Canadian Guitar
Teachers Registry
Canadian Guitar Teachers Registry was established to provide a standardized platform for guitar examinations. This initiative creates a central place where guitar teachers can offer consistent and recognized exams to their students, ensuring a uniform assessment process across the country.
For more information about the registry contact with us at
info@canadianguitarteachersregistry.ca
About the Exams
Introduction to Canadian Guitar Teachers Registry Exams
These examinations offer a formal recognition
of the specific talents of guitar players. After reviewing guitar examinations throughout the world, these exams are unique to Canada. The exams offer a standard of guitar playing that all Canadian guitar students can aspire to.
Philosophy Behind this Syllabus
Aims:
- To offer a structured and Comprehensive method of studying the modern day guitar.
- To Provide a Reliable system of assessing progress there in offering a Canadian Recognition of
the musical skills.
- To be awarded by the Canadian Guitar Teachers Registry (CGTR).
- To encourage Canadian Guitar students to develop their musical skills, abilities, and potential.
Methods:
The examination syllabus aims to recognize and evaluate the following skills:
1.) Knowledge of/and practical demonstration of the scales and chords.
2.) Improvisation, stylistic interpretation, creativity, and musical communication.
3.) Reading and interpreting chord charts relative to the modern day guitarist.
4.) Reading Standard Notation therefore bringing a better understanding of musical theory.
5.) To evaluate the performance of a modern day song, thereby bringing a better understanding of song structure and the ability to play a song from beginning to end.
6.) Knowledge of the Modern Day Guitarist and how they have impacted the modern musical landscape.
7.) Theoretical Knowledge of intervals and chord relationships.
8.) Aural Abilities.
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
What Happens During An Exam
The examiner will ask you to play a selection of scales and chords appropriate to your grade. The examiner will show yu a chord char and ask you to play a rhythm to it. Next, the examiner will show you another chord chart and he will play it once. Then you have to pick the correct scale and improvise using that scale.
Reading standard notation is an important part of the knowledge of music. Therefore, you will be asked to play two songs (no memorizing required) from the list of songs. After, the examiner will ask you questions regarding standard notation.
Next, the examiner will ask you to play one, of your own choice, songs. You can play along with a CD and read your sheet music (chords,tabs,notes).
Finally, the exam will conclude with Aural questions on ear training and some knowledge of influential guitar players.