March 2014 – Page 3 – SE22 Piano School ~ East Dulwich

Preparing for the Music Aptitude Tests for State Secondary School admissions

It’s never too early to start preparing for the Music Aptitude Tests for students that are currently in Year 5 and will be applying for secondary schools to start in September of the following year.

: Music Aptitude Test training

The musical aptitude test (MAT) allows state schools to select 10% of their intake on a music scholarship place. Not all schools use the test. You can find a list here. Please note that the list is exhaustive and please check validity as some schools vary the entry procedures from year to year.

The MAT is in two parts. All students who apply under this criterion will be invited to sit a written aptitude test in music. The test does not require any formal knowledge of musical theory and it is a listening test with multiple choice answers. Candidates successfully passing this test then proceed to the audition round which is Phase Two.

You can find out plenty of information about the MAT and preparation for the MAT here:

http://musicaptitudetest.co.uk/

Here is a sample video of one of the sections of the test, Section 3: Texture

Advertising & sponsorship: Dulwich Piano Festival 2014

Here are some of the wonderful local companies (and a few further afield) that sponsor the Dulwich Music Festival. We had nearly 400 people attending from the local area last year. Our target audience are mostly local families and some adult amateur musicians.

Festival Sponsors are listed on our homepage and their adverts appear in print:

Dulwich Piano Festival sponsors

Daisylets
Roullier White
Piano Lobby
South London Music
Mark Goodwin Pianos
Two Circles Music
Push Studios LLP
East Dulwich Nanny Agency
South London Youth Orchestra
Lorenzo Photography
Live Love Local
Harvey Wheeler
Olivers London
EOS Dance
Captured on the Rye

New Sponsors for 2014:

Welcome to local company Olivers London and EOS Dance. Oliver will present a Cup and also make a donation to charity in the winner’s name. More information to come!

Advertising Rates:
A full page A5 colour advert is £35 with a print run of 200. The programmes are a lasting keepsake of the event and reach an audience of local families and also adult pianists in the wider London area. We had nearly 400 visitors to the festival last year.

Trophy/Cup Presentation Rates:
From £150 for a cup and advert in the printed programme. Your company can choose to have their name engraved on a cup or trophy which will be presented annually for many years to come. Each prize winner keeps the trophy/cup for 11 months before returning it to us to present again at next year’s festival. Business owners are invited to come and present trophies. Here is Claire Empson from Daisylets presenting a trophy last year. The adjudicator was Graham Fitch.

Claire Empson from **Daisylets** presents the trophy to Alanna, winner of the Jazz set piece class. Adjudicator: Graham Fitch

You can read last year’s programme online:

Dulwich Music Festival Printed Programme — Click to read last year’s printed programme

A Guide to making an online entry for the Dulwich Piano Festival

The Dulwich Piano Festival is the first festival in the UK to use an online entry and payment form – we have done away with the need for printed entry forms, stamps, cheques and envelopes in the post!

Here is a step-by-step guide to help you enter the 2014 Dulwich Music Festival using our online entry and payment form. The piano classes will take place on Sunday 15th of June at Alleyn’s School. The timetable will appear online on our web site from 1st of June. We will inform all competitors by email when this is ready to appear. Your name will not appear online, just your class number and time. You will be emailed a receipt of your entry for your records.

Payment is by Debit/Credit Card or Paypal on a secure server. Your card details are not stored anywhere online.

Online Entry Guide