Bedales Students Excel in Music
Bedales students' achieved excellent results in recent ABRSM exams, with 70% of candidates awarded a merit or distinction.

HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, July 02, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Six students achieved very good results at Grade 8, including three distinctions (Callum Anderson (year 10) piano; Tabatha Curry (upper sixth) harp and Joe Pemberton (year 11) saxophone) and three merits (Daisy Cooper (upper sixth) saxophone; Poppy Duncan (year 9) cello and Georgia Reynolds (upper sixth) piano).

Students aged 13 - 18 took the exams, with very notable achievements including 13 year old Isabelle Binney who was awarded a distinction in Grade 4 singing having captivated the examiner.

Bedales students perform regularly at public concerts and are currently preparing for a one week concert tour of Tuscany during the summer holidays where they will be performing in the churches and cathedrals of: San Gimignano, Florence, Montepulciano, Cortona and Arezzo.

Commenting on the students' achievements, Nicholas Gleed, Bedales Director of Music, said:
"We are very lucky that, at Bedales, the musical ambitions and commitment of the students match those of the school. We therefore work in a very happy environment. These are really good results. All the students who took grade 8 will now move onto diploma work."

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