Comments on: National Auditions http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/ Bringing you... 'A day in the life of the Truongs' Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: loanne http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-243 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:46:46 +0000 http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-243 Congratulations, Nicholas! I'm so proud of you. The pressure these kids go through at such a young age is amazing. Congratulations, Nicholas! I’m so proud of you. The pressure these kids go through at such a young age is amazing.

]]> by: grace http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-239 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:35:29 +0000 http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-239 Thanks ladies! There were 2 things heavy on my mind aside from work these past 3-4 months... and this is one of those, the other being Wesley's spring program. So you can imagine the huge sigh of relief I felt when this was finally over... well until next year this time of the year again. Chi, here's an excerpt I found online that summarizes what these auditions are for: The Piano Guild is open to students of all ages and levels. The purpose of the auditions is to establish goals for the earliest beginner as well as the advanced student. These goals attempt to give music study some definite direction and provide a measurement for progress. As a result, a piano curriculum encompassing the best of piano literature and stressing American compositions has been standardized. All piano students have a yearly opportunity to attain these goals through non-competitive adjudication in the National Piano Playing Auditions. Auditions are private (student and judge only) with well-qualified musicians serving as judges. Students are judged on individual merit in the areas of accuracy, continuity, phrasing, pedaling, dynamics, rhythm, temp, tone, interpretation, style and technique. http://pianoguild.com/ Thanks ladies! There were 2 things heavy on my mind aside from work these past 3-4 months… and this is one of those, the other being Wesley’s spring program. So you can imagine the huge sigh of relief I felt when this was finally over… well until next year this time of the year again.

Chi, here’s an excerpt I found online that summarizes what these auditions are for:

The Piano Guild is open to students of all ages and levels. The purpose of the auditions is to establish goals for the earliest beginner as well as the advanced student. These goals attempt to give music study some definite direction and provide a measurement for progress. As a result, a piano curriculum encompassing the best of piano literature and stressing American compositions has been standardized. All piano students have a yearly opportunity to attain these goals through non-competitive adjudication in the National Piano Playing Auditions. Auditions are private (student and judge only) with well-qualified musicians serving as judges. Students are judged on individual merit in the areas of accuracy, continuity, phrasing, pedaling, dynamics, rhythm, temp, tone, interpretation, style and technique.

http://pianoguild.com/

]]> by: Chi http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-237 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:14:04 +0000 http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-237 What's Guild Audition? What’s Guild Audition?

]]> by: yuie http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-234 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:51:08 +0000 http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-234 Congratulations, Nicholas!! We are very proud of you, too. We would love to hear your play. Congratulations, Nicholas!! We are very proud of you, too. We would love to hear your play.

]]> by: Sandra http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-232 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:33:38 +0000 http://the-truongs.com/family/national-auditions/#comment-232 Wow, that is a major accomplishment, Nicholas!! Congratulations!! You should be so proud of yourself!! :) Wow, that is a major accomplishment, Nicholas!! Congratulations!! You should be so proud of yourself!! :)

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