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ABRSM Exams Series – Choosing Repertoire 1: Know Your Voice

NB: While reading this series, it can be helpful to keep a copy of the ABRSM Singing syllabus to hand. The syllabus can be downloaded here http://gb.abrsm.org/en/our-exams/singing/ Facing the list of song choices for an ABRSM singing exam can be Read more…

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Resources

ABRSM Grade 6+ Theory Resources

Many a theory student has reached the dizzy heights of passing ABRSM Grade 5 theory and thought ‘I’m enjoying this, why not do more?’, only to fall at the first hurdle by buying the wrong materials to learn with. If Read more…

By , 8 years3 weeks ago
Teaching

Theory Exam Top Tips

With the ABRSM (and other boards’) theory exams only weeks away, I thought now would be a good time to offer up some of my top tips for revising for the exam, and then for what to do in the Read more…

By , 8 years3 weeks ago
Tips for students

Asthma and Singing

As someone who was diagnosed with asthma around the age of 7, it’s been my life longer than singing has. My symptoms are generally mild, and I’ve never been hospitalised, but my diagnosis does still affect my day to day Read more…

By , 8 years3 weeks ago
Teaching

How to draw a piano keyboard in your theory exam

Being able to draw a piano keyboard during a theory exam is really useful for working out intervals and note names. Here’s a quick visual guide as to how to do it:   And there you have it. Good luck Read more…

By , 8 years8 years ago
Friday Favourites

Friday Favourites

Here’s a round-up of the best music-related blog posts of the week: How to pass a music diploma (Cross-Eyed Pianist) – A great blog post reviewing the writer’s experience of taking piano diplomas. Anyone interested in taking a music diploma Read more…

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ABRSM Exams

Preparing for an ABRSM Singing Exam – A New Blog Post Series

ABRSM classical singing exams are the most rigorous exams I prepare candidates for. Not only are students required to sing a song in a range of styles from a variety of periods, but they are also required to sing unaccompanied Read more…

By , 8 years3 weeks ago
Teaching

Setting Goals for your Music – Why You Should be SMART

No matter what it is you’re learning, setting yourself a target is essential. You need to know where you’re going to know how to get there. It’s one of the main reasons why schools have a curriculum – there’s so Read more…

By , 8 years5 years ago
Friday Favourites

Friday Favourites

I’ve followed a number of music and music teaching blogs for a while now, and to encourage you to check them out yourself, I hope to flag up my favourite articles of the week right here on Friday afternoons. So, Read more…

By , 8 years2 years ago
Musicals

Review: Ghost the Musical

This is the first of what I hope will be a regular series reviewing the myriad of musical and theatre performances I see in Edinburgh. I’ll try to give a review of both the show as a whole, and then Read more…

By , 8 years2 years ago

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