Music teachers who are interested in using StageRight Exams(TM) should begin by viewing the applicable Syllabus from the Syllabi page. Everything is explained in the General Info section. Familiarize yourself with the Exam Procedures, Repertoire Guidelines and Technical Test Guidelines found in the syllabus. If anything is unclear, feel free to contact us.

Please ask yourself if you are qualified to teach this program. The best place to start is in the syllabus itself: if you are able to pass the Grade 8 repertoire exam, as well as the Grade 7 technical tests, you should have no trouble preparing your students for their own exams (in the earlier grades). It is acceptable for a musician to be preparing for a Grade 7 or 8 exam while simultaneously teaching students in a Grade 1 or 2 level. Although no rules are in place to restrict a teacher from teaching StageRight Exams(TM), it behooves you to experience a few exams yourself in order to best prepare your students for their own exams.

And please, if you are not a gigging musician, do not presume to prepare your students for these exams. At our own music schools, no teacher is hired unless he/she performs on a semi regular basis (smoky coffee houses, church on Sunday, festival stages – whatever).

To get your students interested, and to get the parents involved, download the one-page explanatory document, “StageRight Exams: the Pop Music Syllabus”, in PDF format.

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