DIDSBURY - Top Note Music Studio in Didsbury had a very special visitor recently: Diane Atkinson of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Atkinson was in town to administer three exams to local students Tyler Kidd and Ethan Sheridan.
Top Note owner Teena Tricks-Wilks said it was great to have such a prestigious teacher and musician at the studio.
"It was a great honour to have the examiner and fantastic musician come to visit our studio and help students test on percussion, tenor saxophone and trumpet," said Trick-Wilks. "The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) helps musicians all over Canada receive grades or levels in their music advancement that could take them through the requirements of a music degree."
RCM tests over 100,000 students yearly in over 800 centre in Canada up to three or four times a year, said Trick-Wilks.
"These tests are stepping stones and credentials that can help a student further their music skill development, enhance their portfolio or even give the student a chance to know where they stand in their music journey," she said. "Both children and adults enjoy the challenge of taking these exams to play for an examiner."
The students will know the results of their exams in three weeks, said Tricks-Wilks.