familiar with teaching ABRSM syllabus, or you can have a private teacher to guide your kid. -
tq wai yean
yes m looking at piano. u know of any good n patient puano teachers? -
kidzo galore:
All the exam boards offer Teaching Diplomas, though ABRSM's is by far the most popular one.well. Yamaha is not offering ABRSM. understand to reach teacher grade need Abrsm?
actually m a bit blur on this whole thingy
You will find that generally a lot of teachers in Singapore will only have grade 8 in the instrument they want to teach. But IMO, to seriously teach, a teacher needs to have at least a Diploma in Performance and Teaching.
Yamaha's grade 3 is equivalent to ABRSM's grade 8. So another alternative for you is to continue all the way to Yamaha grade 3 and then perhaps take one of the Trinity Diplomas since they have no prior requirements. But if you plan your kid to be a piano teacher, it may be good idea to subject her to at least a few ABRSM exams so in the future she will have an idea how those exams go and hence able to prepare students for them. -
Shouldnt it be yamaha grade 5 is equivalent to abrsm grade 8?! Yamaha teacher min hiring criteria is abrsm grade 8 or yamaha grade 5 i thot?
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radiantmum:
Shouldnt it be yamaha grade 5 is equivalent to abrsm grade 8?! Yamaha teacher min hiring criteria is abrsm grade 8 or yamaha grade 5 i thot?
According to Yamaha, yes, supposedly Yamaha Grade 5 is equivalent to ABRSM Grade 7-8. Unlike ABRSM though, from grade 5 upwards, Yamaha does not have any set repertoire list other than a compulsory contemporary Japanese piece. So candidate for grade 5 Yamaha can choose any piece as long it's deemed substantial enough.
I purchased the complete set of the repertoire books for Yamaha Grade 6-9. And judging by the standard of pieces set for grade 6 Yamaha, I don't think grade 5 is close to grade 8 yet. Majority of pieces set for grade 6 Yamaha are mainly pieces that are normally set for ABRSM Grade 4-5, with some puzzling choices of easier pieces that are found in grade 2-3 ABRSM. -
Oic. I dunno anythg abt music to comment. I doubt sch will set lower qualifications just cos it's yamaha trained? What i oso know is grades is not everythg. i have seen some abrsm grade 8 students just only able to play the few exam pcs well only but generally yamaha students can anytime play a song just by hearing or at least those that i came across. Haha sorry i v shallow. In any case most yamaha students oso take abrsm concurrently n from my kid's batch, some already finished grade 8 before p6 n they say not that difficult just need practise. Gosh.
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Dreamaurora:
Is that because Yamaha's exam system is such that the difficulty goes in descending grade number?radiantmum:
Shouldnt it be yamaha grade 5 is equivalent to abrsm grade 8?! Yamaha teacher min hiring criteria is abrsm grade 8 or yamaha grade 5 i thot?
According to Yamaha, yes, supposedly Yamaha Grade 5 is equivalent to ABRSM Grade 7-8. Unlike ABRSM though, from grade 5 upwards, Yamaha does not have any set repertoire list other than a compulsory contemporary Japanese piece. So candidate for grade 5 Yamaha can choose any piece as long it's deemed substantial enough.
I purchased the complete set of the repertoire books for Yamaha Grade 6-9. And judging by the standard of pieces set for grade 6 Yamaha, I don't think grade 5 is close to grade 8 yet. Majority of pieces set for grade 6 Yamaha are mainly pieces that are normally set for ABRSM Grade 4-5, with some puzzling choices of easier pieces that are found in grade 2-3 ABRSM.
http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/english/grade/