All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers

[pianoprincess]

hi,


I am a new graduate from Vienna, Austria with a diploma in Piano Performance. I live in the East and am taking in students from ABRSM grade 1-8 and am willing to do house visits within the East and Central areas as well.

For any enquiries please do email [email protected], thank you!

[Jav]

I am looking for a qualified suzuki piano teacher for my kid - beginner level for 5 yr old. Any recomendation? Prefer the teacher to travel to my place near Novena.

[Headache2010]

smile:

hi Headache 2010,


Could you pm me the contact no of your dd's teacher too? Thanks. Btw, you had mentioned about a music school at Square 2? Mind to share ? Thanks a lot.

Hi smile,

PMed.


Cheers

[BBLIM RUI]

Hi

I am looking for a piano teacher who is able to interact well and motivate children in their music learning.My son is doing his ABRSM grade 2 and we stay in Jurong west. Kindly pm if you have any recommendation.

[mumzmummy]

i am looking for experienced piano teacher for my kid. he is 6 yrs old this year. preferably near bishan area. we do not have a piano.

[smile]

Hi headache, thanks

[buzzmario]

Headache2010:

rosnyus:

hmm, what is Anzca? my kid is currently with myc hougang but now prefer teacher to come to our place for greater attention

ANZCA
http://www.anzca.com.au/html/s01_home/home.asp

ABRSM
http://www.abrsm.org/en/home

In layman's term, my personal understanding:-
ABRSM is the conventional classical music type. Students must play exactly based on the scores.

ANZCA encourages improvisation (not playing exactly based on scores) for example....students are exposed to a variety of music.

for ANZCA, will it be reconginse if want to teach piano as a living infuture?

Thanks

[Headache2010]

buzzmario:

Headache2010:

[quote=\"rosnyus\"]hmm, what is Anzca? my kid is currently with myc hougang but now prefer teacher to come to our place for greater attention

ANZCA
http://www.anzca.com.au/html/s01_home/home.asp

ABRSM
http://www.abrsm.org/en/home

In layman's term, my personal understanding:-
ABRSM is the conventional classical music type. Students must play exactly based on the scores.

ANZCA encourages improvisation (not playing exactly based on scores) for example....students are exposed to a variety of music.

for ANZCA, will it be reconginse if want to teach piano as a living infuture?

Thanks[/quote]Frankly speaking I don't know. Recognise by who? The society? I only know if my kid can learn and enjoy playing, that's enough for me. There will always be a market for ANZCA students......for parents like me lol. If your kid can play well, with creativity.... Do you think he or she will have a better chance at any audition?

[Dreamaurora]

buzzmario:

Headache2010:

[quote=\"rosnyus\"]hmm, what is Anzca? my kid is currently with myc hougang but now prefer teacher to come to our place for greater attention

ANZCA
http://www.anzca.com.au/html/s01_home/home.asp

ABRSM
http://www.abrsm.org/en/home

In layman's term, my personal understanding:-
ABRSM is the conventional classical music type. Students must play exactly based on the scores.

ANZCA encourages improvisation (not playing exactly based on scores) for example....students are exposed to a variety of music.

for ANZCA, will it be reconginse if want to teach piano as a living infuture?

Thanks[/quote]If want to equip a student for a career in teaching music, it is advisable to choose an area of focus supported by some minor studies. In Singapore, the main market for piano learning is classical piano. The most popular classical exam board here is ABRSM, followed by Trinity and LCM respectively. So for practical reasons, being able to prepare students for these exams or following their syllabuses will be a big advantage economically. Many pianists who majored in pop or jazz had to offer concurrent classical lessons too to supplement their incomes. Musicians have to be versatile and adapt to the markets to survive.

Anyway, I recommend at least a full time degree course with pedagogical components in the study. If full time study is not feasible, at least study for a private teaching diploma offered by ABRSM, Trinity, or LCM up to the first level. You may wish to supplement the qualifications with further certifications in related studies e.g. LCM Jazz Piano, ABRSM Practical Musicianship, Trinity Composition Diplomas, Accompaniment/Duet Certificates, second instrument study e.g. violin.

And by the way, ABRSM does assess ability to improvise and be creative. There is this certification called Practical Musicianship available from grade 1-8. Grade 5 Practical Musicianship is accepted as substitute for grade 5 theory for the purpose of taking grade 6-8 ABRSM Practical.

[mummyscopio]

alng:

My dd's piano teacher is staying in woodlands. She is a yamaha teacher and dd has been with her for 6-7 years. But she does not travel to students' homes so you need to travel to her place at Woodlands Ave 6. She is patient and good and her students will come one by one to her place on weedays. She can teach up to diploma level. Dd is in grade 8. If you are keen, I pm her contact to you.

Kindly pm her contracts and roughly how is her charges.. Thank you