DS1 loves music. He composes a lot at home on his midi and using garage band as back up. He plays classical piano to grade 2 and is doing grade 1 jazz piano and has just started sax.
He's 11. He really wants to do GCSE music but I'm concerned that he won't be able to get the grades in time. The school he started at last term has some seriously precocious musicians (piano grade 8 aged 12 etc) so most of the others who are interested in music are way ahead of him and those who take GCSE at his school are usually grade 5 before they start the course. No way can he reach that level by the end of year 9.
Does anyone have any advice on what he will need? he's very keen on music theory and his piano teacher thinks he can progress by doing the theory grades, but I want him to devote practise time to playing as he'll never get any good if it's all theory and composition without the ability to play to back it up.
Sorry - I'm clueless when it comes to music. No one else in our family can play a thing, so any advice would help.
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woodrunner · 06/01/2014 13:44
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