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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!
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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:
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Getting organised
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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.
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Most lessons will include:
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Everyone can improvise! Most students enjoy the
experiences of:
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performing to backing tracks
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recording
their performances
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writing down
their compositions
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using Finale Notepad to produce their own
professional-looking sheet music
Click
here to go to the
improvisation page |
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ABRSM Prep test
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LCM 'Step'
exams
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Trinity
Initial
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ABRSM Practical (Perstructureing) Grades I to VIII
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ABRSM Theory to Grade VI
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ABRSM Practical Musicianship to Grade V
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ABRSM Jazz Piano Grades
I to V
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LCM Practical Grades I to VIII
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Trinity Guildhall Grades I to VIII
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Click
here to
download an assessment structure for a 'mock'
exam
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Periodically students
will complete projects such as:
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performing in concerts
and festivals
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exploring the history of the piano
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finding out about great composers
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