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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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