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Kathleen May Thomas – Musical progress

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Kathleen May Thomas progressed through the examination syllabus of the Trinity College London, and ultimately was awarded an Associate Diploma of the Trinity College of Music, London, in Piano, which qualified her to become a recognised piano teacher.

An article in the Beaudesert Times1 explains the requirements:

… Up to, and including the year 1913, the syllabus required that a candidate who wished to obtain an Associate (A.T.C.L) Diploma was obliged to pass (a) a practical examination before an examiner of the college, and (b) a paperwork examination on rudiments of music. This entitled the candidate to the use of the letters A.T.C.L. This syllabus was then withdrawn, and the standard raised so that a candidate passing in the above subjects would receive a higher grade certificate (without the letters), and if he or she wished to obtain the A.T.C.L Diploma, it would be necessary to take, in addition to the above, a paperwork examination on “Art of Teaching.” …

The table below summarises Kathleen’s progress, culminating in passing the “Art of Teaching Music” examination, and thus qualifying her to teach. This was quite an achievement, the qualification itself being the equivalent of matriculation or first year University level, and quite comparable with the qualifications of many of the school classroom teachers of the day.

Publication date Examination date Examination Teacher Result
Wednesday 3 August 19102 Monday 1 August 1910 Preparatory Piano practical Miss B. Swift

 

 77
Thursday 8 September 19103 June 1910 Preparatory Music theory Miss B. Swift 98
Friday 8 September 19114 10th June 1911

 

 Lower Division (Grade 2) Music theory Miss B. Swift 88, honours
Thursday 29 August 19125 June 1912 Intermediate music theory Miss Beryl Swift 87, honours
Thursday 24 July 19136 Monday/Tuesday 21/22 July 1913 Intermediate piano practical Miss Beryl Swift 77
Thursday 5 March 19147 December 1913 Upper intermediate music theory Miss Beryl Swift 71
Thursday 16 July 19148 13–15 July, 1914 Senior piano practical Miss B. Swift 76
Tuesday 13 July 19159 July 1915 Higher local piano practical Miss B. Swift 66
Thursday 19 April 191710 December 1916 Higher theory, Rudiments of Music Miss B. Swift 60
Saturday 15 June 191811 10–12 June 1918 A.T.C.L. piano practical Miss Swift 71
Wednesday 7 May 191912 December 1918 Art of Teaching Music (Teacher’s Diploma) Miss B. Swift 63
associate pianiste

 

Courtesy of the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Jerwood Library, Kathleen is is listed in the 1920 Calendar of Trinity College London as having been awarded The Associate Diploma: Pianoforte.

TCL Calendar 1920

 

  1. An Explanation of Matters Musical. (1916, August 18). The Beaudesert Times (Qld. : 1908 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216195181
  2. TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC. (1910, August 3). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 2. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148949731
  3. TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC. (1910, September 8). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 3. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148943070
  4. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 3. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146275671
  5. TRINITY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS. (1912, August 29). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146935170
  6. TRINITY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS. (1913, July 24). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150584333
  7. TRINITN COLLOUR OF MUSIC (1914, March 5). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150882813
  8. [?]RINITY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS. (1914, July 16). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151026619
  9. MARYBOROUGH AND DISTRICT. (1915, July 13). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 10. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20017571
  10. TRINITY COLLEGE RESULTS. (1917, April 19). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151488966
  11. TRINITY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS. (1918, June 15). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151095826
  12. TRINITY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS. (1919, May 7). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 6. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151036613

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