Aims & Objectives

The Three Counties School of Music aims to help candidates to develop their skills in:

• Communication
• Critical awareness
• Self confidence
• Organisation
• Research
• Broadening repertoire
• Awareness of different genres and styles
• Self discipline

All our performance Assessments allow candidates to demonstrate:
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• A high standard of musicianship
• Technical assurance
• Style and flair
• A desire to aim for achievements
• An increase in musical knowledge / general musicianship
• A sense of professionalism
• Self analysis and awareness
• The ability to overcome musical challenges
• Developing a love and understanding of music.

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Our assessments in composition / singer-songwriter aim to evaluate the candidate’s skills in compositional techniques such as:

• Part-writing
• Harmonic, rhythmic and melodic development
• Orchestration
• Ability to work within a developed structure
• originality and the recognition of a distinctive compositional style
  
  

The assessor will be looking for originality and a distinctive compositional style.
These assessments are via portfolio only.