Trinity College London is a leading international exam board and independent education charity that has been providing assessments around the world since 1877.
Music Education
Trinity College London examinations offer a globally consistent benchmark for evaluating proficiency in Music, Drama & Speech, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). This makes them highly valuable for determining student placement in academic courses, establishing an internationally acknowledged measure of expertise when assessing individuals for teaching or
Travel Diaries
From Goa’s sunny beaches, it was a long way to the North East, where we experienced lush greenery, poetic mountain sunsets, misty car rides, glorious food and deep conversations pertaining to music education. Land of the one-horned rhino and famous for its tea, Assam has a growing music community
Travel Diaries
Rajkot, the small but historic city, with strong associations with Mahatma Gandhi’s boyhood, has a significant Trinity presence. It was our first port of call in Gujarat, and an experience to remember- not only were the city’s teachers in attendance, but we saw music educators from Bhavnagar and
Travel Diaries
Rajasthan, steeped in legend, home of mighty warriors, has a vibrant musical culture. Our first stop was Ajmer. Known for its excellent schools, the city’s music teachers had much to share with us. It was not all work, however, with an impromptu singalong adding an element of fun to
Travel Diaries
2023 dawned with plans in place to go cross-country from west to east to north. In January we covered Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. As the scenery and weather changed, so also did the audience. From a quiet and shy but knowledgeable lot of teachers in Kerala to very vocal
Travel Diaries
After two and a half years of online meetings and webinars, Team Trinity decided that it was time to meet our most important stakeholders – TEACHERS. The Academic team came together in Bangalore to regroup and revive what we do best – connect with and support teachers. The fact that Trinity College
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At the end of September 2022, Erez Tocker, Joysy John and Cheryl Kirk visited Mumbai and Chennai to meet with our team in India. They met with around 40 people from 15 Representative organisations across the country, and teachers and students across all subjects in Mumbai. Trinity has a very
Features
1756 was a momentous year for 37-year old Leopold Mozart, fourth violinist at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Salzburg. His comprehensive Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing was published, and his son, christened Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus, was born. How momentous that birth would make the year,
Music Education
“Tis the season indeed for a one-horse open sleigh. The tintinnabulation of that particular piece of merry music follows one around as pervasively as the aroma of plum cake and stollen. Christmas is a time of sugar and spice and all things nice; one of the nicest being the vast
Know Your Composer
The ubiquitous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, painted by court portraitist Elias Haussmann, adorns book covers, music school classrooms, record sleeves, and perhaps visits the nightmares of students working feverishly to master his ferociously complex works. The 60 year-old Bach, bewigged, piercing of eye, holding in his surprisingly soft and
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One of the most rewarding aspects of the first Trinity Fest in 2018 was the coming together of musicians of every age and kind, from teachers and students to professional performers and amateur music-lovers, across the country. Three years later, in a drastically changed world, the Fest was back, but
Music Education
Guitarist, composer and academic consultant for Trinity College London-India, Mark Haydon, examines the multiple roles technology can play for the classical musician and composer, and explains why the digital platform is a space it is essential to occupy for them. Over the past few years we have slowly seen orchestras
