Kwest Students Celebrate Exam Success

We’ve had some fantastic results from the latest LCM exam visit!

Congratulations to the following students who worked so hard to get such amazing results:

B. Webber Pre-preparatory Pianoforte (with Distinction)
A. Webber Pre-preparatory Pianoforte (with Merit)
D. Press Step One Electronic Keyboard (with Distinction)
H. Baker Step One Electronic Keyboard (with Distinction)
J. Buchan Grade One Pianoforte (with Distinction)
B. Wells Grade One Electronic Keyboard (with Distinction)
H. Dudley Grade One Pianoforte (with Merit)
J. Higgins Grade One Jazz Piano (with Merit)
H. Creffield Grade One Jazz Piano
T. Bond Grade Two Electronic Keyboard (with Merit)
R. Madge Grade Two Electronic Keyboard (with Merit)
B. Brown Grade Two Electronic Keyboard (with Merit)
C. Madge Grade Four Electronic Keyboard (with Merit)
K. Jones Grade Four Pianoforte
K. Davis Grade Five Electronic Keyboard

“Kick Start Keyboards Course” for total beginners, running Feb. Half-term

Kick Start Keyboards- This February half-term
A fun three-day school holiday course for new beginning piano or electronic keyboard students. This program is a great way for your child to sample piano lessons before they enrol for weekly lessons!

Students will learn about keyboard geography, rhythms, playing music as a group, theory games, performing familiar songs, reading notation, playing basic chords, operating electronic instruments…. and more!!

This is a six hour course, the dates and times are:

Tuesday 17th February 9:30- 11:30am

Wednesday 18th February 9:30- 11:30am

Thursday 19th February 9:30- 11:30am

There are a maximum of 6 places on the course, and all students will have full use of a digital piano or keyboard for the whole session time. The couse is suitable for ages 8-15 years.

The course fee is £45 per person, and all materials are included.

Grade 5 Popular Music Theory Classes

Friday 30th January- Popular Music Theory Classes start.

Grade 5 theory is complosory for any instrumentalists who want to take advanced grades (grades 6-8).

Classes will also be available for other grades subject to demand.

Popular music theory exams will be held on June 20th 2009.

Call me on 01934 517 517 to book a place.

Free Trial Lessons For Young Children Saturday January 17th

Saturday 17th January- I am running several trial lessons for young children. These can be booked via the website: http://www.kweststudios.co.uk or by calling me on 01934 517 517.

Lesson times are as follows:

1:30- 2:30pm- Dogs and Birds trial class, a keyboard based introduction to music for 4 & 5 year olds (students must be accompanied by a parent for the whole lesson).

2:30-3:30pm- Keyboard Corner- Beginners class for 6 year olds.

3:30-4:30pm- Keyboard Corner- Beginners class for 7 year olds.

4:30- 5:30pm- Beginners class for 8 year olds.

Exam Advice- Forte Newsletter

For those of you taking exams, have a look at page 12 of the Forte Newsletter here: http://mercury.tvu.ac.uk/lcmexams/Forte_2008_3.pdf

Where a senior examiner shares some hints and tips.