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| Grade 6 - 2009/10 |
| Car Expert |
 Jul 16 2009, 07:11 PM
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Maestro  Group: Members Posts: 28757 Joined: 15-May 05 From: UK - rural North Norfolk\East Anglia. Lincoln 104 miles. Ipswich 66 miles. Oxford 193 miles. Lewes 199 miles. Member No.: 3680  |
My exam's tomorrow - had my exam time changed from 12:15 to 11:05 for whatever reason...
How did yours go, madbassonist? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Car Expert |
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| Fantasia in P major |
Jul 17 2009, 05:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 2-August 06 From: North London Member No.: 7266 |
Dear Car Expert,
Good luck with your exam today! |
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| madbassoonist |
Jul 17 2009, 06:14 AM
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Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1046 Joined: 23-February 09 From: South Cambs Member No.: 56880 |
QUOTE(Car Expert @ Jul 16 2009, 08:11 PM)  My exam's tomorrow - had my exam time changed from 12:15 to 11:05 for whatever reason... How did yours go, madbassonist? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Car Expert Really well, thanks! The examiner was really friendly and funny, and I didn't majorly mess up anything. Just the LH trill in the Mozart, which is impossible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) and the end of the sight singing. Speaking of which, the examiner let me have ten seconds to go through that, and hearing me sing said 'Oh you're a mezzo, shall I put it down a bit?' which was very nice of him. Now I just have to be patient and wait for the results! Good luck for today! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Car Expert |
Jul 17 2009, 01:13 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 28757 Joined: 15-May 05 From: UK - rural North Norfolk\East Anglia. Lincoln 104 miles. Ipswich 66 miles. Oxford 193 miles. Lewes 199 miles. Member No.: 3680 |
QUOTE(Fantasia in P major @ Jul 17 2009, 06:11 AM) QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Jul 17 2009, 07:14 AM) Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)The exam went reasonably well in the end. The examiner was pretty nice, although the piano wasn't as good as the one in my local exam centre where I took my grade 5 exam. With the pieces, there were a couple of stumbles in the Sonata probably due to nerves, but the Tranquillo and Jazz pieces were played really well. The scales were pretty much as I expected - a few mistakes but otherwise fine, and the sight-reading was good barring one wrong note which I did correct immediately. As for the aurals - they went as I expected (i.e. not very well) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Hope the results arrive swiftly...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/fingersCrossed.gif) Car Expert |
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| oldromola |
Jul 23 2009, 12:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 7-June 09 Member No.: 67427 |
The 14 year old grade 6 pupil I mentioned a few weeks ago, Alexander, took his exam on 11th July and was awarded a merit despite playing niether the Stenhammar nor the Malcolm Arnold pieces as well as he has done over the previous weeks. However, the Scarlatti went better than I dared hope and the examiner awarded him 25 marks for it.
Alex is also a saxophone player, and he took grade 7 on Tuesday 21st. I accompanied him and can vouch for the fact his pieces went really well so here's hoping for a distinction. Has anyone else accompanied the Ulrich Schlultheiss 'Witch Hunt' from the grade 7 syllabus? It's fast and furious but enormous fun once you've got your fingers round it. The examiner had not heard it before and was obviously impressed. |
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| Car Expert |
Jul 23 2009, 09:58 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 28757 Joined: 15-May 05 From: UK - rural North Norfolk\East Anglia. Lincoln 104 miles. Ipswich 66 miles. Oxford 193 miles. Lewes 199 miles. Member No.: 3680 |
Well done to him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I see your results only took 12 days to arrive which is pretty quick - maybe my results will arrive before the end of the month then.... hopefully...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/fingersCrossed.gif) Car Expert |
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| tangerinerose |
Jul 25 2009, 12:49 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 12-May 06 Member No.: 6897 |
Hi, Car Expert - good luck with the result! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
My exam's in 2 weeks time (I don't feel ready!). I'm doing A1, B1 and C2. I still can't play the Couperin piece fast enough (the suggested speed is 92 crotchets) without slipping up. I'm practicing at 80. Is anyone else doing the same piece and what's the tempo you use? It's a baroque piece and meant to be played "very lightly" and my teacher says not to emphasize too much on the thrills/mordents, something I'm still working on! My B2 (the Beethoven Sonata) is ok. C2 is a mood piece, and half the time, I can play and "swing" the notes quite nicely, but I get nervous easily and when I do, mistakes abound! I'm also very worried about aural... especially the part on singing the solfege (I can't do "fa"!). Good luck to everyone sitting the exam! |
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