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0800 687 392 | www.abrsm.org
June 2010
What's inside
Proud supporters of
NZ
What’s on our website?
Diploma exams in your town
Online Professional
Development
ABRSM in schools
Auckland teacher events
Coda:
In February, ABRSM’s representatives
from around New Zealand met together in
Christchurch for our biennial conference.
We were very pleased this year to be joined
by Tim Arnold, International operations
Director (pictured far left), and our new
Chief Executive, Guy Perricone (back right).
The conference was an excellent chance
to meet together both as friends and as
colleagues, and to work together with two of
ABRSM’s senior management. The weekend included a stunning performance
from young chamber musicians Harry Ellerm, Martin Roberts, and Stephen
Watson, superbly tutored by Ellen Doyle.
ABRSM Representatives Conference
New Piano syllabus for 2011
The new Piano syllabus for 2011 &
2012 will be available soon – you can
browse it on our website from July
and the printed booklets will be available in
NZ by September. Those who have entered
candidates for Piano exams in the last two
years will automatically receive a printed
booklet as soon as they are available. All
others are very welcome to contact us to
request a copy.
2011 & 2012
selected
exam piecesPiano
Grade
5SELECTED PIANO EXAM PIECES 2011–2012 GRADE 5
Dates for 2011
In 2011 the school term dates will be altered in order to accommodate the
fi nal matches of the Rugby World Cup within the October holidays. We will
be revising our exam dates accordingly, so if you like to plan your students’
preparation well in advance, please contact us for details of these changes.
We will include our 2011 dates in this year’s fi nal newsletter, and calendars
and applications forms will be distributed in January as usual.
0800 MUSEXAM (687 392) | offi [email protected] | www.abrsm.org
Dates for your diary 2010Session Closing dates Exams
Theory B 7 May 19 June
C 10 September 30 October
Practical 1 – Grades & Diplomas 19 March 31 May – 30 June
2 – Grades only 21 May 9 August – 17 September
3 – Grades, Jazz, & Diplomas 6 August 11 October – 3 December*
*NCEA exams will be scheduled between 15 November and 3 December
What’s on our website?
ABRSM has a comprehensive
website full of useful
information and resources for
teachers, students and their
parents. The Auckland offi ce staff
and area representatives are
always happy to take your questions
and requests over the phone or by
email, but the website resources
will also allow you instant access
to the information you need at any
hour of the day or night.
• Grade and Diploma exam
application forms
• Exam syllabuses to browse or
• Publication information and
ordering
• Exam repertoire recordings to
sample or purchase
• Teaching resources
• Helpful advice for candidates
• Discussion forums for
teachers and students
Online Professional Development
Diploma exams in your town
Don’t forget that if you’d like to prepare for a
Diploma exam yourself, or have advanced
students working at that level, you don’t have to travel
to a large centre to sit the exam. As long as a suitable
venue and piano are available, Diploma exams are
now available in all our exam centres around the
country. Please contact your local representative or
the Auckland offi ce to discuss your options.
ABRSM is excited to be able to
offer a fully internet-based
Professional Development course
for teachers anywhere in the
world. Being an Effective Teacher
is a course designed to explore
good practice and to develop
confi dent, refl ective teachers. You
will be guided through the course
by an experienced ABRSM mentor
who will:
• Provide feedback and advice on
your current teaching
• Encourage you to evaluate aspects
of your teaching that work well
and any areas that could be
improved
• Lead group and individual
discussion through online forums
and by e-mail
• Introduce you to a wealth of
teaching ideas and resources,
providing fresh ideas for your
lessons
Due to the popularity and success of
this course, there is a waiting period
for enrolment. The next enrolment
will open in August for the November
course. The cost is £295 which is
currently equivalent to around NZ$620.
New Pipe Organ Syllabus in 2011
After an extensive review, ABRSM
is pleased to release a revised
Organ syllabus which will come into
effect in 2011. The new syllabus
includes new repertoire, updated
tests, and the all important addition
of a Grade 1 exam.
Specifi c changes include:
• more items from the organist's
standard repertoire, plus some
well-known transcriptions and
even a few jazz-inspired pieces
• repertoire chosen from readily
available anthologies and
publications, with some easy pedal
lines included right from Grade 1
• refreshed technical requirements,
with optional pedal work at Grade
3, and pedal solos and exercises
required from Grade 4
• reduced manual scale
requirements, and no arpeggios
after Grade 3
• new attractive and idiomatic
sight-reading test pieces, and
corresponding new specimen tests
available
Research into Adult Learning
Mary McIntyre, a piano teacher
in Dunedin, will be presenting
a workshop about Adult Learners
at the IRMT Conference 2011. Mary
is keen to hear from adult students
about their experiences of learning
to play an instrument or sing. Those
able to contribute to this research
can email [email protected]
to receive an email questionnaire.
0800 MUSEXAM (687 392) | offi [email protected] | www.abrsm.org
ABRSM in SchoolsABRSM GrantAs we announced in our January newsletter, we were
thrilled to award the 2010 ABRSM Grant to Kawaha Point Primary School in Rotorua (pictured top left). Sarah Jans,
Arts Team Leader at the school, has used the grant to
purchase materials to build a set of ten mini marimbas,
enough for a class of twenty students to play together.
Work on the marimba project is progressing well and the
students are looking forward to their fi rst lesson.
Each year, ABRSM awards a grant of $1000 to a New
Zealand school with the aim of encouraging new musical
opportunities for students. Applications for 2011 are now
invited, so if you know of a school whose students could
benefi t from this grant then please encourage them to
apply. Applications should be sent in writing to ABRSM’s
Auckland offi ce by the end of October, and should include
a brief outline of the music programme currently offered
in the school as well as specifi c details of how the grant
would be spent.
Theory Incentive SchemeABRSM’s Theory Incentive Scheme is a programme which
rewards schools who enter ten or more students for
Theory exams in a year. The Scheme has been very well
received in schools, with many building ABRSM Theory
exams into their classroom teaching programmes.
It’s very exciting to know that in a time when music
theory teaching is becoming less common, there is
a new generation of young musicians being given a
solid grounding in musical knowledge, and achieving
internationally recognised qualifi cations in the subject.
One of the schools using the Theory Incentive Scheme
is Hato Paora College near Fielding (pictured top right).
Hato Paora College is a Maori Catholic school for boys,
with students attending from all over New Zealand
and the Pacifi c Islands. Rosalyn Williamson has been
teaching at the College since 1985 and became Head of
Music in 1993 when the Music Suite was built. Music is a
very important part of school life, most notably the daily
singing in Chapel. Rosalyn includes ABRSM’s Theory
syllabus in her teaching with all her students from Year
9, and says the Theory work gives them a fi rm foundation
on which to build their NCEA music knowledge, especially
for Composition and some external standards.
Partnership with Chamber Music NZAs you may have read in previous newsletters, ABRSM
is very proud to be the new principal sponsor of the
Chamber Music NZ’s regional coaching programme that
runs as part of the Chamber Music Contest each year.
The regional coaching workshops assist groups from
around the country to gain access to the best coaching
with the aim of increasing the skills and confi dence of the
participants, and their teachers and coaches.
The 2010 regional coaching programme will kick off
in the South Island with a series of workshops run by
the NZTrio (pictured above). This world class ensemble
is very experienced in working with young musicians,
and the workshops will provide selected ensembles a
fantastic opportunity to hear and learn from some of NZ’s
best chamber musicians in a constructive and supportive
environment.
Heather GummerNZ Administrator | [email protected] | (09) 480 1200 x2
Carla JohnstonAssistant Administrator | [email protected] | (09) 480 1200 x1
RegionalNews
The IRMT, in association with
ABRSM, is please to present a
seminar in Auckland by visiting
examiner Caroline Diffl ey. This
Professional Development morning
will be open to all teachers and
advanced students.
When: Friday 18th June,
10.00am – 1.00pm
Where: Somervell Presbyterian
Church, 497 Remuera Road,
Auckland
Topics covered: • Developing singing and sight-
singing skills
• Developing aural and improvising
skills
Lend me your ears – a seminar to sharpen
the senses
• Developing keyboard skills with
younger pupils
• Bridging the Gap between
Grade 5 and Grade 6 Aural
For further details or to register,
please contact Elizabeth Calvert
– phone (09) 630 3803 or email
Auckland Professional
Development Events
AugustPresenter: Helen Duffy
Thursday 26th August
The Learning PathHow to take into account your
students’ age and previous musical
experiences when diagnosing their
potential and establishing good
habits in their musical learning.
Choosing the Right RepertoireLooking at repertoire choice from all
angles to help ensure enjoyable and
constructive musical learning.
Rise and FallFrom the introduction and teaching
of scales to the achievement of a
refi ned and musical performance.
NovemberPresenter: Gilliam Williams
Monday 29th November
Results RevealedA breakdown of the assessment
process, including an analysis of
examiner comments and marks
based on sample performances.
Opening up the ConceptsThe importance of teaching Theory,
and suggestions for embedding
Theory
teaching in
your lessons
including
sample lesson
plans at
various levels.
ABRSM is pleased to announce two
Professional Development events for
teachers to be held in August and
November 2010. These events are a
wonderful opportunity for you to meet
and hear from ABRSM examiners, and
share ideas with colleagues.
Venue: St Mark’s Parish Centre,
95 Remuera Road, Remuera
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm with
displays open from 9.30am,
morning tea will be served
Date: Thursday 26th August
Monday 29th November
There is no cost to attend, all teachers
and advanced students are very
welcome.
Just $25 gets you and four of your
students along to a CMNZ 2010
Kaleidoscopes Season concert*,
and additional student tickets are
just $5 each. Please contact the
CMNZ Concerts Manager to make
your booking no later than two
weeks in advance of the concert
date, otherwise seating cannot be
guaranteed.
(*offer not available in Napier)
For more information about this
year’s programmes:
email [email protected]
phone 0800 CONCERT (0800 266 2378)
web www.chambermusic.co.nz
Special
offer from
Chamber
Music New Zealand
