Music Graded Exams
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Titank, I don’t think it REALLY matters whether they have Trinity or ABRSM cert…what should be priority is whether the teacher works well with the kid, teaching methods, the goal (to be inline with yours), responsible, ethical.
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I think the most challenging part as a parent is to make sure the kids do their practice every day, get thru all these graded exams, encorage them along the way and let them enjoy the music !
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I looked through and analysize the pieces for Trinity and ABRSM. They are of similar standards and require similar technical skills at different levels. Trinity tends to have more interesting pieces to choose from. Exam dates is another concern for some parents as ABRSM exam is held in the midst of school term, where Trinity is usually during holiday period. Registration for Trinity takes place usually around 3-4 months before exam, but ABRSM takes place around 5-6 months before exam.
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One piano teacher personally told me Trinity is easier to pass. The other piano teacher I talked to told me ABRSM carries more weigh.
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Devnahouse:
One piano teacher personally told me Trinity is easier to pass. The other piano teacher I talked to told me ABRSM carries more weigh.
It's not difficult to PASS any music exams. It is more difficult to get distinctions.
Anyway, jce - how can we as parents even feel comforted if the teacher does not even hold a diploma? Esp now that I see how having a grade 8 is just so much more common, so certainly a teacher can and would have gone through training and exams that are more than what the usual \"layperson\" would have done. -
The piano teacher who commented Trinity is easier to pass actually got herself Dip Performance from Trinity. I got the answer because I was asking the diff between the two. I have no music background but since I heard it from 2 piano teachers, I would prefer my children to go for ABRSM.
There is Bs Music(Perf) as well. Is it even tougher than Dip(Perf)? Piano teacher who has Bsc Music, is it more qualified? -
Devnahouse:
Trinity is only easier (ATCL?) for the Dip. Bc they can just do a recital and be done with it. For DipABRSM, they have other sections to work on like aural and others, I think? There's also LTCL (Licentiate - the highest diploma usually), same as LRSM, which is the 3rd diploma for ABRSM.The piano teacher who commented Trinity is easier to pass actually got herself Dip Performance from Trinity. I got the answer because I was asking the diff between the two. I have no music background but since I heard it from 2 piano teachers, I would prefer my children to go for ABRSM.
There is Bs Music(Perf) as well. Is it even tougher than Dip(Perf)? Piano teacher who has Bsc Music, is it more qualified?
A person with a Bachelor or Masters would definitely be more qualified and have had a more rounded education in music bc they took music as a university degree and would have done a broad curriculum besides just practical. -
Phankao, there are so many out there who still think that holding a grade 8 cert = can teach. Look at Cristofori and Yamaha teachers, that’s the qualification needed. I don’t buy to the thinking that beginners don’t need to be taught by well qualified teachers. Actually on the contrary, they NEED to be taught by a good qualified teacher cos the foundation is being built. But then again, a teacher with all the paper qualifications doesn’t equal to a good teacher.
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jce:
Phankao, there are so many out there who still think that holding a grade 8 cert = can teach. Look at Cristofori and Yamaha teachers, that's the qualification needed. I don't buy to the thinking that beginners don't need to be taught by well qualified teachers. Actually on the contrary, they NEED to be taught by a good qualified teacher cos the foundation is being built. But then again, a teacher with all the paper qualifications doesn't equal to a good teacher.
Jce, agree on \"a teacher with all the paper qualifications doesn't equal to a good teacher\". Apart of qualification, communication with students & patient also needed.
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jce:
Phankao, there are so many out there who still think that holding a grade 8 cert = can teach. Look at Cristofori and Yamaha teachers, that's the qualification needed. I don't buy to the thinking that beginners don't need to be taught by well qualified teachers. Actually on the contrary, they NEED to be taught by a good qualified teacher cos the foundation is being built. But then again, a teacher with all the paper qualifications doesn't equal to a good teacher.
maybe for the beginners, i guess. Do those at Cristofori/yamaha with grade 8 only certs teachers teach grade 7, 8, and diploma students? Scary.
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