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RIAM piano senior certificate

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  • 19-05-2010 1:02pm
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    pinkdiamond
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭


    hi,

    so i've completed my eight grades about 4 or five years ago and have keenly been playing since. A few months ago I started giving piano lessons to a few local kids. I would love to get them to start doing grades but I think I need my senior certificate to start doing this? my piano teacher that got me through my eight grades has passed away since and i don't really know who to ask about what to do. is it like the other grades but harder again? is the exam much different? any information is greatly appreciated!


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    #2
    Doshea3
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    Hi pinkdiamond,

    You don't need any official qualification to teach or enter students for exams. The senior cert is just a step between Grade VIII standard and associate diploma standard, so it's just like a harder Grade VIII, same format as all the other grades. Only qualification you need to teach is enthusiasm, willingness to learn yourself and an understanding of basic pedagogy. Good luck. :)


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    dan_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭dan_d


    Hey I did the Senior Cert a few years ago...jeez, okay about 11 years (scarey now that I think of it). I don't think you need it to start teaching, but it's literally just a step up from Grade 8, if you wanted to do it. I think I took about 18months to study for it...more for convenience sake than anything else.
    I don't know whether or not you do all scales for Grade 8 anymore (it's been a while), but you do them for the senior cert, which might be good if you get to teaching higher levels. Good luck anyway.


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