Category: Exams

Digital Exam Results, Session B 2022

Summer exam results are in! Well done to the following students:
Digital Exam Results, Session A 2022

Well done to the following students, who have just received their results for their digital Trinity College London…
2021 Exam Board Switch

Following a comprehensive review of the new exam syllabuses coming into effect from 2021, the decision has …
Scale Cards

Today I am introducing a new teaching resource called Scale Cards. I have been using them for some time in lessons, in fact, the earliest version of them appeared in 2017. However, after testing and refining Scale Cards with some willing students, they are now going to be rolled out to everyone studying with me.…
How to Learn Arpeggios

Students first encounter arpeggios at Grade 2 and are required to learn them hands separately. There is one very important principle for learning a new arpeggio: you must know where you are going.In some ways, arpeggios are easier to learn than scales. While it may take longer to learn each individual pattern due to the…
How to Learn Scales

Every piano student will encounter scales at some point in their education, and while there isn’t necessarily a definitive path to learning them, today I aim to provide some guidelines that will be useful to pianists of all abilities.
Aural Tests: Learn to be a Good Listener

What is exactly is meant when we talk about good musicianship? While your mind may jump to an image of a virtuoso pianist in mid-concert, it is not the playing of the instrument that makes a good musician. Rather, the skills that we come to rely on begin at a very early stage, ideally from…
Sight-Reading: Make every second count

From the moment the examiner places the sight-reading test in front on your music stand, you will have a grand total of 30 seconds to make sense of what is on the page. This may seem like an absurdly short amount of time, particularly for those sitting higher grades where candidates are presented with an…