Did you miss the MMTA Convention this year?
Here's a few reminders from the Piano Exam Development Committee's session.
Our session was titled, Getting Started with Piano Exams, Part 2: Repertoire Selection. The big question on everyone's mind was, Part 2? Where is Part 1?
Part 1 was last year's session. It covered topics like, using the syllabus as your studio's core curriculum, helpful resources, building your studio library, getting parents on board, what to expect at the exam, and how to help your students benefit from the written critique. A number of these topics were turned into newsletter articles and blog posts. Check out the link to all our Getting Started articles.
We reminded our session attendees that the primary resources needed to get started with exams are the Piano Syllabus, Piano Exam Prep Packet, and Resource Reference. These three items are available in the MMTA Store for the bargain price of $30!
To help visual learners with keyboard skills, we are in the process of developing a print resource showing all the keyboard skills required at each level. The Prep, Level One and Level Two keyboard skills are available to members at no charge -- download from the Member Resource area of the MMTA website. (Log in to access.)
Another new resource for members is the Repertoire Substitutions: 5 Year Contest List database. This is also in the Member Resources area of the website - log in to access. Here you can search previous contest lists for repertoire suitable for your student.
Watch for our next blog posts, where we will share panelist suggestions for repertoire selections.
