Exams, Piano teaching, Repertoire, Students

A comprehensive & wide-ranging new piano syllabus from Trinity College London

The release of a new piano syllabus is always met with excitement and interest from piano teachers, and students too, and the latest release from Trinity College London (TCL) will not disappoint. I have been a fan of TCL's piano exam syllabus and approach to music exams for a long time. When I was teaching,… Continue reading A comprehensive & wide-ranging new piano syllabus from Trinity College London

Exams, Piano teaching

MTB Exams – graded music exams for the digital age

Just as so many aspects of our normal daily lives have been severely disrupted or curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, so has the graded music exams system. The three main exam boards, ABSRM, Trinity College London (TCL) and London College of Music (LCM), cancelled physical face-to-face exams and both sought to offer candidates the opportunity… Continue reading MTB Exams – graded music exams for the digital age