LAMDA

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Amma2010 · Yesterday 12:08

Hi all,

Just wondered if you could help me with this.

just a bit of background information. My DC has done LAMDA via a local performing arts school for several years. They did solos and was moved to group acting after grade 3. They have done up to grade 3 solos and bronze in acting.

They want to do solo Silver or Gold by May but the school states they must do Grade 5 before attempting medals. They are in an A/L class and for the particular stream they want to get into uni, for the application, only a LAMDA silver or gold lwould give them any advantage(UCAS points not accepted for this stream). I blame myself for not checking with the school when they were moved to group performances. I feel gutted and wonder if all those years and days spent taking them to classes is now wasted.

we are looking at doing the silver/ gold privately as going through the school is no longer an option. Any advice on doing the exams privately please?
I have already started contacting school/ teachers who do one to one online. Any suggestions and recommendations would be greatly welcomed.

Sorry about the long description

Many thanks

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IDontHateRainbows · Yesterday 16:10

Why the 'they '

Are you afraid to say whether they are a boy or a girl?

Tickingcrocodile · Yesterday 16:20

There are loads of LAMDA teachers around. Search online for some near you. My daughter's friend couldn't attend her regular class any more so her Mum just hunted around for someone who could give her 1:1 lessons. These can also be done online so should be easy to find.

I don’t know if your DC was doing exams at the school before but it is quite easy to do them at a LAMDA centre. The teacher will know. My daughter goes to LAMDA itself to do hers.

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Amma2010 · Yesterday 17:20

Tickingcrocodile · Yesterday 16:20

I don’t know if your DC was doing exams at the school before but it is quite easy to do them at a LAMDA centre. The teacher will know. My daughter goes to LAMDA itself to do hers.

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Thank you. That’s very reassuring. . DC did the exams with the performance arts school, so we have no experience of doing it elsewhere.

i will look around. If I had known that the group performances wouldn’t have helped, I would have moved sooner.

So upset.

Thanks again for your encouraging words

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WagonWheel1234 · Yesterday 19:03

LAMDA have an online directory of teachers, that's a really good place to start - you can search by location.

Why does the school insist that they have G5 before doing medal grades? LAMDA doesn't have a rule about passing a particular exam before moving on. Some teachers have a minimum age requirement for particular grades due to the nature of the material as they get higher up the grades (it all gets a bit sex-drugs-and-rock 'n' roll for the higher grades!) but I'm assuming your DC is over 16?

You may already know this, but unis don't necessarily accept UCAS points from LAMDA exams etc - they might say that the student still needs to get certain grades in their A Levels regardless of how many points they have, so you need to check with the individual institution/course.

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