TESTS IN MUSIC

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21874, 9 August 1934, Page 7

TESTS IN MUSIC

AUCKLAND RESULTS MANY CANDIDATES SUCCEED A high percentage of passes resulted in practical examinations held in Auckland during the past two weeks by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London. The examiner was Mr. Gordon Bryan. There were 190 passes among the 226 candidates entered in all grades, seven gaining distinction and 42 honourable mention. The results, with candidates' names in alphabetical order, are as follows, passes being for pianoforte unless otherwise stated:—

Licentiate.—Performers: Lcela Bloy (violin), Lilla Ha«sall. Phyllis Higgott, Ruby McLay (singing), Sunday Mowbray. Vailerie Prior-Williams, (Patrick Towsey. Teachers: Avis V. Bruithwaite, Marion I. McKinnon.

Grade VIH. (Pinal). —Honourable mention: Patterson Clark. Pass: Patricia Hailiday, Winifred Nairn, Erin Power, Myitis Shaw.

Grade VII. - (Advanced).—Distinction: Dorothy Franchi. Honourable mention: Vernon House. Pass: Gwen Becroft, June Bishop, Molly Fear, I/aura Johnson, Grace Morgan Morris. Ruth White, Aileen Stratford (violin). . "

Grade VI. (Intermediate). —Honourable mention: Lorna Frith, Kathleen Whittoker. Pass: Joan Fahy, Nancy Francis, Natalie Hooker, Ailsa Hutchinson, Jjorraine Iremonger, Nancy Vauglhan. Grade V. (Higher).—Distinction: Kathleen B. Kelly. Honourable mention: Pamela Bell, Edith M. Cherry (violin), Rae Cooper, Meryl K Harvey (singing), Oswald Houieon, Leah Punch. Pass i Mary C. Brown. Mollie Duncan, Lois B. Edward. Audrey Hicks, Nancy J. Hughes, Hilda Johanson. Raymond Kemp, Rita Lukeis, Valmai Neilsen. Ivy Noble, Valerie Ross, Elsie M. Taylor. Grade IV. (Lower).—Distinction": Rosamond Caradus. - Honourable mention: Antoinette Carr, Alma J. Colley, Don aid E. Edgar, Alan Hanson, ' Doreen Rainey. Dorothy B. H. Worthington. Pass: Lillian Allen, Harold Derrick, May Gillman, Betty Hudner (violin), Audrey Johnson. Eunice Leach, Margaret C. Lopine, Barbara Lovell. Gertrude O. Madden, Noelle McDonald (violin), Doreen Mills, Muriel V. Sarscn, Dorothy Snell, Dorothy M. Unsworth, Eosa Vaughan, Elva M. I. Warn, Hazel Winstone, Sam Wright. Grade 111. (Transitional).—Distinction: Olga Anderson. Honourable mention: Ctishla. Campbell, Ross Maxwell. Patricia McCarroll, Olwen Shirley. Doreen Smith, Nancy Stormont, Margaret Tolich, Lena White. Pass: Owen Armitage, .Muriel Blott, Elsie M. Boniface, Ursula M. Briscoe, Theresa D. Flynn, Wilma Gemmell, Bernard J. Giles (violin), Dorothy Betty Hall, Shirley Henderson. Mollie Kelly, Cicely Kerkin. Betty M. King, Joan Rhodes, Margaret Ross, Verna. Sheldon. Haydn Sherley. Eleanor S. Storey,' Rutli Thompson, Alfred Watt (violin). Grade 11. (Elementary).—Distinction: Gordon Pettit. Honourable mention: Ronald Dellow, Marcia Ewart, Alan F. W. Gordon (singing), Kathleen Ibbotson, Mona Johneon (singing), Jean Rowe, Patricia Young. Pass: Delys Bailey, Spencer Cole, Helen M. Colyer, Heather P. Croft, Ivan Cummins, Olwyn Davies, Chri* Hall, Margaret D, Hinton, Mabel Jackson (singing), Peter R. Jackson, Pearl Jury. Elisabeth_ Lamb, Colina McLaren, Joan Penman, Tni Rollo, Robert Rosie. Irene Speed, Valmai M. Stebbing. Bruce R. Stewart, .Rae Stewart, Margaret Swaffield, Hariata Te Ao, Joyeelyn I'cnks. Jean M. Watson, Valerie Welsh. Irene Wright. Nora Yatee. Grade I. (Primary).—Distinction: Yvonne Harper (violin), Frederick H. Myers. Honourable mention: Laurie Brown, Alberta I. Coleman, lan Drury,, Ail9a Edwards, Frances M. Gunson, Betty M. Hunt, Norma V. Kay, lan 8. Kemp. Julie F. Lyne, lan Petherick. Phyllis O. Selby. Pass: Marjorie C. Aspden, Keith Brown, John Curm (violin). Kathleen Greer, Gwen Harris, Delys Lafolley, Roland T. Lambert, Marjorie McCullough, Margaret Moorcraft. xLnrgaret Leelie, John Pate won. Gordon Rickmnn, Robert Roxburgh, Athlene Sherley. Betty Spencer, Shirley Spencer, Douglas Pass: Leone B. Clark, Margot Cornasa, Pat Ciirran. Patricia Eyre. Maureen Finlinson, Noel F-imgan. Grainger, Jonet Hardley. Marjone Home. Betty Howard. Fay E. Levy. Kmth McCullough, Mavis Rudkin. Winnie Sidle, Madeleine Stratford (violin), Joycelyn B. Thomson, Ruth Urquhart. Joyce A. Walser. Margery Weir.

TE AROHA CENTRE LIST OF THE PASSES [from our own correspondent] TE AROHA. Wednesday The following: To Aroha candidates vrer* successful at tne Trinity College of Music examinations:— Intermediate.—Winifred Shannon . (honours); Mary Shnrkey. 76 (pass). Junior; Edna Brown. 81 (honours) Preparatory: lan Stewart. 81 (honours). Eva Ward. 74 (pass). First eteps: Gerala Cssey, 7o; Thelmft Bottomley, 70 (pass).