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pianodub	May 24 2007, 04:53 PM Post #31
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1517 Joined: 29-August 06 From: Ireland Member No.: 7528	QUOTE(Hils @ May 22 2007, 10:58 AM) Most parents and pupils definitely think grade 8 is the pinnacle of achievement and there is nothing after that.. . I also always try to be clear about exactly how lowly my ALCM is! Why? You worked for it! Also, putting yourself down (by devaluing your qualification) may send out the wrong message to parents. I think you should be proud of your letters, you worked hard to get them and deserve to enjoy the results!

lucky045	May 24 2007, 05:04 PM Post #32
Unregistered	QUOTE(pianodub @ May 24 2007, 05:53 PM) QUOTE(Hils @ May 22 2007, 10:58 AM) Most parents and pupils definitely think grade 8 is the pinnacle of achievement and there is nothing after that.. . I also always try to be clear about exactly how lowly my ALCM is! Why? You worked for it! Also, putting yourself down (by devaluing your qualification) may send out the wrong message to parents. I think you should be proud of your letters, you worked hard to get them and deserve to enjoy the results! Until I came on here I didn't know there was anything higher than grade 8... had never even noticed the letters after my teacher's name on exam certificates - I was pretty lucky I think, to find a good teacher by chance..

BusyBee	May 24 2007, 05:47 PM Post #33
Unregistered	QUOTE(pianodub @ May 24 2007, 05:53 PM) QUOTE(Hils @ May 22 2007, 10:58 AM) Most parents and pupils definitely think grade 8 is the pinnacle of achievement and there is nothing after that.. . I also always try to be clear about exactly how lowly my ALCM is! Why? You worked for it! Also, putting yourself down (by devaluing your qualification) may send out the wrong message to parents. I think you should be proud of your letters, you worked hard to get them and deserve to enjoy the results! I was going to say exactly the same thing. I took my ALCM years ago back in 1987 and it was a very rigorous assessment. I had to do a three hour rudiments of theory, harmony and counterpoint paper and I didn't put my head up for air for the whole time (I left the exam with a neck ache from the concentration). The practical involved all the scales and arpeggios, (upside down and right way up, every way you can think of), sight-reading and a hefty aural section, as well as three pieces. A complete Bach Prelude and Fugue from the 48, a Haydn sonata (first mv) and I chose Schoenberg's Six Little Piano Pieces. I practised for three hours every morning for a whole year and I had a wonderful teacher or I would never have passed it. Okay the diploma has now been up-dated and priorities have changed to more holistic approaches, but be proud of your achievement and don't listen to people who say the ALCM isn't worth anything.

upbeat	May 24 2007, 05:53 PM Post #34
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 587 Joined: 21-February 07 Member No.: 9639	(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I have an ALCM too - be proud of what you have achieved

Susie	May 24 2007, 08:58 PM Post #35
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4222 Joined: 25-May 05 From: Suburbia Member No.: 3747	Snap! My ALCM dates from 1988 too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

BusyBee	May 24 2007, 09:33 PM Post #36
Unregistered	QUOTE(Susie @ May 24 2007, 09:58 PM) Snap! My ALCM dates from 1988 too! We're giving away our age!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Did you go to 48 Marlborough Street for the exam? I remember going to have lunch afterwards in Libertys to relax after that theory paper!

Susie	May 24 2007, 09:43 PM Post #37
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4222 Joined: 25-May 05 From: Suburbia Member No.: 3747	QUOTE(BusyBee @ May 24 2007, 10:33 PM) QUOTE(Susie @ May 24 2007, 09:58 PM) Snap! My ALCM dates from 1988 too! We're giving away our age!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Did you go to 48 Marlborough Street for the exam? I remember going to have lunch afterwards in Libertys to relax after that theory paper! Exactly, it was very civilised and I rewarded myself by wandering around their dressmaking department too (I think I felt that I would hopefully have some extra time on my hands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )

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