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Just a reminder of piano exam times for the forthcoming sessions. The venue is Stanley Palace, Watergate Street, Chester. Times are as follows:
JAZZ (Thursday 25th June)
JACOB 10:18
DANIEL 10:30
(Friday 10th July)
SOPHIE 10:18
LUCIE 10:30
LOUISA 10:42
AYESHA 10:54
(Saturday 11th July)
HUW 14:15
LAURA 14:32
MOLLIE 14:44
Best of luck in your exams!
I have decided to update the piano points awards system slightly to take into account that students at some schools may have had fewer lessons through no fault of their own. (pantomimes permitting – thanks to Mollie for pointing this out!)
In respect of this point I will publish a league for average points per lesson as well as total points and there will be prizes for both the highest average points and the highest total points.
All students who achieve the termly points target (28 points – based on an average of 2.3 points per lesson over 12 lessons) will get a certificate.
With 2009 now well under way, it is time to look at other local competitions and festivals taking place for pianists. Chester Competitive Festival of Performing Arts has a number of open choice classes that may be of interest to my students.
The festival will take place at the King’s School, Chester on Saturday 25th April, 2009.
There is an own choice piano class for each year group up to under 16 with a time limit of 3 minutes for under 10s, 4 minutes for under 13s and 5 minutes for under 16s. The entry fee is £4.90 per class and the closing date is Satuday 28th February, 2009.
Download the syllabus, or the entry form
This year sees the launch of the Two Rivers Festival, an initiative to create a new festival of music and the arts using many of the beautiful buildings and locations on Wirral.
Tickets priced at £15 or £40 for subscription to all three. Under 21s get in for half price.
Download the brochure for more information or to complete a booking form
The latest edition (Issue 7) of my Piano Teaching Newsletter has been published in print format and is also available to download.
Copies will be distributed at your next lesson.
