Introduction If your child is studying music in Canada (or the U.S. to a lesser extent), chances are you have heard about RCM (Royal Conservatory) exams. But what exactly are these exams and are they the right choice for your …
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The short answer Yes, RCM allows students to skip level exams, but think carefully about your reason for wanting to do this. The fact is, there are no short-cuts for developing proper technique at your instrument and a proper understanding …
Introduction This is a question that all parents who want to get their little ones involved in music ask themselves at one point or another. Being a music school, you can imagine that we have come across this question on …
Introduction Scales and scale fingering can seem daunting to students starting out on the piano. But if we take a broad look at all piano scales, we discover that all scale fingering falls into one of only three patterns. Once …
Introduction This article assumes that you are already familiar with what a tie is and its function in music. The focus here will be to highlight the rules surrounding the correct way to write ties in music notation. This might …
Introduction Carl Czerny was an Austrian pianist, teacher, and composer of Czech origin who lived from 1791 to 1857. Over his lifetime, he wrote many works for the piano (over a 1000) and many of these are widely used today …
Introduction Let’s begin with a disclaimer – there is no such thing as an easy Mozart sonata (or even an easy sonata for that matter, which are by their nature complex, multi-movement works). That being said, it doesn’t mean that …
The complete list of RCM Piano Etudes pieces students can choose from to prepare for their RCM examinations. Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2015 Edition (latest edition) LEVEL 1 PIANO ETUDES ETUDE # PIECE COMPOSER PAGE 1 Relay Race Jon …
The complete list of RCM Piano Repertoire pieces students can choose from to prepare for their RCM examinations. Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2015 Edition (latest edition) Level 1 Piano Repertoire LIST A: BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE PIECE COMPOSER PAGE …
Introduction If you’ve ever read sheet music, you’ve undoubtedly come across a pickup measure (aka anacrusis/upbeat/incomplete measure). And while you may have a general idea of what these are all about, perhaps you still have some unanswered questions about them …
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