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I am a qualified Secondary School Music Teacher and also spent three years at the Guildhall school of music and drama studying piano and French horn where I graduated as an Associate of the Guildhall School of music and Drama (AGSM) I taught in a secondary school for three years and have been teaching piano at home and at Bangor University for 20 years. I am a member of The Incorporated Society of Musicians and have also trained as a Guidhall examiner (piano and Brass) which has given me a detailed insight into how exams are conducted. |
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Theory is taught as part of the lesson and students should understand and be able to communicate the meanings of written musical signs and symbols. Aural skills (listening) also play an important part during lessons, as does sight reading and playing by memory. When a student has managed to learn a piece they are awarded a sticker. The use of a music program on the computer is employed to aid "ear training" a record is kept of each students work to monitor their progress. |
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Students taking lessons will learn to study pieces of music quickly. Each piece of music that we study should be attainable. In the early stages this means that no piece of music should take more than two weeks to learn. If a piece of music takes longer to learn than this then the pupil may become discouraged. A quick turnover of music also encourages good sightreading. More advanced pupils may take up to 8 weeks to learn a piece of music. Working towards the higher grades (7&8) can easily take 12 months. |
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I have a music studio which I use to teach my students. This contains an accoustic piano and an electric piano that is connected to the computer. I run specialised music software to help assist music development. I have a large library of printed sheet music which students can borrow to increase the repertoire that they are learning. |
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