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PIANO PEDAGOGY FOR YOUNG PIANO TEACHERS

PIANO PEDAGOGY CERTIFICATE is a great way for young, busy piano teachers just starting out on their piano teaching career to improve their teaching skills which can, in turn, translate to more students and more financial freedom.

PIANO PEDAGOGY CERTIFICATE has been developed for:

 

-Young piano teachers who wish to deepen and strengthen their knowledge on piano teaching.

-Young piano teachers who wish to make a business career out of teaching piano.

-Young piano teachers who are exploring credentials beyond grade 8.

-Young piano teachers who wish to be mentored on various aspects of piano teaching. Eg. Interacting with parents, Student Centric teaching methods, curriculum development.

HOW YOU BENEFIT

– Increase your professionalism and turn your passion into Music into a career

– Explore new strategies to impact Musical Knowledge to your students.

– Further, develop your professional skills to be a more effective piano teacher.

ABOUT PIANO PEDAGOGY CERTIFICATE

PIANO PEDAGOGY CERTIFICATE comes in 4 bite-sized 1-hour sessions but jam-packed with information!

Course Options

Package 1: Teaching Skills 

  • Studio Policy
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Different Paths to Note Reading
  • Beginner Music Theory, using games and manipulatives

Package 2: Personal Upgrading 

  • Pedaling, Uplift the Soul of your Music Through your Feet (2 sessions)
  • Technique (2 sessions)

COST: 

$100 per package
Maximum 4 students to form a class.

 

VENUE: 

Steinway Gallery Singapore
2 Orchard Turn, ION Orchard
#04-15A, Singapore 238801

Course Dates:

Package 1: July 2018

9th April 2018 (11am – 12 noon)
9th April 2018 (12:30pm – 1:30pm)
9th April 2018 (1:45pm – 2:45pm)
9th April2018 (3:00pm – 4:00pm)

 

16th April 2018 (11am – 12 noon)
16th April 2018 (12:30pm – 1:30pm)
16th April 2018 (1:45pm – 2:45pm)
16th April 2018 (3:00pm – 4:00pm)

 

 

23rd April 2018 (11am – 12pm)
23rd April 2018 (12:30pm – 1:30pm)
23rd April 2018 (1:45pm – 2:45pm)
23rd April 2018 (3:00pm – 4:00pm)

 

30th April 2018 (11am – 12 noon)
30th April 2018 (12:30pm – 1:30pm)
30th April 2018 (1:45pm – 2:45pm)
30th April 2018 (3:00pm – 4:00pm)

 

 

Package 2: July – August 2018

14th May 2018 (11am – 1pm )
4th June 2018 (11am – 1pm )

 

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COURSE TRAINER

MS. DOROTHY CHIA 

ABOUT THE TRAINER

 

Principal Piano Teacher, Ms. Dorothy Chia, has taught piano for over 20 years in Singapore. With studios located in Potong Pasir, Woodlands and Seletar Hills, you can easily find a studio location that is closest to your home. Piano Lessons range from beginners to advanced Piano Diploma. Ms. Dorothy Chia obtained her Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the acclaimed University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is the 1992 winner of the prestigious DH Baldwin Fellowship and is currently the only Singaporean to hold this award. Ms. Dorothy Chia also specializes in coaching and mentoring piano teachers in Singapore. She is the author of Piano Pedagogy- The Questions and The Answers, a must-have workbook for teachers working on their viva voce component of the teaching exams, & Theory Explorer, a set of 2 theory books for music beginners aged 4-7.

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Amateur Solo Category Period Category Popular Category Overall Winners (Period) Overall Winners (Popular)
Age Definition Duration Baroque Classical Romantic Contemporary Theatre/Broadway Film Jazz/Blues Anime Pop Songs
6 and below Born 1 Jan 2019 or later 5 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize
8 and below Born 1 Jan 2017 or later 5 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize
10 and below Born 1 Jan 2015 or later 7 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary Best Theatre/Broadway Best Film Best Jazz/Blues Best Anime Best Pop Songs +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize
12 and below Born 1 Jan 2013 or later 7 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary Best Theatre/Broadway Best Film Best Jazz/Blues Best Anime Best Pop Songs +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize
14 and below Born 1 Jan 2011 or later 9 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary Best Theatre/Broadway Best Film Best Jazz/Blues Best Anime Best Pop Songs +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize
16 and below Born 1 Jan 2009 or later 9 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary Best Theatre/Broadway Best Film Best Jazz/Blues Best Anime Best Pop Songs +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize
18 and below Born 1 Jan 2007 or later 11 mins Best Baroque Best Classical Best Romantic Best Contemporary Best Theatre/Broadway Best Film Best Jazz/Blues Best Anime Best Pop Songs +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize +1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize

Competition Requirements

Categories

  • Category 1 – Ages 11 and below (i.e. born on or after January 1, 2011)
  • Category 2 – Ages 12 to 14 (i.e. born between and inclusive of January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010)
  • Category 3 – Ages 15 to 17 (i.e. born between and inclusive of January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007)

Repertoire requirements

  • Participants must present 3 contrasting selections.
  • Repertoire must include the first movement of a Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Clementi, or Schubert.
  • No concerti or transcriptions are allowed.
  • Participants are required to perform the exact same repertoire for further stages of the competition.
  • Auditions will be conducted in a continuous, live-recording manner. Re-takes are not allowed.

Duration
Maximum 20 minutes

Entry Fees
$250

Competition Requirements

Categories

  • Category 1 – Ages 11 and below (i.e. born on or after January 1, 2011)
  • Category 2 – Ages 12 to 14 (i.e. born between and inclusive of January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010)
  • Category 3 – Ages 15 to 17 (i.e. born between and inclusive of January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007)

Repertoire requirements

  • Participants must present 3 contrasting selections.
  • Repertoire must include the first movement of a Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Clementi, or Schubert.
  • No concerti or transcriptions are allowed.
  • Participants are required to perform the exact same repertoire for further stages of the competition.
  • Auditions will be conducted in a continuous, live-recording manner. Re-takes are not allowed.

Duration
Maximum 20 minutes

Entry Fees
$250