NYSSMA & ABRSM

NYSSMA stands for New York State School Music Association. It is a professional organization in New York state that evaluates student musicians from elementary school to high school. Thousands of students register to attend NYSSMA Festivals every year.

 

At each Festival, students are given a performance evaluation which involves playing a graded solo from the NYSSMA Manual, scales and sight reading.

 

NYSSMA Festivals take place at a local middle school or high school.

 

 

Peter has a strong grasp on how to ace the NYSSMA evaluation. 

ABRSM,  commonly known as simply, 'Royal', is a semi-professional test offered for private students by a British organization called The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

 

They offer music tests all around the world, including New York. ABRSM will fly a guy from England (who is usually wearing funny socks and talking with a British Accent), and for a fee, you get to play in front of him and receive funny, often slightly-sarcastic comments :)

 

 

Usually, it is done in a local music studio in Flushing, NY.  I love teaching the ABRSM theory levels 1-8 which is a lot of fun.

 

If you're interested in or have questions about NYSSMA or ABSRM, please call us!

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