Piano Teachers Examination is renewed as "Piano Teachers' License"
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PTNA Piano Teachers Examination is renewed to be Piano Teachers' License. The examination was launched in 1996 to examine teaching skills both in theory and performance for the excellence of the art of teaching (1.performance, 2.music theory, harmonic analysis, music history, sight reading, 3.seminar reports, 4.teaching demonstration). After 20 years, the renewed license now requires applicants to update it every three years by taking certain points designated in each level.
The points are counted by the number of participation (teachers / students) in the PTNA Piano Competition and PTNA Piano STEP, as well as the attendance and submission of seminar reports. The recipients of PTNA Teachers' Award are exclusively exempted from this requirement. In addition to this major transformation, the performance test for the advanced level license is going to be pass/fail basis, instead of participation basis, to certify the certain level of performing ability.
For those who pass any of the three levels (elementary, intermediate, advanced) are enable to indicate a special label on his/her individual webpage on PTNA Teachers' Matching Service for three years. Unless s/he satisfies the required points during the period, the label will be withdrawn temporarily. For those who pass all the three levels are entitled to be recommended as a PTNA authorized member, and the chairperson of the Teachers Committee, Katsuko Kaneko, will endorse his/her capability.
This new license system is expected to upgrade teaching and performance skills in the long run.
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