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Diploma advice series: Part 2

By On May 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Today we will dedicate some time to advice for “the Baroque Genius”. Although I wouldn’t place myself in this category, I have some experience in planning a program around a large baroque work, and therefore consider myself qualified to point out some of the advantages and pitfalls.

First, as a general comment – anchoring a [...]

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Diploma Series Bonus: Program Notes

By On May 5, 2011 · 3 Comments

A bonus post this week – many people ask me advice about program notes. I have attached my own if anyone is interested in seeing a sample. I cannot guarantee that they will meet the expectations of all examiners, but I can say that I received full marks for this category in my exam, so [...]

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Diploma advice series: Part 1

By On May 4, 2011 · 3 Comments

I have had the lucky experience of entering two diploma examinations with Trinity College of London. The first couldn’t have gone worse – ATCL in Flute, 41%! The second couldn’t have gone better – LTCL in Piano, 97%! Whatever else this might say about different standards of examiners, and the respective difficulties of different instruments, [...]

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Classical Music

By On April 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This section will aim to contain detailed discussion of classical music repertoire, which will hopefully be of interest to both listeners and performers. As this is an area in which I have some experience, I would gladly welcome any question, which I would endeavour to answer to the best of my ability.

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