Well, there are many events sponsored by your local music teachers groups that are repertoire based. One of the reasons many teachers are reluctant to send students to music exams is the heavy syllabus requirements on technique, sight reading, and aural skills. Your local Music Teachers Association sponsored festivals By being part of a nationally sponsored program with minimal cost involvement makes this the ideal starter program for teachers that are new to the world of music auditions and do not yet want to subject their students to being compared with those of other teachers.Ģ. You can choose to include or not include scales, sight reading, aural tests, theory indeed you decide what you want your students to do! So what is the point? Well, students get the opportunity to perform in front of another musician other than yourself, and receive a written report.
If you are intimidated by the word exam or test, but do agree that some sort of assessment opportunity is beneficial for your students, then the MTNA Studio Festival Program is for you! There are no set rules, and you can tailor the event to suit your needs. I would like to give my personal opinion about the different music audition/festival/exam systems I am aware of. While it is true that some systems have strict syllabus requirements, there are many programs available in the US that are quite flexible. I feel strongly that we as music teachers need to understand the differences and requirements of various exam/testing systems, before deciding in general that testing is not “healthy” for our students. I am further inspired and feel the need to write more on this subject, after reading the comments on Joy Morin’s Q&A Forum about standardized music testing on her wonderful blog Color in My Piano it seems many teachers are reluctant to participate in testing programs. In my previous blog article Benefits of Music Auditions I listed the many benefits for both students and teachers. They can be called exams, tests, auditions, festivals, or other names, but basically involve students playing for a judge or examiner and receiving feedback on their performance.
I have always believed in the benefits of assessment opportunities for students. I am inspired to write this blog entry after reading Valerie Kampmeier’s great post “ Music Exams – What do you think?”
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