What Makes Us Different
Progressive, Innovative and Fun!
You, as a teacher, are Conservatory Canada's most valued resource, with your ideas, energy, knowledge, skill and love of music. And you are on the front-line to reach the people we all are trying to help - the student !
It is our pledge that you will be treated with courtesy and respect at all times - we value your suggestions and ideas, and we make it easy for you to contact us and to get answers to questions and for you to give suggestions. And we listen!
“It is our goal to provide you with a great examination system, and with solid, useful materials and support.”
New, progressive and innovative programs are being developed all the time, after consultation with teachers like you right across the country. It is our goal to provide you with a great examination system, and with solid, useful materials and support. Contact us either by toll-free telephone, email, or by attending one of our workshops and clinics in your area.
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Contemporary Idioms Syllabus
Conservatory Canada wants to keep students studying music longer. We understand they need to be engaged with high quality, familiar and current contemporary music. That's why we've developed Contemporary Idioms Syllabi for piano, voice and guitar with plans for other disciplines.
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Mini-Lessons
Candidates may register for an optional mini-lesson immediately following their examination. It is meant to be relaxed, fun and interesting - not a "critique" of the examination but rather a chance for students and their teachers to talk to the examiner about any issues or concerns they may have.
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Viva Voce
Questions will be asked for the student to determine their comprehension of the list pieces. Questions include everything from naming the composer (in the early grades) to more involved questions concerning form, composer details and modulations.
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Keyboard Harmony
This component of the examination tests very basic understanding of harmonic progressions, simple harmonization, and transposition.
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More Time With The Examiner
Our examinations are longer (Grades 1 to 3 are 20 minutes), allowing students to play pieces in their entirety. A less hurried assessment makes for a more relaxed exam experience.
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Supplementary Piece
This is the student's chance to play what they love best! It can be a popular pieces, an original composition, an improvisation, or even another piece from the same grade or level.
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Partial Examinations
Students today lead busy lives. That's why we offer them the option of dividing the examination into two parts beginning at grade 7. The second partial must be completed within one year of the date of the first partial.