Student notices

Term dates, events, exams, competition information and studio policies.

Last updated 8 Feb 2026

Student Notices

Term dates, events, exams, competition information and studio policies.

Last updated 30 June 2025

2026 CALENDAR

Piano Term 1: 10 weeks (Mon 26 Jan to Thurs 2 April)
School Term: 10 weeks (Mon 26 Jan to Thurs 2 April))

Piano Term 2 - 10 weeks (Mon 20 April to Fri 27 June)
School Term: 11 weeks (Mon 22 April to Fri 3 July)

Piano Term 3 - 10 weeks (Mon 20 July - Fri 25 September)
School Term: 10 weeks (Mon 20 July - Fri 25 September)

Piano Term 4 - 10 weeks (Mon 12 Oct - Fri 18 Dec)
School Term - 10 weeks (Mon 12 Oct - Fri 18 Dec)

EXAM INFORMATION

TRINITY COLLEGE DATES

9 May - Theory Exams

14-15 October (approx) - Piano Exams in Rotorua

7 November - Theory Exams

ABRSM DATES

Face to Face Exams

The booking period for Practical Grades: October to December, Session 1 is from 24 June to 8 July 2026. Refer to ABRSM website for updates.

Digital Performance Grade Exams

Click here for information about performance grades.

You can sit a digital performance grade exam when you are ready.

Record your video following the guidance here

I will register and upload your video during your piano lesson through my teacher portal. At this point, you will need to pay ABRSM for the exam directly by credit card. (Parents typically come into the lesson at the start to do this.)

OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPOSE

NZSO TODD YOUNG COMPOSER AWARDS

A unique opportunity for young New Zealand composers to have their compositions workshopped and performed by the NZSO, as well as recorded by RNZ Concert.

NZCT CHAMBER MUSIC CONTEST

Write a piece of chamber music.

Open to Year 9 -13 students.

The competition has a junior and senior section.

Entries due: 2 April

Scores due: 5pm, 2 June

SMOKEFREE ROCKQUEST

Form a band or write and perform your own song.

PLAY IT STRANGE

Play it Strange provide creative opportunities for student song-writers by facilitating recording, performance and celebration of songs through a range of competitions and other events.

Different deadlines for different competitions.

NZCF / SOUNZ CHORAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION AND SOUNZ-NZCF TE REO MĀORI CHORAL COMPOSITION Award

The NZCF/SOUNZ Choral Composition Competition awards a prize for the best choral piece composed by a New Zealand secondary school student.

The SOUNZ-NZCF Te Reo Māori Choral Composition Award aims to encourage young composers to write choral settings of texts in Te Reo Māori.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

2026 Studio policy download

Lesson notes

Student lesson notes and homework are written on a shared google doc.