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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, structure, 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!

 

 

 

 

Teaching practice

piano4t is based in South Bucks/ South Herts.  Lessons and workshops take place mainly in the studio and local schools but it is possible to deliver lessons in students' homes in some circumstances, by arrangement.  Students work on a number of key areas as well as piano technique:

 

 

Getting organised

Click here for current Terms and Conditions

Click here for the practice Progress Checker (Traffic Lights)

Click here for a weekly Practice Diary

Click here for a Practice Record based on the current Associated Board Prep Test.

Twice a year, it's Report time.  Click here to download my version.

 

Practical musicianship

Most lessons will include:

 

 

Improvisation and composition

Everyone can improvise!  Most students enjoy the experiences of:

  •     performing to backing tracks

  •     recording their performances

  •     writing down their compositions

  •     using Finale Notepad to produce their own professional-looking sheet music

Click here to go to the improvisation page

Grade exams

  •  ABRSM Prep test

  •   LCM 'Step' exams

  •   Trinity Initial

  •   ABRSM Practical (Perstructureing) Grades I to VIII

  •   ABRSM Theory to Grade VI

  •   ABRSM Practical Musicianship to Grade V

  •   ABRSM Jazz Piano Grades I to V

  •   LCM Practical Grades I to VIII

  •   Trinity Guildhall Grades I to VIII

  •  Click here to download an assessment structure for a 'mock' exam

Music Theory

  •  Group lessons or individual

  •  Age appropriate teaching

  •  Adapted to requirements of Music GCSE

Mini projects

Periodically students will complete projects such as:

  • performing in concerts and festivals

  • exploring the history of the piano

  • finding out about great composers

 

  

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Last updated on: 12/04/2013