Category: Videos

Grade 2 piece by student Natalie ~ Inter-City Stomp

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Grade 2 piece by student Natalie ~ Angelfish

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Grade 2 piece by student Natalie ~ O Waly Waly

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Grade 2 piece by student Natalie ~ Ecossaise in G

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Grade 6 piece by student Shahfiq ~ Serenade sur l’eau

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Grade 6 piece by student Shahfiq ~ Eight Maids a-milking

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My experience with Performance Grade exams

I first submitted a Performance Grade exam on January 21, 2021. The results of the 5 candidates who have taken and cleared their exams thus far are: Syafeeqa Binte Imran, Grade 3 ~ 140 / 150 (Distinction) Tan Yu Li Ella, Grade 3 ~… Continue Reading “My experience with Performance Grade exams”

Some cool piano riffs I have picked up during the circuit breaker

These are some of the cool piano riffs that I have picked up during the circuit breaker. Note: Riffs are short musical patterns that are repetitive and form the foundation of songs.   Used extensively by pop acts such as Ed Sheeran and Coldplay.  The… Continue Reading “Some cool piano riffs I have picked up during the circuit breaker”

To get your scales right, see them in your mind first

By the time students get to Grade 5, they will have to memorise 24 scales in total.  With so many keys, how do we increase the rate of accuracy in executing the various keys?  As the lyrics in a song goes,  “If I can… Continue Reading “To get your scales right, see them in your mind first”

Why video-ing practice sessions helps

For about 1 year now I have been asking my students to video their practice sessions for me to check when I next see them.  I  am happy to say that students who diligently do so have been steadily improving.   Whilst my initial rationale… Continue Reading “Why video-ing practice sessions helps”