Edie composed exam pieces for both her Grade 1 and Grade 2 exams, demonstrating high degrees of creativity and willingness to experiment, as well as an openness to learning about composition techniques. Her Grade 2 composition called 'Orchids' was written in 5 time to represent the typical shape of an orchid flower and she used some unusual harmonies to represent the exotic nature of this rare flower. Edie's Grade 1 piece was called 'Snowdrops' and she wrote the words and music for this piece (in tandem) and composed the music using the pentatonic scale which we'd been experimenting with at the time in our piano lessons. Edie performed her 'Snowdrops' piece to her school in a recent musical assembly and it was very well received.

It's been a pleasure seeing Edie progress with both her piano playing and her creativity, and I look forward to continuing to support her with both as she moves up to high school in September.