All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers
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Yup, we'll need a 'teacher', not really one that is teaching, but someone who knows and plays music. After all, we aren't going for competitions.
Fortunately, my friend falls into this category. Her family is literally a family of musicians for leisure, violin, erhu, viola, cello, piano, electric guitar... Not sure if there's any more :scratchhead:
But whatever it is, it's meant for enjoyment and fun for everybody. Can't afford SSO standard, of course. -
One thing I like about teachers with performance experience is that, with their network, it might be easier for them to find opportunities for their students to perform.
Not all music school teachers are of a lower standard. You just have to sniff out the good ones that work well with your kids. But first, one must define what a good teacher is. My kids had an excellent violin teacher but not all kids like him. He’s extremely strict. Because of his strictness, my son has a good grounding in violin. Others might consider a good teacher as one that is friendly and enable to engage the kids. -
chamonix:
Your teacher who's too far away for mine. haha.One thing I like about teachers with performance experience is that, with their network, it might be easier for them to find opportunities for their students to perform.
Not all music school teachers are of a lower standard. You just have to sniff out the good ones that work well with your kids. But first, one must define what a good teacher is. My kids had an excellent violin teacher but not all kids like him. He's extremely strict. Because of his strictness, my son has a good grounding in violin. Others might consider a good teacher as one that is friendly and enable to engage the kids. -
phankao:
they are like done with grade 8 for no.1 & no.2 and another doing grade 8 in all their respective instruments. *hehe*.
Hi, did your boys sit for abrsm or trinity? Also heard of LCM recently.
Seems to have quite a number of exam boards. Any idea what's the difference in examination requirements? -
sleepy:
My older 2 did ABRSM (1 girl/1 boy). The other is doing Central Conservatory's exams (Beijing) bc he's doing Chinese instruments.phankao:
they are like done with grade 8 for no.1 & no.2 and another doing grade 8 in all their respective instruments. *hehe*.
Hi, did your boys sit for abrsm or trinity? Also heard of LCM recently.
Seems to have quite a number of exam boards. Any idea what's the difference in examination requirements? -
Intermezzo:
Extracted from Peanut-butter’s dictionary:
how is quarterly class-hour = performance class,
and how does that \"weed out the bad students\"? thanks!
Formal performance=formal attire
Mini performance=smart casual
Class hour=decent wear
It will take us at least 2 years for the kids to grow enough to do a performance (adverti$ement). When I did mini-concerts some months ago, the students didn’t know how, when and where to take a bow nor adjust their benches. One student sat too high, nearly lost her balance and fell into the keys. Some insisted in taking their scores up and still played with the wrong hands positions etc :slapshead:. I downgrade to class-hour, and treat it as a training/experimental ground. It’s great to see youngsters perform. They are more receptive to mistakes and memorizing.
Busy or Bad students never participate. Tend to make limited progress and will be expel loh. Local kids are also Kiasu. Even if they play like :imconstipated: , days before the concert, they will improve significantly for the event. -
For grade 5, ABRSM students have to do scales in all keys and their aural is more difficult, compared to Trinity.
I find the Trinity pieces musically and technically more demanding. While the candidates need to play a very, very, very limited set of scales :boogie: , they need to do 3 technical pieces (only a few bars long but not so simple) from memory. All the questions from their aural is based entirely on one piece. By the end of the section, you would had heard it for 4-5 times. From grade 1-5 Trinity, you can choose to do 2 of the following: Sight-reading / Aural /Improvising / General Knowledge (about your exam pieces).
Not sure about LCM. -
peanut_butter:
Just a little correction there. Only the scales need to be prepared from the memory but the exercises can be played from the score.For grade 5, ABRSM students have to do scales in all keys and their aural is more difficult, compared to Trinity.
I find the Trinity pieces musically and technically more demanding. While the candidates need to play a very, very, very limited set of scales :boogie: , they need to do 3 technical pieces (only a few bars long but not so simple) from memory. All the questions from their aural is based entirely on one piece. By the end of the section, you would had heard it for 4-5 times. From grade 1-5 Trinity, you can choose to do 2 of the following: Sight-reading / Aural /Improvising / General Knowledge (about your exam pieces).
Not sure about LCM.
LCM's graded exam requirements are more or less similar to ABRSM, but you can actually substitute scales for a stipulated technical piece instead (e.g. Czerny, etc). The aural and viva voce tests require students to answer more advanced questions compared to ABRSM, but there is no melodic memory or sight singing at all from grade 1-8. -
phankao:
Bet you have found (or will find) someone just as good.
Your teacher who's too far away for mine. haha.
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chamonix:
Don't know how to compare! haha.
Bet you have found (or will find) someone just as good.phankao:
Your teacher who's too far away for mine. haha.
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