Our annual informal Christmas music recital is open to all of our students that are learning piano, singing, guitar or violin with us. You can sign up here and we have space for 25 students so do sign up soon if you are keen to participate. Bring as many audience members as you like. Only performers require a ticket. Siblings will need one ticket each.ys
Here is some information about the Trinity College London Initial Piano Exam. This is a pre-grade 1 exam that pianists will start once the basics of note-reading and playing and performing confidently in a beginner hand position have been mastered. You will also need to have completed the 1st and 2nd theory books listed below before starting on the Initial exam work.
We recommend practising at least 10 minutes a day in order to work through all the requirements for the exam. A daily practice chart can be found in this handbook. Print a copy each week and show this to your teacher at the start of each lesson. It is important that an effective daily practice routine is maintained at home. We ask parents to supervise as many practice sessions as possible to ensure all requirements for the exam are being practised in rotation.
Here are some resources to help you prepare for Trinity exams. Please note that theory exams are taken with ABRSM.
All students will need to purchase these books:
LIST OF BOOKS BY GRADE:Initial Exam Book (Pre-Grade 1)
Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Aural Grades 1 to 5Sight-Reading bookOn The Day:
Your teacher does not attend your exam. If you are playing a duet you can engage the services of an accompanist. Please contact Theo for more information: theoadler (at) mail.comPractice the aural tests weekly (small monthly subscription fee):http://www.e-musicmaestro.com/auraltests/select
Musical Knowledge (please print both sections and bring to your lesson)
For SE22 Piano School, winning the 2021 COVID-19 Business Resilience Award sponsored by Lendlease, was validation of their outstanding work to support clients and keep the business going during lockdowns.
Lorraine Liyanage, Head Teacher and founder, said: “Covid had been such a struggle and we had stayed afloat by looking at ways in which we could add more value while kids were at home during lockdown. We are the only business of its kind in the area and we got this award because we offered more than just the lesson.”
During the pandemic the school was able to offer Zoom music lessons and in addition, organised weekly group lessons that were open to all young musicians, not just students. These allowed a meeting place for both teachers and students to perform music for each other.
The winner’s graphic has been placed on the school’s website and social media and there has been a spike in enquiries since the Virtual Awards Ceremony last October and as COVID-19 restrictions lift.
The East Dulwich-based music school is now open for piano, guitar, singing and theory lessons in person, and helps students prepare for the upcoming music scholarships and aptitude tests to local state schools.
Its achievement in the 2021 Southwark Business Resilience Awards was all the more welcome after an initial disappointment in 2019.
“We first entered the awards programme in the year they started but didn’t get anywhere so decided to try again – in business you can’t get put off – and it was a massive surprise that we won.”
