I had a terrible dream the other night that I got an 83% on my Conservatory Canada Level 7 Contemporary Idioms examination. Normally, I'd be happy with an 83, which is First Class Honors. However, having turned music into a profession, I was aiming for higher. I also wanted to beat my highest exam mark from my youth, an 88% on my Grade 8 RCM practical, which I got on my second attempt.

Rhona-Mae Arca

May 11, 2009

Music Examinations, Learning Music

Music Exam Preparation Tips

Rhona-Mae Arca

May 11, 2009

Music Examinations, Learning Music

With music students across the country taking exams next month, I thought it would be apropos to post some exam preparation tips. Some of these are "general exam" tips, but for the most part, they can be applied to music exams.

Rhona-Mae Arca

June 19, 2007

Entrepreneurship, Teaching Music

In the Home Stretch!

Rhona-Mae Arca

June 19, 2007

Entrepreneurship, Teaching Music

At long last, my students and I are at our final week of lessons for the school year. It has been an intense year. Since I began teaching full-time in 2001, this is the largest group of students I prepared for music festivals and exams.