91原创鈥檚 Ron Bencze has received the highest aggregate scores in British Columbia on his Associate Royal Conservatory Teachers Degree in advanced pedagogy examinations in 2012.
During the exam, the 23-year-old music student had to complete a written component on pedagogical and technical skills, an oral segment where repertoire is performed and discussed with a panel of examiners and a performance part that includes advanced piano repertoire, technical and aural skills.
Bencze first enrolled in the Western Conservatory of Music when he was eight years old, and has since completed his Associate Royal Conservatory of Music teachers degree in piano pedagogy, all Royal Conservatory of Music theoretical examinations at the Western Conservatory of Music, a diploma of music at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a Bachelor of Arts in history from KPU.
He has also competed in the Kiwanis Fraser Valley Music Festival and has performed with the Fraser Valley Symphony Orchestra.
鈥淚t is a pleasure to see a student I have worked with from an early age go on to achieve such excellent results and pursue a career in which I myself have chosen,鈥 said Richard Haack, principal of the Western Conservatory of Music.
鈥淩on will carry on the the tradition of providing excellent music education in the foreseeable future and I wish him every success in life.鈥