Both fo mazelf az a prozpectiv teacha, n az advice fo prozpectif ztudentz
Lotz ov ztudentz want to ztudy to achieve a ‘Grade’
Are deze juz money-makin conz arbitrarily zhowin u can play to a ‘benchmark’ ztandard? 
Make a poll, I’ll tell you ma anzwer 
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Mostly, yes IMO, although it can be a nice “goal” for some beginners to work with.
Personally I avoid the Yamaha grading system like the plague, don’t like it. I try to bring out the best in each individual pupil doing it my own way. If they want to do competitions or grading exams, fine, but I don’t actively encourage them.
Opinionz on da ABRZM in pardickular? dey iz popular here
Don’t know that club well, but from what I’ve heard I often don’t like the pieces dey select for the exams.
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I try to avoid doing ABRSM grades unless the student or parent is insistent. I don’t have so much of a problem with the rep (it’s a mix of core rep, early 20c pieces with titles like ‘Elf Song’, and pretty shite modern stuff), but if you get stuck on the exams treadmill unless you have a really disciplined pupil who really wants to work, by the time the reach grade 8 they can play 24 pieces pretty decently, but have no grasp of the broader canon and probably can’t sight-read well either. Learning lots of pieces to a reasonable standard is better than learning a few to performance. Dohnanyi says that in the intro to his exercises.
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watch at 24:50
da ztudent knowz da zhub imp
But duznt even reconize da ode to joy
WTF!
Diz zeemz lyk da clazzic example ov a ztudent who juz ztudiez hiz piecez and iznt actually pazzionate about muzik in general, quite zad
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That’s depressing! But exactly what the ABRSM railroad leads to. You think that Felix Swinstead and Haydn are comparable composers because they were both in your Grade 3 exam.
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There are so many pianists I wish would study with Schiff. He’s a great teacher.
Some young pianists rather need excitement and flair in their playing and would do better with… I don’t know, Libetta or someone, but what the majority of students really need is colour, sound production, detail, character, and musical insight - all of which he’s a master at teaching.
Ahahahahah
da X didnt noe da zpring waltz
n da zepp didnt noe any einaudi
No big deal
Daiiiim.
Well, does not matter, he shud learn all da K-pop songs n fuck every Toniette at da Jyard.
Daim, mofo looks like a movie star already.
I applied for a teaching job at da Chinese Jyard campus.
ofc 
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Not going to get it, but why not - very easy application
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