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Grade 1 Piano - List A
Which piece do you intend to play in the exam?
Gavot [ 7 ] ** [58.33%]
Minuetto [ 1 ] ** [8.33%]
Autumn [ 3 ] ** [25.00%]
Angloise [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
March in G [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
Minuet in A minor [ 1 ] ** [8.33%]
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davidmackay
post Jun 1 2009, 02:17 PM
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post Jun 1 2009, 03:33 PM
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You know, you could have used just the one poll, with three questions.

Just a thought...
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post Jun 1 2009, 04:44 PM
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I quite like L'Autunno but am doing Gavot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Don't like the Minuetto at all.
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post Jun 2 2009, 07:57 AM
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I started off doing the Vivaldi, but couldn't seem to get my fingers round bar 14 as that finer action is unnatural to me from flute playing, and I don't get to spend enough time at the piano.
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post Jun 2 2009, 08:38 AM
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QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Jun 1 2009, 04:33 PM) *

You know, you could have used just the one poll, with three questions.

Just a thought...


Thanks madb - I realised that just after I posted the first. never mind.



QUOTE(sags_3 @ Jun 2 2009, 08:57 AM) *

I started off doing the Vivaldi, but couldn't seem to get my fingers round bar 14 as that finer action is unnatural to me from flute playing, and I don't get to spend enough time at the piano.


I know what you mean sags - my fingers always seem to trip over each other at this bar.
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post Jun 2 2009, 09:34 AM
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Just added the 3 that I actually played in my Grade 1 exam in March.

Gavot
Song of Erin
Never Vex a T-Rex (absolutely loved this piece).

Just about got to grips with Minuetto (for fun). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jun 2 2009, 09:56 AM
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I echo the sentiments with the Vivaldi piece, I would do this if I didn't think my fingers would run astray at Bar 14 and the last 2 bars. It's probably a better piece to do what with all the changes in dynamics, I think it'd be a lot more clear cut on where you would gain marks for performance.

Never Vex I hated at first but after being forced into trying to sight read it last night by my teacher I must say it's quite fun. I avoided touching it because of the way it looked (coward, I am!). The last chord is a great touch but took me about 5 seconds to figure out, hah - I felt quite stupid! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jun 2 2009, 10:38 AM
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QUOTE(Jazz Chicken @ Jun 2 2009, 10:34 AM) *

Just added the 3 that I actually played in my Grade 1 exam in March.

Gavot
Song of Erin
Never Vex a T-Rex (absolutely loved this piece).

Just about got to grips with Minuetto (for fun). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


I note that, so far, no one is playing the latter three pieces, from any list. Obviously the first three are all available in the ABRSM book, and so more accessible; has anyone tried any of the others. For all I know they could be as easy as three blind mice, but has anyone ever bothered to check?
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post Jun 2 2009, 11:47 AM
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QUOTE(davidmackay @ Jun 2 2009, 11:38 AM) *

QUOTE(Jazz Chicken @ Jun 2 2009, 10:34 AM) *

Just added the 3 that I actually played in my Grade 1 exam in March.

Gavot
Song of Erin
Never Vex a T-Rex (absolutely loved this piece).

Just about got to grips with Minuetto (for fun). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


I note that, so far, no one is playing the latter three pieces, from any list. Obviously the first three are all available in the ABRSM book, and so more accessible; has anyone tried any of the others. For all I know they could be as easy as three blind mice, but has anyone ever bothered to check?


To be honest my teacher didn't really give me much of a choice, she just bought the book with the A,B,C, 1,2,3 pieces in and I had to choose one of each. I did however download the accompanying CD from ABRSM downloads so I do know how all 6 sound.

I am just wondering now whether to do one of the alternative pieces when I get round to Grade 2 as the examiners must get so fed up hearing the same ones the majority of the time, and some people have hinted on here that you may also get a better mark for choosing one that isn't heard quite so often (altough many people also say this is just not true).

I think my teacher just thinks it's probably a waste of money to have to buy another book when there are 3 perfectly good pieces in each catagory to choose from in the ABRSM book.

I don't know what to think really, if I really liked a piece that was classed as one of the alternatives, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest to have to buy the book for the music.
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post Jun 2 2009, 08:34 PM
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QUOTE(davidmackay @ Jun 2 2009, 11:38 AM) *

I note that, so far, no one is playing the latter three pieces, from any list. Obviously the first three are all available in the ABRSM book, and so more accessible; has anyone tried any of the others. For all I know they could be as easy as three blind mice, but has anyone ever bothered to check?
They won't be any easier or harder than the others - they are just extra choices.

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I am just wondering now whether to do one of the alternative pieces when I get round to Grade 2 as the examiners must get so fed up hearing the same ones the majority of the time, and some people have hinted on here that you may also get a better mark for choosing one that isn't heard quite so often (altough many people also say this is just not true).
Yep, sorry to repeat myself, but no, it is not true.
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post Jun 2 2009, 10:09 PM
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QUOTE(maledictis @ Jun 2 2009, 09:34 PM) *
Yep, sorry to repeat myself, but no, it is not true.


Purely as an example (I know these are not in the same section), I would have personally thought that a good performance of L'autunno would warrant more marks than a good Song of Erin as the latter is much less complicated. Any mistake you make in Song of Erin will be a larger percentage of error across the piece as a whole... or am I just being overly analytical?
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post Jun 3 2009, 09:10 AM
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QUOTE(Solari @ Jun 2 2009, 11:09 PM) *

...or am I just being overly analytical?

Yes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Different things are expected from different pieces - a piece with "more notes" will get credit for getting all the notes in, but will probably feature less issues regarding tone, line or dynamics.
A piece regarded as more "simplistic" will demand more tone/line/dynamics for credit.
There will be no different marking for a wrong note or two with either piece.
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post Jun 3 2009, 09:34 AM
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QUOTE(maledictis @ Jun 3 2009, 10:10 AM) *

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Fair enough, I bow to your wisdom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Jun 3 2009, 10:11 AM
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QUOTE(Solari @ Jun 3 2009, 10:34 AM) *

QUOTE(maledictis @ Jun 3 2009, 10:10 AM) *

<snip>

Fair enough, I bow to your wisdom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

And the world is as it should be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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QUOTE(Solari @ Jun 2 2009, 11:09 PM) *

QUOTE(maledictis @ Jun 2 2009, 09:34 PM) *
Yep, sorry to repeat myself, but no, it is not true.


Purely as an example (I know these are not in the same section), I would have personally thought that a good performance of L'autunno would warrant more marks than a good Song of Erin as the latter is much less complicated.

No, I agree with Mal. A child who thumps away with little expression, while not giving an ideal performance of l'autunno, will probably get away with it better in this than with Erin which demands a bit more subtlety.

IMHO (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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