Leslie Kinton's response:

>"Here in Canada, The Royal Conservatory of Music exams are the "unofficial
>official" standard for non-college music instruction ...

Sounds like the RCM worked with the UK Boards ...

>Our friends south of the border would probably have a problem with the
>institutional structure of the exam system, as it is decidedly colonial.

Well, we could always arrange a reverse takeover; but failing which, why
is it colonial? If you had said "centrist" or "federalist" I would have
understood ...

And do Canadian kids see the RCM exams as a "good" or a "bad" thing? Or
just something they have to do?

Christopher Rosevear <[log in to unmask]>