DS plays the trumpet and has just passed his Grade 1 exam. He learns with the music service in our borough. Today the music teacher at school who I've not met before came and asked me if DS would like to do music theory after school and that he'd then take his Grade 1 theory exam at the end of it.
DS is mildly interested but I don't think he knows what theory actually is going to be. I'm not sure he'll be so keen once it gets started.
Is it worth doing this exam? I've looked at the syllabus and I can see that it would help his trumpet playing probably. But wonder whether he should wait until later on and do Grade 5 when he has to ...
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Find advice on the best extra curricular activities in secondary schools and primary schools here.
Extra-curricular activities
Music theory
5 replies
fishoils · 07/09/2015 22:24
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.