MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10434, 27 September 1911, Page 5

MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS

ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE R.A.M AND R.C.M., LONDON.

•Mr DongjLas Redman finished th l © .practical examinations for. the above Beard; yesterday. Following are fs--*ulta (except where stated otherwise ; the passes- all being for piano) :—- Lioentiate (L.A.B. Diploma), maximum, marks .300, pass 150: Phyllis P Hanafy (St. Bride's Convent) 173; Vteira G. Edwards, private sturdy ((singing), 154.

IiQOAL OENTRE EXAMINATIONS.

Advanced Grade. Maximum "marks 150, honours 130, "pass 103: Helen McGregor (Miss Hampton), 115; Ivy McKenzie (Miss JEvansi, liiA.B.) 113; Minnie McAllister (pri- ;_: «ate study),, 103. ,:, ■■ \ •Intermediate Grade.— Nora S. ';.," iDagjg; (Miss Hampton) 117; Ivy ' Evans (Misfi. O'Brien) 110. ■ '■•*■•.'•■'■. ' . SCHOOL EXjAMINiATIONS. • Higher Division. Maximum ..'. -fliJarks 150, distinction 130, pass 100; iEdna Udy (Mr C. L. N. Petersen) ill 6 (pass), Doris A. Pikett (Miss JEHampton) 101. Lower Division.— Cora Tait (Miss .iEvana) 121; Mildred Shaw, (MissHampton) 118; Mary, Hunter (Miss Evans) 114. \ Elementary.— Distinction: ElizafX ~fce*b. Millar (Miss Evans) 130; KeiTtJha Pikett (Miss Hamgjiton) 118, Ewart (Miss' Hampton) 116; Mollie Fisher (Miss. Hampton) 114. Primary.— Mary WardeE (Miss iEvans) 122; Barbara Henry (Mist Hampton) 114. ' , One or two results are held over pending comjpletion of the Theory ■-examination. Miss Edwards won - the L.A.B. diploma without assist- , -ance. She was formerly a pupil of - -Mir Spencer Lorraine and of St. - Bride's Convent. The piano was kindly lent by the British aad Continental Piano Oom- , pany.

TRINITY COLLEGE.

MASTERTON LOCAL CENTRE.

The Above examinations were held last, Saturday, in the- Technical I „ MJa&fcerton, the Examiner < feeing Mir Ovaries Schilsky. > Thirteen candidates' were presented, there fteing two absentees. The following' (report is supplied by the local secretary (Mr. &. S. Claughton) : {Preparatory Division (Piano). — Maximum 100, pass 60, honours 80; > < Nellie Blake (Miss Grey) 76; Allan -{Raime (Miss* JLe Leiore 72 (violin), ,IWinnie Rhine (Mis® Le Ledore) 76; -Ivy Hughes (Miss Grey) 69; Rich•ard'Franais Giddings (Miss W Jones A.T.O.L.', pass 66 marks. I Junior DhVifiion^ — Hermione Knightt (Mass. Grey) 69; Katherine -' ! -Mktid XozeU (Miss K. Oampheli) 67; ; JSsmee Watson (Mrs Watson) 66. v 1 l lntermediate Dorothy [Maiy Sfchaiirweber (Miss Hampton, 4 1 XM-qtX'.C&J), 68. -- * . " \ 'V r " jailor Division.*— Doris Tregonn-* *' "SngCMiss Winnie Jones, A.T.C.L.)/ ' v- \ examiner* expressed himself <. ;jple&sed'with, the general arrange- - anejnite of the Examination/ and also J -spoke- in a favourable manner of the - - performance of Miss Doris Tregonning, who, secured honour* marks in r - thV Senior division. - :* The Collard and Oollard piano used , "Jo-%,the examination was kindly supplied by the British and Continental > h ' Jfr"ano r )Company, Ltd.

ST. BRIDE'S CONVENT.

1 Mr O, t fScMlstky, the Examiner for' "trinity College, Lolldon, , conducted 4h«) .Examinations in Practical Music 4at,t<he above institution, on Friday, the 22nd inst. ■ '- Following is the list of successful , -icandidatee:— ' \ *' iLibe&tiate* DiplomaP.—iMiss Han- ' - ify 91, Honoura. ' * I v!Ceriifu>aW; Pianist, P.—Missr A.-j -*. ' ' . Ifaffifear: Local.— Miss „Grey 67' '(pass),- Miss Cooper 63 (pass), Miss O. leaksoa 63 (pass). Advanced Grade,— Jessie Milne fSO (honours), Katie Nelson 78 (pass), Phyllis Hanify, V., 76; Elsie O'CbnTneKl, P., 63; Usae Holmes 61. 'lntermediate. Katie Redmond, ~84,(lbon.), Rito Plage V, 81 (ton), M. f IFowile 75 (pass), Kitty Hodgins 67, JDOTothy Paige 67. ' * Junior.— Ooralie Smjytihson, V., 'BB (honours), Lily Lumley 73 (pass), Major Eton 69, Kita Dennis 69, Gra- ; ei* Mborhouse 67, Harold de Castro 65. Alice Goldex 65, Katie Kedmond' IPireparatory.— Douglas De Castro V., 74.' , • The following is a copy of a letter fwritten, by tine TDxamjner to ibe ( } '3tev. Mother:— "Dear Rtev. Motliej,— May Ibe allowed to express my entire satisfaction, at the manner in which your ' pupils are tauglht music. The fact , tftat all the 24 candidates who en- ' tared have passed, and a good number very brilliantly, speaks for it"eeif.— Yours sincerely, CHARLES SCHILSKY." "WStb regard to Mass Hanify, the Examiner wa» miost enthusiastic, and wrote on the back of her card 'the eulogistic remark: "A most brilliant young pianist."" Miss Hanify has also been very suc*>es&ful in 'iter examination for L.A.8., having secured 173 mlarks. Tine young ladies of St. Bride's Jboarding school .presented Miss *!Hanify with a very handsome braoe'let to mark their pleasure at her