FOR CERTIFIED KELLY KIRBY TEACHERS

• Connect yourself with a network of qualified Kelly Kirby teachers around the globe.
• Advertise your studio to clients searching the internet for lessons for their children.
• Receive discounts on purchasing books if you are not near a retailer.
• Obtain new supplementary materials at discounted prices.
• Enter your graduates for scholarships based on their RCM exam results.
• Receive Graduation Certificates for your Kelly Kirby graduates.
• Become part of our teachers’ network and be able to connect on a professional
  level, sharing ideas and asking questions about teaching Kelly Kirby.

1. Scholarships are awarded annually on or before March 1st for the previous year’s examination sessions (Jan, April, June, Aug). Eg. The scholarships for the 2014 examination sessions of Jan/April/June/Aug 2014 will be issued on or before March 1, 2015.
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2. The deadline for applications will be Nov. 30th of the applicable examination year. Eg. All applications for the Jan/April/June/Aug 2014 session would be due by Nov. 30, 2014.
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3. All Kelly Kirby graduates may apply for scholarships, regardless of their age or graduation date provided that their teacher is a PLATINUM member of the Kelly Kirby Teacher’s Network.  If multiple teachers are teaching in a studio, each teacher submitting students for scholarship must be a platinum member.
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4. Students may be required to produce a copy of their graduation certificate if we do not have them on our new database of graduates.  Scholarships will not be issued until proof of graduation is confirmed.  Teachers are advised to photocopy their students’ graduation certificates for their records in the event the original is lost or misplaced.
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5. Scholarships will be awarded for the highest mark in each grade, beginning with the Preparatory A Level up to and including ARCT and will be issued in Canadian funds.
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6. Teachers submitting applications must provide: either a copy of their RCM profile from the RCM website showing their students’ marks OR a copy of their students’ adjudication results showing their mark.  There will be no exceptions.  Providing merely a typed list of students’ names with their marks will not be accepted.
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7. Scholarship winners will be announced on the website. Cheques with an accompanying letter of congratulations will be prepared for each winner and will be distributed to the teacher for distribution.
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8. Value of scholarships:
   Prep A and B – $50 each
   Gr. 1 to 4 – $100 each
   Gr. 5 to 8 – $150 each
   Gr. 9 and 10 – $200 each
   ARCT – $250
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9. Tied Marks: In the event of a tie, the scholarship will be split in half.
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10. Students applying for multiple exams in one year: Beginning with the 2015 examinations sessions, students will only be eligible to receive one scholarship per year. If they have taken two exams in the calendar year and gotten the highest mark in both grades, the scholarship will be awarded for the mark in the highest grade.

The following teaching materials can be obtained through our partner retail locations, or through our online store:  I also have two stores (one in Toronto and one in Lethbridge Alt that should be listed.  Names are at work!!)

Kelly Kirby Lesson Books 1 to 4
The Kelly Kirby Books are now eye appealing and still as much fun as they always were!  The books now come in a re-sealable clear plastic bag which can be kept at the teacher’s studio for weekly distribution of new pages to the student.  Still in ‘looseleaf’ form, the newly updated books provide peel and stick keys and pictures to reduce the gluing that was previously required.  The covers now have a designated place to write the student’s name.

Kelly Kirby Supplementary Workbook
In order to embellish on and reinforce the basic musical concepts introduced in the Kelly Kirby Lesson Books, teachers have for many years used a variety of other method books to accomplish this task.  Within the studio this required teachers to have a vast array of other books on which they could draw to provide additional note reading material and theory support to the program.  Oftentimes, parents would be asked to purchase additional books to compliment the program or teachers would have to resort to photocopying different materials for their students.

We are excited to offer a new Supplementary Workbook that provides a multitude of original compositions, traditional tunes, additonal pictures and information to enhance the composer stories, and simple and fun theory exercises to support all of the teaching concepts introduced in the entire set of 4 lesson books.  Printed in full color, this book will be a welcome addition to your studio and will produce, in the end, students with a much stronger grounding in the fundamentals of the Kelly Kirby music program.

Kelly Kirby Flashcards
All qualified Kelly Kirby Teachers have in their possession a set of the large flashcards that accompany the Kelly Kirby program and were intended for use in the music studio. However, these cards are too large and too expensive to give to students for ‘at home’ review. So we have designed a new set of student flashcards that compliment the four Lesson Books. The cards provide a way of reviewing each new concept as it is learned and are great for parents to use as reinforcement at home or while on vacation. The answers on the reverse side of the cards make it easy for parents with no musical training to review them with their children, and if the cards are given to the students only as the concepts are introduced, the same eager anticipation that the teacher sees as they return to the studio eagerly awaiting the new pages in their Lesson Book will also be seen as they await their ‘new cards’. The cards come in a convenient, resealable, clear plastic bag and attractively match the books and Supplementary Workbook.

Courses are available to learn the Kelly Kirby Introductory Piano method of teaching and for current Kelly Kirby teachers to refresh their skills.

Teacher’s Course
This course is designed to give the teacher methods for practical presentation of music to beginning students from 4 to 8 years of age. It is also a refresher course for experienced teachers seeking new ways of introducing ear training, sight reading, scale building, transposition, technique and theory. Complete instruction is given in the uses of the Kelly Kirby teaching materials and teaching principles. For a list of materials required for the course, see the Required Course Materials.
Course Fee: $375 .00 (+GST) / Supplies Fee: $145 (+GST)

Refresher Course
This course is designed for those teachers who have already taken the Kelly Kirby Teachers Course.
Course Fee: $125.00

Materials: $100.00 (+GST) for student flashcards and workbook. (Teachers should bring their signed Lesson Books from the previous course with them)

Additional Topics of Discussion
Among the topics being discussed at the three day course will be:

• The psychology of teaching the young beginner.
• Preparation of Kelly Kirby teaching material.
• Detailed instruction for teaching each lesson (piano books I to IV).
• Use of visual aids to Kelly Kirby teaching (flash cards and combination cards).
• Adapting Kelly Kirby materials for students beyond 8 years.
• Parent-teacher relationships.
• What comes after Kelly Kirby for various age levels
• Professional teaching principles.

TO REGISTER: CALL (604)241-0141 EXT 236 or EMAIL info@kelly-kirby.com to REGISTER ONLINE