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21/02/2025
Congratulations to the below students on their achievements! 👏
As stated in the original post, these awards were developed in association with Sounds of Intent to be fully accessible and inclusive assessments, available to all music learners.
Find out more about our Awards and Certificates in Musical Development: https://www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/music/awards-and-certificates-in-musical-development
20/02/2025
Drama teachers: Did you know about Trinity's free online Anthology? 👀
This is a resource for teachers and candidates containing diverse, international material suitable for use in Trinity drama examinations, particularly Speech and Drama, Acting and Performance Arts.
Use the filter options to search by Level and Genre. You can use the Keyword search option to find works by a particular author, topic, or to type in the title of a piece.
Find it https://hubs.la/Q034_MMJ0
Together for Music Festival is back! 🎶
Organised by Music for Youth and sponsored by Trinity College London, the Together for Music Festival celebrates special needs performers. The event is designed to showcase performances from ensemble groups featuring performers of all abilities within the deaf, neurodivergent and disabled communities.
There are also practical workshops and talks from Trinity on our all-inclusive Awards and Certificates in Musical Development and a Market Place of exhibitors. Here's a video taster of what's in store, from last year's festival!
Taking place in 2025, on Friday 14 March at the B:Music symphony hall in Birmingham.
To register, and find out more, visit:
https://hubs.la/Q037mntk0
18/02/2025
Sight reading: Skill Up...and Bring It On! 🎶
"Naomi Yandell and I are string teachers based in Cambridge, UK. We have worked together on many projects including a number of publications for young beginner string players, and we also teach together at Stringmoves, a Saturday scheme for primary-age children.
We are both big believers in including sight reading practice as part of our students’ weekly lessons and, believe it or not, they all enjoy it.
The secret is to go in easy – start with something so super-simple that the student is guaranteed to succeed. Even just reading and tapping a rhythm on the instrument is enough at the beginning. Then, as confidence builds, the level of difficulty can slowly and incrementally increase until, almost without noticing what is happening, the student realises that they are good at sight reading."
-Celia Cobb, co-author of the Trinity sight reading strings series
Read the original, full article on https://hubs.la/Q035DbLp0: https://hubs.la/Q035DbDW0
We love the arts. Do you? 💜
With Valentine's Day approaching, we've been reflecting on where our love for music and drama began.
For JJ, Business Development Manager at Trinity College London, he can't remember a time he wasn't passionate about music. From a young age, he learned to play the drums, and music has since taken him around the world and helped him to build a career.
We'd love to know: when did your love for music or drama begin? Has it always been there?
Let us know in the comments, or by tagging in your posts.
Where did your love for the arts begin? 💜
With Valentine's Day approaching, we've been reflecting on just this.
For Sarah, Arts Award and Drama Subject Specialist at Trinity College London, she was mesmerised by the art of storytelling from a young age. In primary school, she saw a play adaptation of a book she knew and her passion grew from there. Sarah knew she had found something she loved!
We'd love to know: when did your love for music or drama begin? Has it always been there?
Let us know in the comments, or by tagging in your posts.
Together for Music Festival is back! 🎶
Organised by Music for Youth and sponsored by Trinity College London, Together for Music Festival celebrates special needs performers. The event is designed to showcase performances from ensemble groups featuring performers of all abilities within the deaf, neurodivergent and disabled communities.
There are also practical workshops and talks from Trinity on our all-inclusive Awards and Certificates in Musical Development and a Market Place of exhibitors.
Here is a video montage of the 2024 event, for a taste of what to expect!
This year, Together for Music Festival is taking place Friday 14 March at the B:Music symphony hall in Birmingham, UK.
To register, and find out more, visit:
https://hubs.la/Q035BK_H0
07/02/2025
Teaching music?
We have an upcoming webinar to delve into the Trinity Certificate for Music Educators (CME).
Available via course providers in the UK, some of which offer the course remotely to international learners, Trinity's CME is designed for music educators whether you teach children or adults, beginners or advanced students.
Join Natalie Christopher, Sector Support Manager, as she talks through the qualification in more detail: what it is, who it is for, and how learners achieve the qualification.
Thursday 27 February, 12:30 via Zoom.
Register for free: https://hubs.la/Q035yPLr0
06/02/2025
Our Business Development Manager, JJ Wheeler, had a fantastic day yesterday as part of the adjudication panel for the Inspiration Trust Battle of the Bands in Norwich! 🏆
Bands from across the Norfolk and surrounding regions came to compete for the hotly contested Band of the Year trophy, this year won by Avarice.
The event, organised by Trinity local area representative, John Stephens, was a great success and we would like to congratulate all young performers who took part. 🎸
06/02/2025
We had an exciting day with Royal Ballet And Opera Schools training education practitioners on the new Create & Sing resources for sensory learners.
We spent the session exploring The Magic Flute. The has been deconstructed to allow students with profound and multiple to engage in a multi-sensory way.
The work has been underpinned by the Sounds of Intent framework. The resources also allow students to enter the Trinity College London Music and Drama Awards and Certificates in Musical Development.
For more information, here's the link to the resources:
https://www.rbo.org.uk/schools/course/the-magic-flute-pmld
The Listening task is designed to help candidates develop their listening and responding skills in screen acting.
It encourages them to focus on reacting to the emotional context of the scene rather than relying on delivering lines. This task provides an opportunity for students to explore their character in more depth, particularly in terms of physicality and subtle emotional shifts.
When selecting material, ensure the scene comes from an existing film or television programme, rather than a stage play.
It's important that the scene involves minimal movement, as the task is filmed in close-up and requires a level of stillness from the candidate. There should be little or no dialogue for them, with off-screen dialogue from other characters creating moments of emotional change and response.
Did you know? We have an entire library of video guidance around Trinity Acting for Screen tasks on our website. These demonstrate the purpose of each task, and also how to correctly film for your submission - everything you need to set your students up for success!
Find them here: https://hubs.la/Q034sJ-n0
04/02/2025
Reminder: Music & Drama Access Fund 2025 applications are closing soon!
The deadline for submitting your application is 5pm, Friday 14 February 2025.
The Access Fund provides grants for Trinity candidates based in the UK and Ireland who experience barriers to accessing our music and drama qualifications. The grant will be used to help these candidates achieve one of our music or drama qualifications.
For more information and to apply, visit: https://hubs.la/Q031rQm30
04/02/2025
We had an amazing time at the Music and Drama Education Expo 2025!
It was incredible to see so many familiar faces, as well as new. Here are some photos from the show, including the Trinity College London stand.
While at the show, our Drama and Arts Award Subject Specialist, Sarah Hughes gave two brilliant talks around Acting for Screen and our Arts Award qualifications. We'll post some snippets over the coming weeks for those who missed them!
We'll see you again in 2026. 👋
04/02/2025
Did you hear us on the Percussion Discussion podcast? 👂🎶
Toby Davies, Trinity's Head of Business Development for Performing Arts in the UK & Ireland, and JJ Wheeler, UK & Ireland Business Development Manager featured in episode 151. Both have backgrounds within performing and teaching.
The episode focuses on drum education and assessment and covers topics such as mastering filming set-up for a digital Rock & Pop Drums exam, and how our digital exams compare to a traditional face-to-face exam.
Toby and JJ also discuss how candidate's often strive for perfection in recording their performance and share some great advice; it is better to be authentic and give a real performance, as no musician ever feels they were 'perfect' and the examiner is not expecting it.
Listen (or watch) on YouTube: https://hubs.la/Q034sQJt0
The podcast is also available as an audio-only on providers such as Spotify and Apple podcasts. Just search for 'Percussion Discussion' to find it!
30/01/2025
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30/01/2025
We’re having a great time at the Music & Drama Education Expo so far! 🎶🎭
Pictured is Sarah Hughes, Business Development Manager at Trinity, ready to take the stage for her talk earlier today.
The session, where Sarah was joined by Shelley Lowry (acting coach and theatre school and agency owner) covered details around our acting for screen qualifications.
If you are attending the expo today or tomorrow, make sure to come and say hi at our stand, C27.
Couldn’t make the event, but want to know more about our music and drama qualifications?
You can find full details on the Trinity website: trinitycollege.com
30/01/2025
Recent updates made to the Trinity Brass syllabus!
What's new?
New repertoire options at all levels for French Horn, Trumpet and Trombone, available for assessment in exams right now
- Minor revisions to technical work requirements at Grades 6-8 (digital and face-to-face)
- Updated musical knowledge parameters, providing increased details
Find out more with Natalie Christopher, Sector Support Manager - Music & Partnerships and Technical Content Manager - Music, Andrew Hatt.
On 4 February at 12:30 PM via Zoom, Natalie and Andrew will be hosting a webinar to explore the updates in further detail.
Register now at: https://hubs.la/Q034sKTk0
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Brass syllabus updates webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Find out more about the recent updates made to the Trinity Brass syllabus as Natalie Christopher, Sector Support Manager - Music & Partnerships, chats with Technical Content Manager - Music, Andrew Hatt.
28/01/2025
Trinity music: graded exams.
Our graded exams allow learners to perform to their strengths through a flexible exam structure that enables them to gain recognition for their own unique skills as performers.
Every year we support the music education of thousands of students with assessments across a wide spectrum including popular, jazz, contemporary and classical music.
Our graded exams and diplomas span performing, teaching, theory of music and composing, and are all fully regulated by the relevant UK bodies.
Many of our examiners are professional musicians, with a significant number actively engaged as practicing teachers and they take special care to make candidates feel relaxed in the examination room, creating a positive environment for them to demonstrate their talents to their full potential.
Find out more on the Trinity website: https://hubs.la/Q032rg8g0
