Ted.I'm sorry. I didn't answer your question relating to my exams.
I realised that I would never make very fast progress with only a weekly lesson from a private teacher so last year i enrolled in a Tafe Tertiary Course and am studying selected subjects. It has certainly opened up the learning process for me and I am enjoying it immensely. Jazz harmony, song writing,computer notation and Aural are my subjects so far. All helpful stuff and also keeps the brain from going rusty. Cheers Jean.