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What was the first grade you took on piano?
1 [ 30 ] ** [55.56%]
2 [ 5 ] ** [9.26%]
3 [ 6 ] ** [11.11%]
4 [ 3 ] ** [5.56%]
5 [ 4 ] ** [7.41%]
6 [ 2 ] ** [3.70%]
7 [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
8 [ 4 ] ** [7.41%]
Diploma [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
How old were you when you first started playing the piano?
1-5 [ 7 ] ** [12.96%]
6-10 [ 28 ] ** [51.85%]
11-15 [ 10 ] ** [18.52%]
16-20 [ 2 ] ** [3.70%]
21-25 [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
26-30 [ 1 ] ** [1.85%]
30+ [ 6 ] ** [11.11%]
How long have you been playing the piano?
0-5 years [ 14 ] ** [25.93%]
6-10 years [ 21 ] ** [38.89%]
11-15 years [ 4 ] ** [7.41%]
16-20 years [ 4 ] ** [7.41%]
21+ years [ 11 ] ** [20.37%]
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Annetta
post Aug 9 2006, 09:14 PM
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Hi guys,

Another lot of random questions from me, but I just want to see how everyone averages out (in a kind way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )

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post Aug 9 2006, 09:16 PM
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  1. G1
  2. 12
  3. 3 years
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post Aug 9 2006, 09:43 PM
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Started aged about 10.

Took G1 after a little under a year.

Been playing for about 17 years! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) though had 12 or 13 years with no lessons.
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post Aug 10 2006, 05:51 AM
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started out as Grade 1, first started piano when i was 8 years old, been playing it for around 6 years (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

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post Aug 10 2006, 06:28 AM
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I was 6 nealy 7 when I started piano&violin. I took my g5 piano this summer 13years old. It took me 6 years
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post Aug 10 2006, 07:11 AM
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I had my first lesson on Jan 5th 1953, two months before my 6th birthday.
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post Aug 10 2006, 09:55 AM
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Hahaha *hides* (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I should kick myself for not reading the poll questions properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I thought it was asking what grade I'm at NOW! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)



My first grade was 1...not 8...heh...

Took grade one after about a year

Started playing aged 9, am now 16
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post Aug 10 2006, 10:24 AM
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Can't answer this as I haven't taken a grade, but i'm hoping to do grade 8 soon (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I started when I was 12, been playing 3/4 years.
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post Aug 10 2006, 11:03 AM
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Started about 6. I can't really remember how old I was when I did Grade 1. I think I was 8 cos i never practised haha! Then Grade 2 nearly two years ago. Grade 3 four months after that. Grade 4 nearly a year ago, and I'm doing Grade 5 in November. So I was a bit slower than some people.
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post Aug 10 2006, 09:49 PM
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Started at 7.

Took grade 1 in about two years time.

Playing for nearly 8 years although I spent two years learning by myself.
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post Aug 10 2006, 11:51 PM
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Started a month or two before I turned three.

Began exams at grade 3

Have been playing for 15 years
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post Aug 11 2006, 05:52 PM
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Started aged about 12. Stopped a year later having made virtually no progress aged about 13. Can't remember the exact dates.


Re-started after not touching a piano for about a quarter of a century aged almost 38. First exam grade 5 aged almost 39 after three terms or thereabouts.
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post Aug 11 2006, 06:51 PM
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1. 4
2. 1 (actually, I did Step 1 first)
3. On and off (but not really) since then, so about 21 yrs
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post Aug 12 2006, 09:40 AM
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Grade 3
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post Aug 14 2006, 10:50 AM
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I started playing piano when i was 6 years old and the first exam i took was grade 1...but i had to have the prep exam thing aswell!
So i have been playin 10 years and i still love it!!!
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