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Key Skills 2024 - Galway - Live

Devised by RIAM Professors Réamonn Keary and Lorna Horan, this immensely popular workshop for piano teachers examines all repertoire from the new RIAM 2025 Piano Albums, with performances, discussions, and tips on how to approach the technical and musical challenges of all pieces.

Description

This Autumn, Key Skills will present the new 2025 piano albums for the Lower Grades, as well as some selected alternative options for the Higher Grades.

Key Skills will be held as a 1-day workshop from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with all lower exam grades (Elementary - V) covered in progressive order.

A review of the Higher Grades 2023 - 2026 (Grades VI - VIII) will be made available as a pre-recorded online review option, for all who attend one of the live events.

All of the new 2025 Piano Album repertoire will be performed and discussed, with a particular focus on the technical and musical details that can cause difficulty for the student.

The Dublin workshop on the 25th of August will be recorded and will be made available as a REPLAY option after the Live events are completed.

 

3 Available Live Options:

25th August 2024 - Vernon Studio, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin (click here to go to the Dublin (RIAM) - LIVE Event booking page)

 

1st September 2024 - The Connacht Hotel, Galway, Co. Galway

or on the same day

1st September 2024 - Ursuline Convent, Thurles, Co. Tipperary (click here to go to the Thurles - Live Event booking page)

 

(The course fee for the live workshops does not include a possible delivery of the handbook in the post. Please see below in the Course Handbook section for further details)

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On-Demand Online option: (to be made available after the live events have taken place)

KEY SKILLS 2024 - REPLAY  (A recorded version of the 1st September 2024 Dublin Workshop) (click here to go to the Key Skills 2024 REPLAY booking page)

Available for on-demand online viewing following the necessary post-production period after the live event. 

Course Handbook

The Handbook will contain annotated scores and teaching notes for all pieces from the new 2025 Piano Albums (Elementary - Grade V) as well as some selected pieces for Higher Grades from the Thematic Index.

Not included in this year's handbook will be the annotated scores and teaching notes for the 2023-2026 Higher Grades (Grades VI-VIII) pieces, as these were already included in the Keyskills 2022 and Keyskills 2023 handbook.

For those of you who wish to receive a printed copy of those 2023-2026 (Higher Grades) annotated scores - as a separate insert booklet to the handbook - please tick the "Insert Booklet with Annotated Scores and Teaching Notes for 2023 - 2026 Piano Albums (Higher Grades VI - VIII)" option in your order. (this will be charged at an additional €5).

The insert booklet will be available together with your Key Skills Handbook on the day of your live event (or in the post, in case you register for the Replay Option).

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All Key Skills 2024 Live workshop participants will receive a copy of the Key Skills Handbook, in person, at their booked event venue, on the day of their workshop.

Registrants who can't attend their booked workshop in person can nominate somebody to collect the book on their behalf. (please notify adultdivision@riam.ie accordingly).

Alternatively, we will retain their copy for collection at the RIAM, Dublin, or they can subsequently request to receive the book by post. (Supplement fee for postage & packing of €10). Payable via this link: Key Skills Handbook - Postal Delivery Token

 

All Key Skills 2024 - REPLAY registrants will receive a copy of the Key Skills handbook in the post (included in the fee) - please supply your EIRCODE.

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 Unfortunately, the handbooks will not be available for posting before your booked course date.

Learning Outcomes

Topics covered will include

• Recognising and conveying the style and character of each piece

• Suggesting teaching and practice methods to overcome the potential challenges in each piece

• Adding the finishing touches that turn an Honours performance into a Distinction

• Approaching the big exam day itself

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