THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN TULLAMORE ARE CELEBRATING
EIGHT NEW DIPLOMA GRADUATES
The Academy of Music
are extremely proud to announce
Eight
new Diploma Graduates,
all students of
Piano and Voice/Singing
This year, after
much
Patience and Perseverance, eight
students, after completing all of their music exam grades, decided to
progress further to the Diploma
Programmes on offer to students of
The Academy of Music.
Stacey Buckley, Nikki Burke, Melissa Hogan, Maya Carni, Edel Bracken, Claire
Hendy, Clive Burge and Aideen Scally
were all awarded Honours Diplomas.
This means that the students are all fully qualified in their instruments
and have been conferred with the
post-nominal initials
for the various levels of their progression within the programme:
Diploma, Associate, Licentiate and finally Fellowship (DipVCM, AVCM,
LVCM and FVCM). This is a massive achievement for all students
involved, and most especially for their teacher’s.
Choosing to play an instrument is
the beginning of a journey. One that is exciting, filled with practice,
challenge, and reward. It requires the student to constantly take in fresh
information and master new skills.
The benefits are enormous: As well
as developing music appreciation and cultivating creativity, there is,
Increased Personal Discipline; Breeds Confidence; Cognitively benefits
spelling, IQ and mathematical skills by requiring the use of almost every
part of the brain (especially in children); Increases Memory Capability;
Amplifies Emotional Perception; Speeds Up Reaction Times; Increases social
skills, Reduces Stress and Develops Patience and Perseverance.
The Academy
specialises in performance education through its music examination programme
in association with the Royal Irish Academy of Music Graded System and its
Diploma Programmes in association with the London Victoria College of Music.
The Academy
premises is also a Local Centre for both the Royal Irish Academy and the
London Victoria College of Music – meaning that all graded and diploma
examinations take place at the Academy of Music, facilitated by the
Examining bodies sending their own independent examiners to the Academy
premises at exam-time.
Diploma students,
as well as performance examinations, must undergo certain levels of music
theory qualifications within their studies to satisfy the criteria of the
required level of “Theory of Music”, which assures a good standard of
diploma and shapes their overall quality of Musicianship
Staff and Students of the Academy are very proud of their
achievements on successfully completing their
Diploma Qualifications.