TTTV044: Studying for an AMEB Teaching Diploma with Tess Hill

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The best teachers are lifelong learners, always questioning the way they do things and trying to better themselves. When we continue to learn, we stay passionate about our teaching and have a better understanding of our students. One great avenue for professional development is to study for a teaching diploma.

Tess Hill designed the syllabus for the CTMusA (Certificate of Teaching Music Australia) and is passionate about helping teachers. She mentors candidates for the AMEB teaching diplomas, as well as examining and teaching piano students. She loves helping teachers to improve their teaching skills, and discover new ways to inspire young learners.

Having a teaching mentor and taking lessons yourself is really the best way to improve your teaching. We can learn so much by modelling more experienced teachers, much more than we can from a book. As Tess says to her students:

“Do it my way until you’ve find a better way, and when you’ve found a better way come back and tell me because I want to do it!”

Tess’s passion for pedagogy is inspirational. Whether you’re in Australia or elsewhere I think you’ll learn a lot from her approach to teacher mentoring.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The types of teaching diplomas offered by the AMEB
• How you can benefit from taking a teaching diploma
• How much the exams are likely to cost you
• Why it’s so important to continue taking lessons as a teacher
• The structure of the CTMusA and ATMusA and the type of questions to expect
• How Tess mentors teachers through their diploma studies
• What the performance component of the exam looks like
• What it takes to get a distinction in the teaching diplomas

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Items mentioned in this podcast:

• AMEB Diplomas Information
• AMEB Teaching Diploma Syllabus
• TTTV028: Dalcroze Eurythmics with Paula Melville-Clark
• TTTV029: Suzuki Piano Method with Rebecca Martin
• MyTempo App from AMEB

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Being a full-time teacher myself, I know how busy teachers are and how much time, effort and passion we put into our students. Sometimes, the last thing we want to do in our time off is listen to more piano teaching stuff! So, well done for using this time for self-improvement.

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Did you have a teaching mentor?

Have you taken a teaching diploma? Or worked with a more experienced teacher in a different way?

Are you considering studying for a diploma or taking some lessons yourself?

If you have any questions for me to pass on to Tess, please feel free to leave them in the comments.