I can think of several people who have an exam shortly, but without ploughing back through posts and emails, I've lost track with when they are If anybody wants to post here when your date is (and instrument/grade), we'll all know when to wish you luck


PS. Not just adult learners, anyone taking an exam is welcome to post!

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MARCH
Fri 13 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - ChrisH's son, G7 sax, 11.30
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Mon 23 - oldnotes, G7 piano
Mon 23 - ChrisH's son, G5 clarinet, 4.54
Tue 24 - ChrisH's son, G3 piano, am
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3.53
Tue 24 - taxidriver, G5 Clarinet, 5.00 ish
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major's son, G6 piano
Fri 27 - amber_piano, G4 Oboe 12.15


APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano

I've already done mine, on Monday 2nd March.

It was the alto sax jazz grade 2. I think I did enough to pass!!!

Well done Nick. Hope you have passed.

I have my Grade 4 piano on Monday 23rd March at 12.44

I need to do a dry run to try and find the place before the day. think I may go by train that way I wont have to worry about parking or driving down there.

ET

I have my Grade 3 flute exam on 27th March at 12:10

I think I'm ok with the aural tests and the sight reading. Just need to practise,practise,practise!:-)


I feel ready any way!

I am a comparitive newcomer, I had my Grade 1 Theory exam a week ago on 27 February, and my Piano Grade 1 practical ion May... probably the 12th.

Grade 2 piano Weds 1st Apil at 16:02

I think I should do OK as long as my nerves hold up. I remeber my Grade 1 just before Christmas I got worse as the exam went on. When I had to stand up for the aural tests I didn't think my legs would hold out

Lois

Grade 3 Flute - 4th April at 5.04pm. I think I must nearly be the last person of the session! Bit of luck really. Not done much practice yet!

Grade 1 piano, 21st March at 4.52pm.

27th March, Grade 1 viola.....I must be mad!

This Friday morning. Hoping not to be sharing the waiting room with any small, confident preteen grade 8 candidates. Quietly hoping for painless but disabling accident to either arm before Friday.
N

Took grade 3 jazz piano this afternoon. Very nervous as it was at a different centre. Okay overall, but I always spoil at least one piece by making loads of nervous mistakes.

Grade 6 piano my son on the 27th March!

Oh no, no accidents, *touchwood*... Not worth it to hurt yourself over an exam! I wish you best of health!

All the best for your exam, nova!

Thank you! You're quite right - and we should be careful what we wish for - I do have rather a sore left arm suddenly. Maybe over practicing...
N

My daughter did her Gr 1 piano yesterday.....

I have that dubious pleasure. The next one in after me is mom's Grade 8 pupil although not a pre-teen still nearly 30 years younger than me!!

Lois

First adult pupil is doing grade 1 this afternoon...

W

I've done a date list in my first post... it looks like nova is next, with an exam a week on Friday - good luck, and to those awaiting results

Monday 23rd March. Grade 7 piano (LCM). Still some tidying-up to do on some of the pieces, and decide which C list piece to play. Choice between Chopin Mazurka, Opus 67 No. 3, Ilynsky's Berceuse or Grovlez Petites Litanies de Jesus - will probably decide on the day.

MARCH

Fri 20 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3,53
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major, and son, G6 piano


APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano

Just added me in!

And oldnotes!

MARCH

Fri 20 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Mon 23 - oldnotes, G7 piano
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3,53
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major, and son, G6 piano


APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano

and me

MARCH

Fri 20 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Mon 23 - oldnotes, G7 piano
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3,53
Tue 24 - taxidriver, G5 Clarinet, 5.00 ish
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major, and son, G6 piano


APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano
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Actually mine's tomorrow. I wish it was the 20th!
N

Good luck nova - hope you do well!

Sorry, I don't know why I got mixed up there - I did have it as tomorrow originally and then changed it!

Good luck for tomorrow


MARCH

Fri 13 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Mon 23 - oldnotes, G7 piano
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3,53
Tue 24 - taxidriver, G5 Clarinet, 5.00 ish
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major, and son, G6 piano


APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano

Good Luck for tomorrow nova

Lois

Dear Lois

Actually, it is only my son doing his grade 6 on the 27th March although it is much more nervous for me than him!

Hope your Grade 2 practising is going well!

I must have been half-asleep when I did this list, sorry! I've changed it...

MARCH

Fri 13 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Mon 23 - oldnotes, G7 piano
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3,53
Tue 24 - taxidriver, G5 Clarinet, 5.00 ish
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major's son, G6 piano


APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano

Good luck for tomorrow Nova.

Ditto

Me too!

MARCH

Fri 13 - nova
Sat 21 - Jazz Chicken, G1 piano, 4.52
Mon 23 - eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44
Mon 23 - oldnotes, G7 piano
Tue 24 - smd, G5 Clarinet, 3,53
Tue 24 - taxidriver, G5 Clarinet, 5.00 ish
Fri 27 - Flute diva, G3 flute, 12.10
Fri 27 - echelon, G1 viola
Fri 27 - Fantasia in P Major's son, G6 piano
Fri 27 - amber_piano, G4 Oboe 12.15

APRIL
Wed 1 - lois, G2 piano, 16.02
Sat 4 - Appassionata, G3 flute, 5.04


MAY
12th (TBC) - GregoryP, G1 piano

Good Luck for the exam tomorrow Nova.

ET

Thanks to all for good wishes. I played all the notes....
Good luck to everyone else!
N

.. hopefully in the right order

Fingers crossed for the results

My son has Grade 7 saxophone at 11.30 on 23rd March, Grade 5 clarinet at 4.54 on the same day and Grade 3 piano on 24th March, some time in the morning. I'm feeling much more nervous than he is!

My piano teacher has just told me I'm ready to do my Grade 5 next session.

Good luck to all those who have exams!

I just had. Yesterday. I messed soooooo up. One trill mistake in the A piece, one missed start after a rest. Luckily for the first time ever with this piece, I found my way into it again and finished with asyncrone notes with my acompanist. And finally I found out that I have studied a wrong arpeggio and the scales didn't go as well as last time either, although I had not had to breath for the 2nd time ever in my 2 octaves of D major. And the Aural, I coundn't believe it, went astoundingly well, as did the sight reading, which I am usually good at. I wish I were tested for my English language skills yesterday. I would have got my distinction. But with that performance I probably have very closely missed it this time. I was soooooo nervous. I couln't believe it. Last time I went in there and was so cool. I think the C piece was ok, although I thought one note was not very sound at all. But I really cannot remember anymore. The whole exam yesterday is only a blurr.

Wow - good luck to your son Chris - although I guess with that many exams he hasn't really got the time to get nervous.

Well done to Nova & Lemontree. I hope you don't have to wait too long for your results (I always thing the wait is the worst bit)

I did G4 Piano last Tuesday

Good luck to everyone, particularly Eldatom (G4) for next week.

Hi Good for you to pick up from your mistake ... its normally natural to be nervous during the exam and not remember much after that ... not to worry, what you thought to be not so good might not be bad after all... as long as you played your best .... don't think too much after its over and before you know it, you would have receive your results and realize you did better than you expect ...

Great news!


Hope you get good results Lemontree and altoclef3, and that they don't take too long to come


Jazz Chicken is next - Grade 1 piano tomorrow afternoon. Very best of luck, Jazz Chicken, hope it goes well

Good Luck for tomorrow Jazz chicken.

ET

Thanks Skylark and Eldatom, the nerves are kicking in now when I think about it

Good Luck for tomorrow Jazz Chicken.
Is it Jazz piano you are doing or classical?

Thanks smd.

It's classical that I am doing.

My pieces are:

A1 Gavot (Duncombe)
B1 A Song of Erin (Dunhill)
C2 Never Vex A Tyrannosaurus Rex (Paul Drayton)

Good luck!! The G1 pieces are so interesting this year. I heard C2 in the podcast, and I hope to get hold of the piece soon to try out. May the T-Rex roar in your exam, Jazz Chicken!

Thanks, just hoping I can do the T Rex justice in the exam.
As soon as I heard it, I thought, yes, that's a definate, it has been so much fun

My daughter is taking

Alto Sax Grade 8 on April 6th @ 14.17

Pieces are:
Grovlez: Sarabande et Allegro
Francaix: Cinq Danses Exotiques
James Rae: Tabasco

Good luck for tomorrow to:

eldatom, G4 piano, 12.44

and oldnotes, G7 piano

I think I just about survived mine yesterday! Scales, sightreading and aural seemed ok. There were mistakes in all my pieces though. Nothing too major I hope, but I did re-start a piece. Everything was going fine until I made a mistake in my first piece, I sort of slipped on a chord and made the most horrendous noise, but carried on. I also hit the wrong note in my left hand at the same time!! It did knock my confidence (not that I had much to begin with) and my hands were actually shaking through the next two pieces.

Still, on the whole it was not too bad for a first exam, just got my fingers crossed now that the examiner didn't think I was a complete disaster!

Well done Jazz chicken I am sure that you have done better than what you think by the sounds of it.

Thanks for the luck, I am feeling really nervous now, I wanted a stress free weekend but that just hasn't happened. Hopefully for the rest of the day I will get time just to chill out. This is my first practical exam too so I just don't know what to expect.

Good Luck Oldnotes, hopefully I will be celebrating by the time you have yours.

ET

Good luck to both of you!

It actually sounds as though you've done well, Jazz Chicken. Fingers crossed! I had the mistakes and shaking hands thing in my last exam, but my scales were far worse, and I actually had to start a section in one of my pieces twice. I thought I'd failed, but ended up with a merit, so let's hope you're headed for a distinction!