2009 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GUITAR TEACHING
The Registry of Guitar Tutors(RGT), presented its Guitar Tutor of the Year Award at its recent Annual Conference at Thames Valley University in London. The Award recognises the consistent achievements of the tutor’s students in the RGT guitar exams.
The winner was Graham Corbould, a guitar teacher from Bexleyheath, Kent. RGT Director, Tony Skinner, said: “This award reflects Graham’s consistently high standard of guitar teaching as shown by the repeated achievements of his students in the RGT exams”.
Graham Corbould was awarded an engraved trophy and a cheque for £500. Graham, who has been entering students for RGT exam since 1994, said, "I’m honoured to receive this Award. The RGT exams provide a structure for teaching contemporary guitar and a yardstick by which to measure and plan progress. The RGT grades are not only for those with an academic need, most of my students play the guitar for their own enjoyment and passing grades adds to that sense. The age range of my last set of candidates was 10 to 62 years (the 62 year old being a life long 'strummer' who has now progressed to Grade 5).”
There were also four runner-up finalists, who each received an engraved plaque and a £50 cash prize: Marc Galea from Malta, Dave Crawford from Wales, David Millar from Northern Ireland and Vic Hyland from Kent.
A trophy for Guitar School Of The Year was awarded to The Making Musicians Guitar School in Hastings. David Price, manager of the school, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been honoured with the ‘Guitar School of the Year’ award. We have worked closely with the RGT since the school’s inception three years ago and there was never any doubt as to which exam board we would use as the whole ethos behind the school is to give out students the skills that would allow them learn any song they wanted to and to formulate their own lead solos, and preparing for the RGT exams helps our students achieve exactly these goals.”
Guitar tutors interested in joining the RGT can obtain a FREE tutor pack by calling the RGT on 01424 222222 or by applying at www.RGT.org A FREE exam information pack for students, covering beginner to advanced levels is also available.
For more information please contact RGT:
Tel: 01424 222222
Email: office@RGT.org
Web: http://www.RGT.org
About the RGT
The Registry of Guitar Tutors (RGT) was founded in 1992 with the aims of improving standards in guitar education and helping the guitar teaching profession to achieve recognition within the mainstream of music education by the establishment of an accredited range of comprehensive and well-structured teaching programmes. The RGT publishes a Directory of registered guitar tutors, and organises regular music education conferences and training seminars. In association with Thames Valley University and London College of Music Examinations, the RGT administers a full range of graded examinations in electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar and popular music theory. Graded examinations throughout the UK and in many countries overseas.
For more information about the RGT examinations and syllabuses visit: www.rgt.org
Tel: 01424 222222 Email: office@RGT.org
- TONY SKINNER 08-10-2009
The Registry of Guitar Tutors(RGT), presented its Guitar Tutor of the Year Award at its recent Annual Conference at Thames Valley University in London. The Award recognises the consistent achievements of the tutor’s students in the RGT guitar exams.
The winner was Graham Corbould, a guitar teacher from Bexleyheath, Kent. RGT Director, Tony Skinner, said: “This award reflects Graham’s consistently high standard of guitar teaching as shown by the repeated achievements of his students in the RGT exams”.
Graham Corbould was awarded an engraved trophy and a cheque for £500. Graham, who has been entering students for RGT exam since 1994, said, "I’m honoured to receive this Award. The RGT exams provide a structure for teaching contemporary guitar and a yardstick by which to measure and plan progress. The RGT grades are not only for those with an academic need, most of my students play the guitar for their own enjoyment and passing grades adds to that sense. The age range of my last set of candidates was 10 to 62 years (the 62 year old being a life long 'strummer' who has now progressed to Grade 5).”
There were also four runner-up finalists, who each received an engraved plaque and a £50 cash prize: Marc Galea from Malta, Dave Crawford from Wales, David Millar from Northern Ireland and Vic Hyland from Kent.
A trophy for Guitar School Of The Year was awarded to The Making Musicians Guitar School in Hastings. David Price, manager of the school, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been honoured with the ‘Guitar School of the Year’ award. We have worked closely with the RGT since the school’s inception three years ago and there was never any doubt as to which exam board we would use as the whole ethos behind the school is to give out students the skills that would allow them learn any song they wanted to and to formulate their own lead solos, and preparing for the RGT exams helps our students achieve exactly these goals.”
Guitar tutors interested in joining the RGT can obtain a FREE tutor pack by calling the RGT on 01424 222222 or by applying at www.RGT.org A FREE exam information pack for students, covering beginner to advanced levels is also available.
For more information please contact RGT:
Tel: 01424 222222
Email: office@RGT.org
Web: http://www.RGT.org
About the RGT
The Registry of Guitar Tutors (RGT) was founded in 1992 with the aims of improving standards in guitar education and helping the guitar teaching profession to achieve recognition within the mainstream of music education by the establishment of an accredited range of comprehensive and well-structured teaching programmes. The RGT publishes a Directory of registered guitar tutors, and organises regular music education conferences and training seminars. In association with Thames Valley University and London College of Music Examinations, the RGT administers a full range of graded examinations in electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar and popular music theory. Graded examinations throughout the UK and in many countries overseas.
For more information about the RGT examinations and syllabuses visit: www.rgt.org
Tel: 01424 222222 Email: office@RGT.org
- TONY SKINNER 08-10-2009