What to Know Before You Buy Drums

What to Know Before You Buy Drums What You Should Know Before Buying Drums ChaptersDifferent Types of DrumsWhat Are the Best Drumsticks?What Are the Best Drum Kits to Buy?How Much Does a Drum Kit Cost?How to Tune a Drum KitA Guide to Drum Kit MaintenanceMaybe you were one of the lucky ones who got to see Rush in concert before Neil Peart retired.Or perhaps you’ve read the discussion boards of whether Lars Ullrich is or is not a good drummer.It could be that you or someone you know is taking drum lessons!In any of these cases, your fascination with percussion is evident.What Superprof is going to do is feed it a meal of facts, figures and fabled drummers, all with the intent to help you finally get the kit you’ve always dreamed of.Do you have a concrete idea of the kit you want? Then maybe Superprof can help you flesh out your drum set; maybe with eclectic percussion instruments or perhaps by helping you choose the right stick.drum mimics human speech.Gongs of AsiaIn Asia is where the cymbal came to prominence. Sure, they had their drums: war drums in Ch ina, ceremonial drums in Japan...You might say that the drums complement the cymbals! Or is it the other way around...?Either way, gongs and cymbals take centre stage in traditional Asian music.Today, the Asian influence prevails in the name of the Big Three cymbal companies, all of which originated in Asia:Zildjian â€" over 400 years in the business!Sabian: an offshoot of Zildjian, founded in Canada by the brother of Armand, who became CEO of the companyRobert nevertheless made use of the Zildjian technique for cymbal-making!Paiste: an Indo-European company founded in EstoniaAnd, of course, some of the finest cymbals on the market, the Istanbul Mehmets, are made in Turkey!Naturally, we have to include Meinl in the big cymbal names, but this company got its start less than 100 years ago, in Germany.Drumming in EuropeThe art of drumming remained essentially unchanged for over a thousand years until the snare drum was created in the 15th century.Its use, particularly by the military, revolutionised drum making and drum playing!Drum rudiments, the paradiddle and the drag among them, seem to have developed with the snare drum.As military campaigns became further-reaching, so too did the influence of snare drums, until they became ubiquitous.Today, they are essential for any jazz, rock or marching band!What are you going to beat yours with?The type of drumstick you play with will affect your sound and your playing Source: Pixabay Credit: PexelsWhat Are the Best Drumsticks?Categorising anything as best is, in principle, a subjective affair.And when it comes to drumsticks... so many variables go into the choice of sticks you use to beat your kit with!What type of music do you play?What level player are you: beginner, intermediate... advanced?What size are you? â€" nothing implied in that question; stick diameter and weight is important in selecting the right stickWhat sound are you looking for?What kind of kit do you have?A good drummer would have a stick bag replete with an assortment of drumsticks: oval heads and round ones; teardrop-shaped and barrel-shaped. Nylon-coated or pure wood...Each of these tips, along with the anatomy of the drumstick will affect what sound your drums make and how they respond to your playing.Furthermore: most sticks are made of either hickory wood, oak or maple; each type of wood brings its own properties to your sound.You can drum quickly with maple sticks because they are light, but they would not stand up to heavy rock drumming, for example.The rule of thumb for beginners is to learn to play with a set of 5A hickory sticks. They are of average weight and mid-sized diameter, and absorb vibration well.From there, you may opt to go for a heavier stick or one made out of nylon-coated graphite â€" a much lighter material that helps forestall fatigue.And then, you might experiment with brushes and mallets, just to see what kind of sound you can coax from your kit!time and patience.While some instrument techs advocate tuning your snare and bass drum first and then ranging the toms within that pitch spectrum, others insist you should start with the smallest drum and work your way through the sizes, finishing with the kick drum.Either way, you will start with your snare!One important distinction between tuning this drum and the rest of your kit is that you will tune the batter head first, and then the resonant head.With the other drums, that order is reversed.When tuning your drums, remember that you are tuning the heads to the tone and pitch of the shell â€" see what we mean by needing a good ear?You should tap the side of the drum with a stick as often as necessary to internalise its tone, and then, using the drum key, turn the tension rods in quarter-turn increments until the drum head makes a complementary sound.Always remember to work diagonally: work with the tension rod closest to you first, and then the one opposite to it.Never travel the circumference of the drum, loosening or tightening as you go, unless you are replacing the drum head!The best drummers agree that you should tune your drums before you play them, whenever there is a change in condition â€" from hot to cold or after they travel; and whenever you change the drum head.In fact, tuning should be a part of your regular drum maintenance!A drum key is vital to the proper tuning of your drums! Source: Wikipedia Credit: AlnoA Guide to Drum Kit MaintenanceAlthough drums exist for the purpose of getting beat on, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t treat them with loving care!Some drummers seldom/never bother to take on extensive drum maintenance and we daresay that big-name professional drummers hire instrument techs to take care of their drums.We urge you to not be one of those drummers who only wipe the dust off the heads prior to playing!With a bit of care, your drums and all of the drum accessories you kitted it out with, could last a good long time.Cleaning Your KitAbout once a year, you should totall y tear down your drums, removing everything, down to the lugs. Cover the badge up with masking tape and...Do not use household cleaners on them!T-Cut colourfast scratch remover would be the ticket to cleaning and restoring your shells’ lustre. If, after buffing them out, you feel like they need a coat of wax, apply it sparingly and let it dry before polishing them.Now the CymbalsThe most important thing when cleaning them is to work with the lathing!Cleaning them from the bell to the edge is sure to affect the tonal grooves, meaning your cymbal won’t sound the same.While there is substantial debate on what exactly should be used to clean them, Brasso or some other metal polish, experts advocate for Groove Juice, a mildly acidic cleanser.If your cymbal’s label is important to you, be careful of where you spray said Juice: being acidic, it will eat the brand name away!Acoustic drum sets and electronic drums are an investment: of money, of time and of your passion.Choosing the ri ght drum set, the right drum heads and the right drumsticks; even down to your selection of drum throne will all impact your love and ability to play the drums.Taking care of your investment through regular tuning and proper maintenance, from the drum hoops to the drum hardware means that you will have it to play on for a long time to come.Sure, you could upgrade your kit, but once you’ve found the one you want...Happy playing to you!

How online learning work towards developing capabilities expected from 21st century students

How online learning work towards developing capabilities expected from 21st century students 0SHARESShare The students of 21st century have become cautious about their academic career. Lot of low performing schools and colleges are increasing the firmness in their standards by enforcing students to apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas. In such situation, online tutoring is the best helping hand for low performing academic institution. It helps to improve academic performance of the student resulting into enhanced standard of school. The online tutors work towards developing capabilities expected from 21st century students. Let’s find out what are the skills that 21st century students need to be capable enough to do: Develop proficiency to work with latest tools and technology Build relationship with peers to solve problems cross culturally and collaboratively Manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information Fulfill ethical responsibilities required to work in complex work environment Various low performing schools collaborate with different tutoring websites either to upgrade their teachers with new learning style using latest technology or improve the student’s academic performance with round the clock help and support. The students are given new practice work, worksheets, puzzle solving material of current lessons. Tutor online builds the confidence and develops the grip over solving the real world problems applying concept of various subjects. Online Tutors offer one-to-one personalized learning that develops love towards studying among students. It is the wide platform where student performance will be appreciated among peers worldwide. It create relevant and responsive learning environment where students makes sense of connecting existing knowledge with new knowledge. [starbox id=admin]

Everything You Need to Know about Sculpture.

Everything You Need to Know about Sculpture. The History, the Famous Sculptures, and the Most Influential Sculptor Artists: Essential Knowledge about Sculpture ChaptersThe History of SculptureThe Most Famous SculptorsAnd Some of Their Most Famous Sculptures.The Different Forms of Sculpture.Where to See Sculpture Collections.Sculpture, as an art form, is one of the more wide-ranging, diverse, and surprising in western art. Ranging from the monumental figurative sculptures of ancient Greece to the abstract sculptures of contemporary art, the figurines of prehistoric civilizations to the kinetic sculpture, sculpture gardens, and assemblage pieces of the twentieth century.There’s a lot to know if you are interested, but art history has developed sculptural styles, expressive forms, and colossal variety â€" meaning that you are probably going to be interested in at least something.Whether it’s the naturalistic styles of the Italian Renaissance or the found objects of modern and contemporary art, we can assure you that you’ll find something of interest.Here, we’re going to give you the lowdown on these artworks in three dimensions. We’r e going to give you the history of this form â€" from antiquity to modern art. We’ll show you some of the masterpieces of the medium â€" and the sculpture artists responsible for them.And, of course, we’ll let you know the places to see the best works across the world â€" both the public art in the streets and squares and those locked up in a museum of art.So, strap in and get comfortable, because, as we said, there’s a lot to know.Check for the best art courses near me on Superprof. 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It’s thought to be forty thousand years old.From this Paleolithic figure found in a German cave â€" through the statues of Mesopotamia, the Hellenistic sculptures and Roman art, through the Romanesque and Gothic reliefs and architectural sculpture â€" to the nineteenth century, sculpture was dominated by a number of themes.Primary among these were religion, spirituality, and ritual. Some of the most famous images from the art world â€" the Great Sphinx of Ancient Egypt, the statues of deities from Greek and Roman sculpture, the carvings and reliefs from Romanesque and Gothic art, like Chartres Cathedral â€" are all essentially religious icons. They were merely commissioned by people with money (i.e. the Church) and created by artists.It wasn’t until the High Renaissance, really, that the connection between the art of sculpture and religion was broken. Whilst sculptors like Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo da Vinci used relig ious imagery, from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century, sculpture became more concerned with anatomically accurate and naturalistic representations.And this shift changed the history of sculpture. Through Baroque and Rococo, through neoclassicism and up to the modernism, sculpture was about rendering form accurately with a representational eye.Whilst Auguste Rodin was the hugely influential sculpture artist that triggered the turn to modern sculpture, Constantin Brancusi was the figure that gave the art form the inspiration it needed to move away from the representational form.His abstract sculpture really paved the way for contemporary sculpture, by reminding people that painting and sculpture did not need to be representational at all.Learn more about the history of sculpture!The Most Famous SculptorsPeople are often interested in hearing about the most important, influential, and famous sculptors around. And honestly, there are a lot of them.However, the important thing to re member is that, as any art historian will tell you, for most of the history of art, we weren’t so focused on the names of painters, sculptors, and writers as we are now.The earliest known sculpture from the ancient world â€" from the classical period but also from the ancient civilizations preceding this â€" art was not considered so much of a personal, individualistic mode of expression. Rather, it was something more of a social enterprise, a dedicative activity.Consequently, some of the most famous sculptures we have â€" chessmen made of mammoth ivory, ancient art from Mesopotamia, the high relief found on old cathedrals â€" these are unattributed to any individual. The ‘famous sculptor’ is a category that is necessarily going to miss people out.Again, it wasn’t really until the Renaissance that sculpture, as for the rest of the visual arts, came to be considered through the lenses of individual names. Names like Benvenuto Cellini, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarrot i, these came to be associated with some of the most beautiful pieces of art sculpture ever made.However, even these dudes didn’t work alone. In their respective sculpture workshop, they had many assistants, students, and observers. And so, even at this point, sculpture was always a collaborative task.Of course, the history of sculpture has remembered only these names â€" just as it has remembered the names of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Antonio Canova, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Marcel Duchamp, and others.It was the vision of these people that was so influential. However, to limit the history of the art to famous names does a disservice to all the others who contributed to its progress.Read more about the famous names in the history of sculpture. The Statue of Liberty is one of the world's most recognisable public artworks. 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(It’s never easy, is it?) Because, as we have alluded to above, sculpture is not just an art, simply, like a novel. Rather more like painting, sculpture has a whole host of different functions.Sculpture isn’t just Michelangelo’s David, or Rodin’s Thinker â€" each of them seeking to be art for art’s sake, a little piece of har mony and beauty.Sculpture, more realistically, is decorative. It idealises. It is religious and ritualistic. It is bought by power and serves political ends. It shows the world who has lots and lots of money.Sculpture represents an awful lot of different functions. And some of the most famous sculptures have little to do with art at all.And you’ll know some of the most famous sculptures immediately. The Statue of Liberty, say. Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer. Mount Rushmore, the Great Sphinx of Giza, or the Trevi Fountain.These works, from the earliest to the most modern, are famous not because of the beauty of the art (maybe with the exception of the latter), but for the values, powers, and ideas associated to them. And so, the Statue of Liberty is known less for the intricacy of its design and more for the US idea of ‘liberty’ that it draws upon.These, really, are the sculptures that become famous: the huge works of public art. Next to these â€" which are so bound up with national, economic, and familial power â€" the others don’t really stand much of a chance.Which are people more likely to know? An innovative statue by Henry Moore or Rio’s famous sculpture? Constantin Brancusi’s game-changing work or a statue of Winston Churchill?Fame isn’t everything when it comes to sculpture.Learn more about famous sculptures here. Mount Rushmore is one of the most famous sculptures in the world.The Different Forms of Sculpture.As in any field, there is a lot of different terminology to learn about sculpture.How does a sculpture garden differ from a sculpture park? What is the difference between relief and sculpture in the round? What is kinetic sculpture, sound sculpture, and land art?And, crucially, how do we differentiate between the array of different art movements and styles throughout history?These are questions which, to answer properly, you need an in-depth knowledge of the form. Or a detailed glossary with clear explanations. This, by the way, you can find in our extended article on the different types of sculpture.But here, let us say, with the poet, T.S. Eliot, that the history of art is a continuous tension between tradition and individual talent. If a sculptor works in a completely idiosyncratic style, nobody is really going to understand what he or she is going for. If that sculptor builds on the work of past sculptors, however, audiences will have the knowledge and reference points to navigate the different ideas and styles that the sculptor is going for.So, different styles of sculpture, whilst they might seem miraculously new, are actually always built on previous movements and styles.Take Michelangelo. His work is thought of as the peak of Renaissance sculpture. Yet, he was building on the ideas and techniques of Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Nicola and Giovanni Pisano.The same with Rodin â€" another considered completely innovative. Yet, his work was a response to and development of the neoclassical and romantic styles of his day.This is the real birth of new sculptural styles. Not just a sheer ingenuity. The Trevi Fountain is Rome's centrepiece.Where to See Sculpture Collections.Finally, then, let’s talk about some of the best places to find the best sculpture. All over the world, there are museums housing exquisitely beautiful objects. Of course, however, some are a little better than others.Start with Rome and Florence. These are the homes of the Italian Renaissance â€" and the former also boasts being the seat of late antiquity. These Italian cities are like living museums.Then head to New York, where the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art will blow you away with the variety of their work.Then there’s Paris and London, the capitals of two countries whose colonial history has collected all the treasures of the world.For more amazing locations for sculpture, read our article!

How to Become a Guitar Teacher

How to Become a Guitar Teacher How Do You Get More Courses as a Private Guitar Instructor? ChaptersBalancing Your Offer with the DemandFind Students on Social NetworksAdvertising by Flyers or on Store Notice BoardsPost an Ad on a Private Tutoring PlatformHow Price Impacts Your Ability to Find StudentsGiving guitar lessons is a great way to share your knowledge and passion and generate income. What could be better than earning money for doing something you love, like playing guitar?There is just one thorny issue: how do you find pupils for your guitar lessons? All teachers quickly encounter this problem. This is the main obstacle that you will have to overcome, but it is worth the effort!Do not give up: here is a complete overview of the different methods you can use to find students for private guitar lessons, whether they are in person or guitar lessons online.The students and the types of lessons you should provide can span from beginner guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, blues guitar, music theory and of course, above all, beginner guitar lessons.

Writing Lab Help English Writing Online Tutorpace

Writing Lab Help English Writing Online Tutorpace Writing lab is useful for the students to finish their writing assignment or learn more about English writing. The writing labs usually have many articles on different subjects and research on different topics. Articles based on some known facts as well as some collected and well researched data. The students are recommended to go through as many articles possible before submitting their writing assignments. The writing lab helps improve the students knowledge as well as gives relevant ideas to improve their writing. Writing is a very basic and crucial part of English. Reading different literature content provides the student with a lot of insight and depth which helps them in their coursework. Reading more articles and researching on the given writing topic improves the standards of the assignment. There are different kinds of writing in English. Each kind has its own set of rules and regulations which need to be followed. The guidelines which are provided for the writing need to be taken seriously and thoroughly understood before writing the assignment. Its suggested that a rough draft is written prior to the final writing. Research for the given topic is the key in providing an impressive writing. The students always need to recite their sources used in their writing. There are hundreds of useful articles which not only provide the content but also provide required explanation making it easy for the students to understand. Therefor writing labs are one of the easily available tools for students to enhance their writing skills.

Qualifications for Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

Qualifications for Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language How to Certify Yourself for  Arabic Teacher Jobs ChaptersChecking your Arabic levelThe teaching of the Arabic language in the USCourses and diplomas for Arabic coursesTeaching in videoWhile English and Spanish claim the lion's share of foreign language learning, other languages ??are emerging and attracting interest from both future professors and recruiters.The Arabic language is one of the happy few. Learning Arabic is an asset!But what level is required to teach Arabic? Should we get diplomas? Is it necessary to have a required certification or even the aggregation in Letters to teach Arabic?Superprof gives an overview to better understand the growing phenomenon of teaching the Arabic language and especially to indicate the means to achieve it.Arabic is a particular language, and you will realize this very fast after you start in your learning process. Between the standard modern Arabic (the one you will usually learn in school and teach), and different dialects such as Egyptian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Arabic from the middle ea st, Lebanon, Saudi, ... there are many different words, phrase constructions, grammar, and accents.Saying you are learning or teaching Arabic isn't actually good enough: what you learn is a specific Arabic, closer to the one you can read in the Quran than the dialect spoken by the people in the Algerian countryside, for example.So the first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what is the Arabic you speak, with who you can communicate, and how good your Arabic really is. To do so, you just need to go on an online website and test you level in spoken and written Arab.Find out how to set your rates as a teacher according to your level of Arabic!The teaching of the Arabic language in the USIn the US you can receive many different types of language lessons.Of course, you can learn and teach French, English, Spanish, Italian, German but you can also teach languages ??considered difficult such as Japanese, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese and... Arabic.Indeed, although Amer ica isn't known for its knowledge of foreign languages, more and more American people are interested in this language and wish to learn to speak or just to understand it.Faced with this demand, what about supply? Are there many Arabic professors in America?The answer remains negative because the training to become an Arabic teacher is reduced as a rate of knots.This is why many professors or people who want to teach this idiom turn to associations or to a body dedicated to foreign languages.In these alternative structures, Arabic often appears in the list of choices.How to become an Arab teacher?The three types of teaching of the Arabic language.There are 3 kinds of teaching of Arabic (written and oral) in the US. They are:A teaching stipulates the need to learn not only the Arabic language but also culture and history.A specifically language-focused teaching, as you would get in school.A teaching organized around religious associations that are mainly based in mosques or in places devoted entirely to this teaching (Arabic Koranic, literary Arabic).Learn to speak Arabic to be closer to your religionThese various methods of teaching the Arabic language are undervalued by the school system because of a lack of involvement in the culture of today's children and teenagers.It should not be forgotten that teachers of Arabic aren't much integrated with the teaching staff of the institution, as are the teachers of Japanese, Chinese. It is only at university that they seem to be a little more recognized. But is it difficult to learn Arabic? Is it even better to teach it?Discover the best ways to find Arabic teaching jobs...Private lessonsIn this context, it isn't rare to encounter teachers of Arabic teaching their language using the system of special Arabic courses, enrolling on educational support platforms.The tutoring system allows the teacher to propose a personalized program to the student in Arabic: having full knowledge of the various school and university progr ams, knowing the needs and expectations of the juries in Arabic examinations and competitions, the Arabic professor will be able to adapt its course optimally according to the needs and expectations of its pupil.Teach your students more than just what's in the books!By registering on a school support platform, he will be equally valued and recognized for his skills as if he taught in a private institute, within an association or simply in a college or high school.However, there are basic criteria for giving Arabic courses:Having experience in teachingBeing a teacherHaving a diploma recognized by the StateBeing accessible and availableAccepting to work and be paid at the rate of $20 to 22 per hour on average.Courses and diplomas for Arabic coursesWhatever the outlets, whatever the way you teach the Arabic language, you should know that foreign language studies such as Arabic are never short, they even come a long way.It takes at least 4 to 5 years of studies at least, ie to obtain a Bachelor's degree or even a Master's degree to become an Arab teacher.The degreeThis Bachelor's Degree in Foreign and Regional Languages, Literatures, and Civilization is particularly aimed at literary lovers.This degree is often the best way to obtain a teacher's certification.It's similar to studies of Letters but in a foreign language, in Arabic in this case.You will learn Arabic grammar, written and oral expression, but you will also learn Arabic phonetics, literature and civilization (Arabic culture and history) and linguistics.Please note that during a degree, other courses can be offered to help you to specialize: teaching professions, translation trades, documentation, etc.learn how to find Arabic tutoring jobs!The Language DegreeThe Bachelor's Degree in Applied Foreign Languages is more oriented towards the business world. This degree focuses on a practice of the language in the professional context, that is why part of the program deals with masters of application that var y according to your university: economy, law, commerce, tourism, IT, translation, etc.Become an Arabic teacher at collegeIt is an excellent opportunity to learn Arabic and to teach it in these levels while benefiting from a solid training.Being a certified teacherSo you want to be a teacher? In the United States, each state has a different method for teacher certification. In general, you need to get a bachelor’s degree, in the subject matter which you are planning to teach. Most states require advanced training of some sort and in most cases a passing grade on a certification exam.So you really need to get the information of each state's website before you consider being a teacher there and thinking of which certification to get. Often however they're more or less the same and do not require to pass new tests if you've already taught successfully in another state.For anyone who wishes to teach Arabic at high school or public college, a certificate is the Sesame to be obtained.Bei ng an Associate ProfessorFor professors who want to teach Arabic but want to maintain a level of excellence in knowledge, practice and reflection on the Arabic language, aggregation is a kind of Grail that opens up all the ways for you.Agrégation allows you to teach the Arabic language in high schools but especially in higher education such as universities.It should be noted that secondary school teachers work 15 hours per week (presence in the institution) with regard to literature and languages.You may enjoy this complete guide to giving lessons in Arabic...Teaching in videoThanks to the Internet to channels like Youtube or Dailymotion, you can propose your own Arabic lessons to all Internet users interested in learning the language.You can cut out your course as you see fit, offer Arabic grammar points, a fun way to learn the Arabic alphabet or even to discover Arabic calligraphy. Your videos can be sequenced in chapters, to learn specific points.For those who love Arab history and culture, video lessons are an excellent alternative with the possibility of offering direct links to illustrate what is said.With this type of teaching, there is no need for a particular diploma to be displayed to give courses but a certain mastery of the language, and a sense of pedagogy will undoubtedly be appreciated.You earn a small living this way since Youtube will pay you after a certain amount of views on your videos. Try to keep you videos simple and concentrate on one point at a time: this will help the learner to work progressively and also go on to watch the next videos.So you can go for the certification, but if you feel like you have a gift for teaching then try to go for the alternate solutions and find the students that fit your needs!

How to Get into St. Pauls Girls School

How to Get into St. Paul's Girls' School How to get into St. Paul's Girls' School? Madeleine is one of Tutorfair's top tutors, specialising in school entrance.  She discusses in detail the admissions process for St. Paul's Girls' School. St. Paul’s Girls’ School is one of the most academically competitive schools in the nation. Their most recent A-level results boast 94% of students received an A or A*.  This Hammersmith-based school also offers top quality sport and extra-curricular opportunities despite its highly academic focus. A significant amount of ‘Paulinas’ go on to Oxbridge or Edinburgh, as well as top U.S. universities (the school offers SATs and has a U.S. school counsellor). So what you should do first? Develop a genuine interest in the school. Explore the website with your daughter, identify opportunities she would like to pursue (academic offers, music, sport, societies, pastoral etc.), attend an open day, and decide if St. Paul’s is a genuinely good fit for you. Entry at 11 Entry at 11+ involves an initial, computer-based reasoning test, further exams and an interview. Girls will be invited to the further exams based on their reasoning test results, and to the interview based on these exam results. To get a fuller picture of applicants, St. Paul’s will ask schools for reports on candidates who successfully make it past the reasoning test. Being on good terms with your daughter’s current school will certainly help, as will making sure her teachers know her and her ability. Exam Tips: The reasoning test is likely to be something the girls haven’t seen in school before. This can make it intimidating and many girls, while capable, are thrown by the unfamiliar format. Reasoning ability tends to stay stable in the short-term. What will make a difference in a girl’s score on the exam is her familiarity and comfort with the questions. Confidence and a willingness to try something new are key. There are many 11+ Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning books widely available which will have the exact type of questions asked on the St. Paul’s exam. The difference: St. Paul’s is computer-based, so girls need to be generally comfortable using a computer. Students are encouraged to work quickly and finish as many questions as they can in the time allowed- they shouldn’t expect to ‘finish’ the test. The school offers sample papers for English, Maths, and Comprehension. These are a good guide for the level of difficulty to expect. What St. Paul’s is really interested in is a girl’s overall ability to think and reason independently. As such, simply memorising math and comprehension procedures won’t do. Girls need to be able to apply their math/reading knowledge to new problems and situations. An admissions tutor can also be useful to get extra support. Find a tutor for St. Paul's Girls' School Admissions  on Tutorfair. The Maths exam: The math exam tests this by using word problems rather than straight math questions. Learning about ‘how’ and ‘why’ math procedures work will help your daughter gain this thorough understanding. The Reading exam: The reading exam really tries to get at girls’ understanding of a passage as well as writing techniques. There’s a big focus on how and why the author writes in certain ways. In other words, girls should be able to identify and use a metaphor, as well as describe how and why a metaphor is an effective literary device. The Comprehension exam: St. Paul’s Girls’ School’s most unique entrance procedure is the ‘comprehension’ exam. It is not a reading comprehension paper. The comprehension paper is meant to identify girls who have been ‘over prepared’ for exams and may not actually be able to keep up once they’re admitted. As such, it’s not meant to be ‘prepared for’. The comprehension will present a wide range of ‘stimuli’ (articles, graphs, worksheets, anything really) and ask girls to understand the material and then draw conclusions and inferences from it. To prepare for this, girls should develop a healthy desire to learn, sense of curiosity, and overcome any ‘fear of the unknown’. Exploring non-traditional educational material is a great way to do this (for example, educational magazines). Interview Tips:This is where a girl’s genuine interest in St. Paul’s will really show. Generic answers to questions like “Why do you want to go to St. Paul’s” will be easy to spot. If your daughter has something special, for example wanting to pursue the senior scholarship, join the medical club, or participate in the Model UN, it will demonstrate to the school that she really knows what St. Paul’s is about, she’s considered it thoroughly, and has specific reasons to support her desire to attend.   Girls should be informed of current events (read the news often for a few months leading up to the interview) and feel comfortable discussing them. They should converse easily with adults and show off their intellectual side. The interview is not a time to be shy! Entry at 16 St. Paul’s also offers entry at 16. This round of entry is significantly more subject based. Applicants will sit exams in the subjects they wish to pursue at A-level. From this exam, successful girls will be chosen for interviews. These interviews focus on both academic and wider interests. Applicants with well-developed special interests (e.g. music) should showcase it here. As St. Paul’s has 91.3% A or A* results, girls should expect to have a solid foundation for any subjects they wish to take at A-level. Find a tutor for St. Paul's Girls' School Admissions. You can also search  Tutorfair and our fantastic selection of Admissions tutors. We also have  experienced 11 plus tutors. Looking for tuition in London for other subjects? At Tutorfair we have many different specialised tutors who are educational professionals. Simply search for the subject you need help with. Don't forget to enter your postcode so you can find the tutors located closest to you. Checkout out more Tutorfair  blogs here: Top 15 Books for 11 Plus students

Phrasal Verbs for Hippies Turn on, Tune in, Drop out

Phrasal Verbs for Hippies Turn on, Tune in, Drop out Timothy Leary.One of our recently created English lessons uses the phrasal verb tune out which Ive had to explain to most of the students whove taken the lesson. Explaining this verb multiple times led me to think of its opposite, tune in which led me to think of the most famous use of this phrase by Timothy Leary the 1960s along with two other phrasal verbs, Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.Leary was one of the great insane figures to rise out of the 1960s in the United States, a Harvard faculty member who advocated the use of psychedelic drugs in the pursuit of higher consciousness. Leary was eventually kicked out of Harvard, went on to promote the taking of psychedelic substances, escaped from prison after tricking psychiatrists who were using tests he had developed to determine his chances of escaping, and generally became a popular figure in the 1960s countercultural movement (John Lennon wrote Come Together for Leary).He famously used the three phrasal verbs Turn on, tune in, drop ou t to summarize his message to a gathering of about 30,000 hippies in San Francisco in 1967. For many, it became a summary of the philosophy of that eras counter culture.From his original speech:Like every great religion of the past we seek to find the divinity within and to express this revelation in a life of glorification and the worship of God. These ancient goals we define in the metaphor of the present â€" turn on, tune in, drop out.And his later explanation of this speech:Turn on meant go within to activate your neural and genetic equipment. Become sensitive to the many and various levels of consciousness and the specific triggers that engage them. Drugs were one way to accomplish this end. Tune in meant interact harmoniously with the world around you externalize, materialize, express your new internal perspectives. Drop out suggested an active, selective, graceful process of detachment from involuntary or unconscious commitments. Drop Out meant self-reliance, a discovery of ones singularity, a commitment to mobility, choice, and change. Unhappily my explanations of this sequence of personal development were often misinterpreted to mean Get stoned and abandon all constructive activity.Ok, so those particular meanings of Turn on, Tune in and Drop out may not be particularly useful to you. But they are all important phrasal verbs.To turn on is normally a very literal phrasal verb, meaning to activate something. Ex: Turn on the lights. I turned on the television.Careful though, as this phrasal verb can have a sexual connotation in some circumstances, no doubt a result of so many hippies using the word ?? This was likely how The Beatles were using the verb in A Day in the Life when they sing I love to turn you on.To tune in has two common meanings. Historically, we tuned in our televisions and radios, meaning we turned the dial until we found the clearest signal. These days, tuning in is associated with focusing your attention. Ex. John tuned into the meeti ng when he heard his name mentioned. Its opposite phrasal verb is to tune out.To drop out means to abruptly stop doing something, and especially to stop being part of a program. Ex. Bill Gates was a college drop out. A lot of people drop out of military training because it is so difficult.So there you go, three new  phrasal verbs and some American history. Vincentes Didnt like it.besides hard to understand this guy!!