Keiskamma
Music Academy is thrilled to receive stunning results for our 2012 UNISA exams!
25
students entered examinations this year in music theory or on an instrument,
for a total of 53 exam entries. Several
of our senior students were able to prepare for three exams: theory, recorder,
and their orchestral instrument. While
last year’s entries were mainly in music theory or on the recorder as well as
one flute and two clarinet entries, we had a total of 23 theory entries and 30
instrumental examinations this year on recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone,
violin, classical guitar, and piano.
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We
were thrilled to receive a total of 20 Distinctions and 19 Merits. Over 70 percent of our exam entries received
these honours for high marks, maintaining the high exam success rate of
Keiskamma Music Academy in addition to our 100 percent pass rate.
Our
instrumental students prepared for their exams with teachers Karen Mostert and
Jen Hoyer in Hamburg, as well as a group of part-time orchestral teachers in
Grahamstown. We were lucky to have
additional assistance from recorder teacher and harpsichordist John Reid
Coulter, who joined us in Hamburg for a one-week preparation workshop and
accompanied all the students for their exams.
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Our
theory students prepared with Elizabeth Winkelman, a Port Alfred music teacher
who has been commuting to Hamburg weekly since 2011. Elizabeth also teaches our piano and
classical guitar students. In addition
to the all-around success of our theory students, we were delighted this year
to see exceptionally high marks in our senior class: all three of our most
senior theory students received Distinctions on their exams.
Congratulations
to our students and their teachers!
