Piano grade

March 2023

Grade 1 – Henley Hunter

Passed with merit. Congratulations on your first successful Grade entry, Henley!

Grade 2 – Ella Tang

Congratulations to Ella on her second successful piano grade. All that work paid off! Well done.

Further Piano Exam Results

August 2022 – Results for latest Grades taken late June 2022

Northern Music Academy students share one thing in common – A record of success in Grade Exams for others to envy.

Trinity Piano Grades

Grade 1 – Ferdinand Clarkson

Passed with Distinction

Grade 1 – Ricardo Shahsavari

Passed with Merit

Grade 1 – Jayden Tang

Passed

Grade 3 – Ethan Xiao

Passed with Distinction

Grade 3 -Mia Xiao

Passed with Distinction

Grade 4 – Christen Alilio

Passed with Merit

Grade 4- Alyssa Smith

Passed

Grade 4- Cynthia Xiao

Passed with Merit

ABRSM Piano Prep Test

Congratulations also to Freddie Laughton on his first grade performance – One of our very youngest candidates, taking his prep test at just 5 years of age!

Latest Piano Exam Results

9.04.22

Wonderful News – All our recent Piano exam candidates have not only passed but excelled. Four students took Trinity Piano Exams in March, with two gaining strong ‘Merit’, and two scooping a highly coveted ‘Distinction’. We are intensely proud of all candidates, and acknowledge their deserved highachievement, which reflect an excellent work ethic.

Initial grade – Ricardo Shahsavari

Passed with Merit

Grade 2 – Anna Gilroy

Passed with Merit

Grade 2 – Mia Xiao

Passed with Distinction

Grade 3 – Cynthia Xiao

Passed with Distinction

All four candidates are students of Academy founder, principal Darrell Priestley.

Daily Habits

7th February 2022

If there’s one thing that successful people have learned, it’s the benefit of applying yourself consistently, and daily, and that is especially true for musicians.

Getting the daily practice habit may sound daunting, but it should not be a big deal. All you need do is begin your practice every day, and if possible set a reasonable minimum, and good things will happen.

If you are just getting started, ten minutes per day to begin with may be enough, and will give you something to build on. In order to achieve this, some of us will need encouragement, and younger children usually depend on this, so parents should make an effort to find imaginative ways to help make this possible.

After a few weeks of regular practice, the benefits will already be noticeable, by which time good practice habits are well on the way to becoming ingrained. Better yet, faster progress is it’s own reward, and having already proved you can do it, you wouldn’t want to stop now while you are winning.

Join us now, and maker quicker progress towards excellence than you ever dreamed possible.