Hi have you done your grade 6 yet?

if you have do you have any advice on how to get ready for the genral Q`s?

Thanks Antony..

Antony,

No I haven't, I did my Grade 5 in November, and have just started looking at Grade 6 on my own. You are likely to get there before I do!!! (I assume you are talking about theory here...)

Hi Emma ,

Yes I did my grade 5 last november to but i started grade 6 just after christmas but my A leave collage teacher has been of alot he was the one that told me to go in for it and now im stuck lol i did a practis exam paper and got 55% so im hoping i can get it up in throw may

Antony, what would you say was the hardest part of the paper? Have you any book recommendations? I havn't done GCSE or A level, so have few books and little knowledge!

Hi Emma

There is 4 section`s

1 Figured Bass

2 Harmonising Melodies

3 Melodic Composition

4 General Exercises

In my specimen paper i got 15 out of 15 for section 1, 12 out of 15 for section 2, 8 out of 20 for section 3, and there is 2 lots of general exercises and i got 20 out of 50.

So my melodic composition is not so good i have been told to do a 2 bar answer to the 2 bars that are given and then a turn around section then just do the opening 2 bars to finish so all together it should be about 8 bars long,

I lots a lot of marks for beaming I have been looking at the abrsm (pink) book about the beaming but i dont really understand it apart from that i think i should be ok with this section.

The general exercises Im ok with some of it like identifying chords and music terms, but im to good at getting the composer.

Thank you
Antony..

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Im to good at getting the composer

Im not to good at getting the composer

Im ok at the 4 scetions now i think im ready to do the exam

QUOTE (Antony @ May 21 2004, 06:31 PM)

Im ok at the 4 scetions now i think im ready to do the exam

thats good, its not long till the exam now

Good luck Antony, give it your best!

Hi. I did my Grade 6 theory in November. I taught myself in 6 weeks spending just my lunch hour at work to study. I managed to get 85 which I was pleased with. My advice is just to do loads of practice papers. Once you get used to a style and learn certain tricks with chord progressions, you'll find you can apply it to most of the paper.
Good luck ....

QUOTE (Appassionata @ May 21 2004, 09:59 PM)

I taught myself in 6 weeks spending just my lunch hour at work to study.

How on earth did you manage that? Have you done lots of theory in the past? I'm trying to teach myself too, thought it will take me far longer than 6 weeks!

Well done for getting such a good mark. There's hope for me yet!

Well, I did A level music about five years ago and Grade 5 theory 11 years ago, so I supposed that helped! I hadn't actually done any other theory though. I find it quite easy I suppose. Any questions though and I'll be pleased to help!

Thanks!

Thank you Emma and Nat :-)

Antony,

When's the exam? Let us know how you get on!

Hi Emma,

It`s on the 12th of june just over 2 weeks, I still keep forgeting abit about figured bass but thats all i really need to do untill then

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how to transpos for double bass`s ?

It came up in a pratics Q but it dont tall you in the abrsm book :-(

Thanks

double basses sound an octave lower than written- is that what you're asking?

Yes :-) Thank you