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All Students preparing for Grade exams are
recommended to use the Hofnotes on-line
training pages to practise for the aural tests.
At
higher grades you must be able to discuss with the examiner musical
features such as texture,
form,
style, and
period of a piece of music.
My own web pages to help with these parts of the test at Grade 5+ and at
GCSE
are available
here!
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Welcome to piano4t
 
The purpose of these pages is to: provide teaching and learning resources for piano technique and musical literacy provide links to other great websites concerned with music teaching and learning present relevant research on areas of interest, including distributed learning
Download the
Spring Newsletter for upcoming concerts, special student achievements and awards, and other news.
Pupil concerts
The Pupil's
Winter Concert was a great success. Several students played their own
arrangements and compositions,
others treated us to Bach, Scott Joplin and Beethoven. I was very proud of all of
the performers!
If you wish to influence what the next concert is like,
click here to take a quick survey
Spring Term dates
The next half term of lessons will run from Monday 20th February until Friday
30th March.
EPTA Piano competition
2012
First round Saturday afternoon17th March.
Closing date for entries 25th February
The venue is the Chrysalis Theatre in Milton Keynes with its lovely Yamaha grand
piano.
Classes:
Elementary
One or more pieces (to last in total approx. 5 minutes) of Grade 1- 3
Level
Fee: £7
Intermediate I
One or more pieces (to last
in total approx 6 minutes) of Grade 4-5 level
Fee: £8
Intermediate II
One or more pieces (to
last in total approx 8 minutes) of Grade 6-7 level
Fee: £9
Adjudication:
Round
1
All participants will receive verbal and written adjudications and Certificates
of Entry from the
Adjudicator Philip Jenkins.
Certificates of High Commendation will be awarded where appropriate and the
adjudicator will choose participants from Round 1 to go into the
Final rounds
held at Chetham’s School of Music Manchester over the weekend 5th and
6th May 2012
Talk to me if you
would like to take part! Or download an application form
here
Workspace
This page will lead you to learning
tips and video performances for ABRSM exam pieces. Coming soon - Trinity
Guildhall exam syllabus 2012!
Theory is cool The
Music Literacy pages will encourage you to engage with theory through playing and experimentation  Where you see this, you'll be doing a little research or thinking of your own... This icon will suggest a piece for you to play. Why not ask to try it in your next lesson?
 Where you see this you should be able to find a puzzle or a worksheet
These pages are designed to show you how different elements of music such as form, texture and style, are brought together by composers and performers in ever changing ways. Click on the
 buttons to hear examples of music from across the centuries and around the world. Where you see this, try to do a little research or thinking of your own... This icon will suggest a piece for you to play. Why not ask to try it in your next lesson? Where you see this you should be able to find a puzzle or a worksheet 
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