MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8558, 17 October 1907, Page 5

MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

THE MASTERTON RESULTS. Mr Richard Cummings, examiner for the Associated Board of the R.A.M. and R.C.M., has conducted practical examinations in pianoforte, violin and singing, at Masterton, during the past two days. Out of the 44 pupils entered, 38 were successful in passing. Mr A. B. Wallace, the Board's honorary local representative, has supplied the following results: — SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS. PIANOFORTE. (Primary Division). Maximum 150, Pass 130. Ruby Thompson, teacher Miss V. Hampton ... 126 Violetta Lang, Miss V. Hampton ... 126 Maud Cole, Miss V. Hampton 120 Evelyn M. Quinn, MissOxley... 112 Walter Rathbone, Miss V. Hampton ... 109 Hubert Rathbone, Miss V. Hampton ... 108 Ernest Willoughby, Mrs Cooper 102 Islay Strang, Mrs Cooper ... 100 Doris Mason, Mrs Cooper ... 100 (Elementary Division). Freda Wall, Miss O'Brien ... 127 Marie Lightfoot, Miss Livingstone ... 123 Berthea Johnstone, Miss Livingstone ... 113 Effie Wall, St. Bride's Convent 112 Cecilia Minogue, St. Bride's Convent ... 109 Dorothy Varnham, St. Bride's Convent ... 108 Myrtle Toxward, Miss Livingstone ... 107 Leonard Cre3s, St. Bride's Convent • ... 100 fLower Division). Mary O'Neiil, St. Bride's Convent ... 117 May Cress, St. Bride's Convent 115 Doris Cameron, St. Bride's Convent ... 113 Alma Fuller, St. Bride's Convent ... 11l Voilet Valentine, Miss O'Brien 109 Kita Hamnton, Miss V. Hampton * ... 108 Thomas Beard, Miss Livingstone ... 102 Louie Dalton, Miss O'Brien ... 101 (Higher Division). Colina McKenzie, St. Bride's ' Convent ... 106 Jessie Milne, St. Bride's Convent ... 104 VIOLIN. (Elementary). Maximum 150, Pass 100. Ivy M. August, Miss Petersen. . 126 Mary O'Neill, St. Bride's Convent ... 125 Luis Chanel Dudson, Miss Petersen ... 116 Ernest Arcus, Miss Petersen ... 114 (Higher Division.) Marjorie Hunt, St. Bride's Convent ... 103 LOCAL CENTRE EXAMINATIONS. Advanced Grade Pianoforte. Mona Moore, Miss V. Hampton 121 Advanced Singing. Kate F. Holloway, St. Bride's Convent ' ... 108 Fanny E. H. Elkins, St. Bride's Convent ... 105 Intermediate Grade Singing. Vera Edwards, St. Bride's Convent ... 103 Intermediate Piano. Phyllis P. Hanify, St. Bride's Convent (honours) . ... 130 Ruby M. Reid, Miss V. Hampton ... no Mr Cummings also conducted an examination of class singing at St. Bride's Convent. The class consisted of Mrs F. Dupre a v ->d Misses Elkins, K. Holloway, V. Edwards, Brown, Mitchell, Piripi, M. Kelliher, M. Welch, A. Hester, O. Richards and J. Bennington. An extract from the examiner's report on the singing is as follows:—"The voices in this class were of good, bright quality, and were well grouped to produce the best effect. The part song by Kuckner and the Round were intelligently rendered, the attack being bright and crisp and the voices well together. With the exception of the minor scales, which were not free from wrong notes, the exercises were excellent. As a whole, the performance by the class was very satisfactory."