Qualifications

Dr Michael Spacie teaches all levels from absolute beginner to diploma standard in his dedicated home music room at Aston. Michael has been teaching since 1986. He has 38 years experience in teaching and is highly qualified and professional, but also a very extensively qualified musician holding, as well as other qualifications in music, five Licentiate Piano Performance Diplomas awarded by the major accredited leading UK based examination boards:- LRSM Piano Performance Diploma: Licentiate of The Royal Schools of Music; LTCL Piano Recital Diploma and LTCL Piano Recital Diploma: Licentiate of Trinity College London; LLCM Piano Recital Diploma and LLCM Piano Performance Diploma: Licentiate of The London College of Music at the The University of West London.

The above Licentiateships are advanced diploma qualifications in professional piano performance that are valued and respected with recognition of expertise and competence within the music profession, other professions, and also the wider public in general. Performance Licentiateships from major accredited leading UK based examination boards are highly focused qualifications demanding excellent standards and are not broad-based or generalist as many music qualifications are nowadays. They are altogether something different – an appealing challenge to high-level traditional musical skill and are worthy of note.

RSM, TCL and LCM performance diploma examinations are known and recognised throughout the world. They are accredited by Ofqual in England and its respective partners in Wales and Northern Ireland. They are also international examination boards. Holders of RSM, TCL and LCM peformance diploma examinations are entitled to use the respective post-nominal letters after their name.

Dr Michael Spacie is also a holder of the DipABRSM Piano Performance Diploma from The Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music as well as the ALCM Piano Performance Diploma from The London College of Music at the University of West London, and also the LVCM(Hons) Piano Performance Diploma from The Victoria College of Music, London.

In addition to the aforementioned piano performance diplomas, Dr Michael Spacie is also a holder of the music degrees of BA(Music), MMus, PhD(Music), the latter qualification enabling the title of ‘Dr’. In this instance, the term ‘doctor’ has nothing to do with medicine; modern practitioners of medicine hold the title by custom, not by right. It’s the title of the highest academic degree i.e. PhD. Dr Michael Spacie is also the holder of a raft of Associate, Licentiate and Fellowship diplomas in various facets of music including a postgraduate Fellow Diploma in Music Literacy – Thesis (Music) – FLCM (Fellow of The London College of Music). This diploma is from The London College of Music at the University of West London which is respected worldwide and the diploma is also academically challenging to obtain. A successful thesis (20,000+ words) will reflect good literary style and academic rigour. Both examiners, the senior academic examiner and the chief examiner gave the comments: “An interesting and generally well researched thesis……convincingly done……Thus, on balance, a worthy and generally successful attempt to deal with this fascinating subject.” The London College of Music examinations are nationally and internationally recognised and are unique in the music diploma examination sector in being awarded by a University, i.e. The University of West London and prior to this, Thames Valley University. Dr Michael Spacie is also a holder of the FVCM(Hons) in musicology by thesis and the FVCM(Hons) in composition from The Victoria College of Music, London.

Dr Michael Spacie LRSM LTCL LTCL LLCM LLCM DipABRSM ALCM LVCM(Hons) FLCM FVCM(Hons) FVCM(Hons) BA(Music) MMus PhD(Music)

Dr Michael Spacie:

Practical Piano Performance Diplomas:-

LRSM (Piano Performance)

LTCL (Piano Recital)

LTCL (Piano Recital)

LLCM (Piano Recital)

LLCM (Piano Performance)

DipABRSM (Piano Performance)
ALCM (Piano Performance)

LVCM(Hons) (Piano Performance)


Academic Qualifications:-

FLCM (Diploma in Music Literacy – Research Thesis (Music))

FVCM(Hons) (Musicology (by Thesis))

FVCM(Hons) (Composition)

BA(Music)

MMus

PhD(Music)