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Www .Abrsm.Org Libretto2012:1 www.abrsm.org ABRSM news and views Keeping you informed New ABRSM Piano syllabus 2013 & 2014 ABRSM will launch its new Piano syllabus for 2013 & 2014 in July 2012. If you’d like to be among the first to receive: • a copy of the new syllabus booklet • information on new support materials and online resources for piano teachers • priority booking notification for ABRSM piano seminars and events • details of our competition, where you can win an array of syllabus-related prizes visit www.abrsm.org/piano2013 and register your details. 7 12 Outlook elcome to the first Libretto of 2012. The new Wyear brings with it a sense of looking forward and a need to make plans. As we went to print, the English music education community was assessing and responding to the UK government’s plan for music education in England, entitled The Importance of Music – A National Plan for Music Education. We are pleased to see that the plan recognises the transformative power of effective music learning and 14 16 highlights the importance that music plays in a well-rounded education. ABRSM welcomes many elements of the plan: its endorsement of music learning and the principle of giving all children access to a music education of the highest standard; Libretto the ring-fencing of funding; the ambition to make music education provision more equitable; and the emphasis on teacher training and development. COVER STORY However, more clarification is needed on how 12 Spotlight on brass Top brass 14 A tale of two teachers children can participate and progress, and how progress educators share their ideas Find out what happened will be monitored within the new system of ‘hubs’. We on learning and teaching when two teachers from also have concerns about the proposed cuts and what Hong Kong spent a term they will mean in practical terms. Overall, we hope the FEATURES studying at the RNCM plan will not only deliver its goal of making music 7 Guitar sight-reading: learning accessible to all, but also ensure that those 16 Making connections what’s the problem? who want to progress have the opportunities to do so. Brian Ley on how Richard Wright explores The new year is also traditionally a time to reflect simultaneous learning is aspects of sight-reading and make positive changes for the future, and in this key to effective teaching issue of Libretto you will find articles encouraging you and introduces Joining to do just that. Paul Harris explains how you can teach the Dots for Guitar 19 Managing performance like a virtuoso (page 8) and Brian Ley shows how anxiety: an introduction 8 The virtuoso teacher simultaneous learning is the key to effective teaching In the first of two articles, Paul Harris explains how to (page 16). You can also be inspired by two teachers Marion Long outlines the take your teaching to virtuoso from Hong Kong who spent a term at Manchester’s signs and symptoms of level and reap the benefits Royal Northern College of Music (page 14), and read performance anxiety articles on brass teaching (page 12) and guitar sight-reading (page 7). 11 Questions and answers REGULARS Motivating musical achievement and excellence is at Your questions, and the core of what we do. As the year progresses we will ABRSM’s answers, at 4 News ABRSM strive to support teachers and students with their music our 2011 conferences. developments worldwide learning in every way possible, and to be an advocate for music education at all levels. 21 Inbox Readers’ feedback and views Guy Perricone Chief Executive Editor-in-Chief Tony Pinkham ABRSM Libretto is designed for ABRSM by © The Associated Board of the Royal Schools Editor Lucy North 24 Portland Place Impromptu Publishing of Music. All rights reserved. Unauthorised London W1B 1LU 5th Floor Clarendon House reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited Insert & advertising sales United Kingdom 81 Mosley Street without permission. The views expressed in Michaela Duckett Libretto are not necessarily those of ABRSM; T +44 (0)20 7636 5400 Manchester M2 3LQ T +44 (0)121 429 4362 neither are the products or services appearing in E [email protected] T +44 (0)161 236 9526 E [email protected] advertisements and inserts endorsed by ABRSM. www.abrsm.org www.impromptupublishing.com COVER PHOTO: CHRIS CHRISTODOULOU COURTESY OF REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 292182 Designer Josephine Garty THE RCM 4 News ABRSM funds scholarship for Hong Kong students BRSM and the Hong Kong Academy A for Performing Arts (HKAPA) are pleased to announce a new scholarship for students attending the Academy's School of Music. The scholarship, available from 2012, was launched last year as part of our celebrations marking 60 years of ABRSM exams in Hong Kong. Every year, orchestral, piano and vocal students at the HKAPA will be eligible to apply for the scholarship, which will fund a four-year course at the Academy. 'We are really excited to be launching this new scholarship with the HKAPA,' said Guy Perricone, Chief Executive at ABRSM. 'We hope that this award shows the seriousness of our support for music education in Hong Kong.’ ‘The creation of this generous scholarship, which supports talented young Hong Kong musicians throughout music in Hong Kong,' added Benedict Cruft, studies at tertiary level without leaving their degree programme at the HKAPA, Dean of Music at the HKAPA. 'We are Hong Kong.’ is a splendid acknowledgement of the thrilled that ABRSM has chosen to help For more information about the HKAPA, continued growth of Western classical aspiring local musicians continue their visit www.hkapa.edu. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS OF THE HONG KONG PHOTO: COURTESY Applications for funding invited rganisations, groups and individuals Oworking in music education outside the UK and Ireland now have the chance to apply for up to £2,000 in funding from our new International Sponsorship Fund. Applicants will need to be actively involved in developing music teaching and learning on a local scale and support ABRSM’s vision to provide the highest quality music education resources. ’We recognise that much worthwhile SyllabusSyllabus updateupdate activity takes place on a local basis and that PHOTO: © SHUTTERSHOCK.COM ABRSM can play an active role in furthering his year we will be publishing new brass repertoire books as well as this,’ said Guy Perricone, ABRSM’s Chief Tsyllabus booklets for Brass and a volume of higher grade pieces for Executive. ‘Our new fund is intended to give Piano. The Brass Syllabus, 2013–2016, French Horn. support to musicians outside the UK and will feature new set pieces for French We will be supporting the new Ireland and is a fantastic opportunity for Horn, E Horn, Baritone/Euphonium Piano syllabus with books of Piano ABRSM to engage with the international and Tuba, while the Piano Syllabus, Exam Pieces, CDs, audio downloads music community.’ 2013 & 2014, will also feature and the ever popular Teaching Notes If you are interested in applying for completely refreshed repertoire lists. for Piano Exam Pieces, Grades 1 to 7. funding we encourage you to contact your Both syllabuses will be available Readers can find out more about the local ABRSM Representative, in the first in July together with a range of new Brass and Piano syllabuses and instance, for advice and guidance. For further supporting resources. For brass supporting materials in the next issue details and an application form, please visit players these will include two general of Libretto or by visiting our website. www.abrsm.org/sponsorship. News 5 he new ABRSM Aural Trainer, an app New Aural Trainer Tdeveloped for iPhone, iPad and iPod, IN BRIEF will be unveiled soon. We have created I this exciting new app to allow students to Calling all new UK teachers coming soon practise their aural skills between lessons and to help those preparing for the aural This year we are running our component of ABRSM exams at Grades 1 to 5. Introduction to Instrumental and Vocal Teaching course across the Through a series of interactive challenges, UK. Covering all aspects of getting students will be able to develop their ability to started in music teaching, this identify and describe musical features and one-day workshop looks at the differences quickly and accurately. All ABRSM fundamentals of teaching and aural components are covered, including learning, planning lessons and sight-singing and echo tests that allow the key features of effective music user to record their responses, listen back and teaching, as well as professional evaluate them. Comprehensive feedback is given skills and future professional after every question and the progress page keeps development. This is a chance a record of your achievements. In addition to to explore new ideas, discover exercises designed with ABRSM exams in mind, current trends in teaching and meet other musicians. The workshops the Aural Trainer also contains a number of are being held in London, Bath, useful supplementary tools for more general Dundee, Liverpool, Belfast and ear training. Nottingham between February and To be among the first to find out when the June. For more information visit ABRSM Aural Trainer is launched, subscribe www.abrsm.org/iivt. to our Facebook and Twitter pages. I Learn to teach ABRSM Jazz Piano in Leeds ABRSM examiner and author Tim Richards will be running his popular New UK sponsorship initiatives course for piano teachers at Leeds College of Music on the following As part of our commitment to support and Sundays: 4, 11 and 25 March and encourage music learning, we have recently 1 April. Based on ABRSM’s Jazz expanded our sponsorship activities in the UK.
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