Courses
for Piano Teachers
The JAZZ PIANO FOR PIANO TEACHERS course, previously held at Morley College, is now being offered at a new central London venue, the City Lit. The next course will take place over four Sundays in February 2007:
ABRSM JAZZ PIANO SYLLABUS
Sundays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 November 2007
11.00am4.00pm (lunch break 12pm)
THE CITY LIT Keeley St, London WC2B 4BA
Tel: 020 7492 2630 music@citylit.ac.uk
Tutor: Tim Richards
Aimed at piano teachers wishing to teach the ASSOCIATED BOARD Jazz Piano Syllabus, to which Tim is a contributor (and jazz examiner), this course focuses on the exam pieces in the ABRSM Grades 1-5 books, and the jazz skills required for successful candidates. No previous jazz experience is necessary.
Cost: £112 (TBC) - covers all four classes (separate enrolment is not possible)See the bottom of this page for more info about the ABRSM syllabus.
The following course is mostly classical based, but Tim teaches one morning on JAZZ and BLUES improvisation:
EPTA PIANO PEDAGOGY COURSE
Sundays, January June 2007
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, London SW8A comprehensive course with multiple tutors organised by the EUROPEAN PIANO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Seperate enrolment on a daily basis is sometimes possible.
For information, please contact Heli Ignatius-Fleet, 01223-351529, email: ignafleet@ukgateway.net
or Sally Course , EPTA UK, 08456-581054, email: admin@epta-uk.org
The Associated
Board jazz piano syllabus
This ground-breaking syllabus was launched
by the ABRSM in 1998 and is proving to be a popular alternative
to classical piano exams for many teachers and their pupils.
The structure of the exams is similar to
the classical syllabus in that students have to choose three
pieces, one from each of the following categories:
Blues - Jazz
Standard - Contemporary Jazz
Improvisation is compulsory and is built
into all three pieces with suggested note choices given in improvisation
boxes, as well as suggested left-hand accompaniments.
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This ground-breaking syllabus was launched by the ABRSM in 1998 and is proving to be a popular alternative to classical piano exams for many teachers and their pupils. The structure of the exams is similar to the classical syllabus in that students have to choose three pieces, one from each of the following categories: Improvisation is compulsory and is built into all three pieces with suggested note choices given in improvisation boxes, as well as suggested left-hand accompaniments. |
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The Board commissioned a large cross-section
of British jazz composers to write and arrange pieces for the
syllabus in a wide variety of styles. Two pieces were selected
from Tim Richards' IMPROVISING
BLUES PIANO book:
On-Off Boogie (Grade 2) Barrelhouse Blues (Grade 3)
Separate books have been issued for each grade - at present Grades 1-5 are available, with CDs purchaseable separately containing all the pieces and sample aural tests, etc... It is planned to publish Grades 6-8 at a later date.
For more information on the jazz syllabus please contact:
The ASSOCIATED BOARD OF
THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
24 Portland Place, London W1B 1LU
Tel: 020-74678254
Website: www.abrsm.ac.uk
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