Good luck Maisie! What exam are you doing?

Grade 6 clarinet, will be so glad when it's over!

Should have taken my exam yesterday but had a killer headache. My lovely teacher is trying to rearrange but there are only a couple of days left for Trinity's session. Fingers crossed there will be an exam slot available somewhere. Fortunately quite a number of venues within driving distance- one of the few advantages of living in the SE !

That's a shame, niobe. I hope your teacher manages to find you a space.

Good luck for Thursday, maisie!

Thanks Jazzycat, my fab teacher (who already has more than enough on her plate, I'm sure) has found a place for me at another centre tomorrow lunchtime. My partner has offered to drive me there, bless him. I can function around the house without Ibuprofen today so hopefully I'll be able to make it.

Sending good luck and good health vibes to you all!

I got my results today I passed with MERIT - two parks off a distinction though! Stupid aural let me down though, only got 10/18 but I'm chuffed with a merit as I didn't think I would get that!

Good luck to all those still to do exams!

My teacher thinks I'm ready to be put in for Grade 5 in the summer!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

And to everyone else here who has had their results - sorry if I've missed any.



So how long is it taking to get the results back? (I know I may have asked this before but each day is getting longer!!)(I need to be put out of my misery )

Well done you.... you must have done well on everything else.....

Well done!!

good luck for tomorrow!


Well done!

Yeah, I was really impressed with my marks for the rest. List A and B were 27, List C (which I have hated practicing and was really dredding playing it) I got 28. Scales and Sight Reading I got 18 in both. Really surprised as I got A Major and G Minor slurred and I didn't get either of the top notes out! I can assure people if they make a mistake, keep going as I did and you still score high! I wasn't sure on my aural, I thought the sight singing was my strongest part, it was naming the parts of the piece which gives its character that I struggled with, but I hadn't realised that the syllabus had changed until a week before my exam as I thought I had to say what the character was :s but overall, I'm pleased I got a very high merit, as I expected a pass, and I did well in the main parts of the exam



I did mine on 16th March and got the results 27th March. My friend did her Grade 8 saxophone (she got 144!) on 14th March and she found out yesterday too.

Feel like having a good old sob. Tech/scales, musical knowledge and aural OK-ish, but pieces just fell apart. Had great difficulty with the grand paino, the keys had that sort of clunky feel and I couldn't get any sound out of A above middle C and panic set in..... Apparently result should be available in a week or so.
Now I'll have to break the news to my teacher .........

Niobe - I'm sure you're just remembering all the bad bits. Hopefully you'll get a good result and the examiner will see you were just having trouble with the piano.

I've already got nerves for tomorrow. I've practiced too much and have developed tendinitis

Good luck niobe! Hopefully, you will be getting a better result than you expect.

Thanks for your support balu114 and Appassionata - hope all goes well tomorrow .

Try not to worry too much, niobe. The examiner will (should) have tried the piano before beginning the exams, so would have known what the feel of it was like. Just focus on the positive for now, and don't forget that exams are just a snapshot of your playing on one particular day. Hope you don't have long to wait.

My only exam candidate had her piano Grade 2 today, and phoned afterwards to say that she froze on her scales! I'm nervous for her, but hoping she did okay as she said there wasn't any problem with the pieces. Crossed fingers for everyone!

for tomorrow, Appassionata!

2.22 tomorrow (AARGH). Last run through with accompanist went well - we stayed together on the "shakier" B list piece despite me making a complete hash of most of the semiquaver runs. Just fell over fingers, but kept counting and found my way back in again, and again and again. That was the mock exam. The first run through that day was the best I've ever played it. Mozart (A list) went well and feels safe and secure generally.

I'm the best prepared I've ever been for an exam - A list (Mozart Rondo in D) performed in informal recital at SW Flute Festival, B list (Mouquet Pan et les Bergers) performed and worked on is masterclass at SW flute festival. Slow movement of C list performed at flute choir concert last November. Scales mostly there, barring random blonde moments. Aural competent apart from at final practice session! Sight reading better than it's ever been

I CAN DO THIS. I CAN PLAY THE PIECES. I CAN SING! I have a nice tone and good intonation most of the time. I CAN DO THIS!

Most of all, I need to relax and enjoy performing the pieces.

Thanks everyone. Lesson tonight was awful and fingers really hurt now
Good luck to everyone else doing exams.

You know what they say, Appassionata : bad final rehearsal = fab performance (or in this case, exam )

Best of luck tomorrow!

All done! The 2 accompanied pieces went well, I have played the 3rd piece better. The sight reading & scales weren't too bad, but the aural...
Just have to wait and see!

Well, exam (dire) yesterday and the envelope arrived this morning!

Just managed a pass (64). But a pass is a pass - I'm going to write off yesterday as one of those experiences best forgotten!

Congratulations, niobe!

Onwards and upwards!

You got your results already!! How I envy you niobe!

Congratulations!!

Congratulations niobe

Just back (via shop). No idea how I did or if I passed. Being as it's nearly 14 years since I last did an exam I have limited memory of what's required to get particular marks.

Mozart (Rondo in D) went generally pretty well. Maybe not the best I've ever played it, but not far off. Slight stumble on demisemis at the end, but stayed in time with piano and had some dynamics and character. Not sure I did as much as I have done, but didn't feel too bland.

Mouquet (Pan et les Bergers) - reckon I'll be lucky to pass this one. Major stumbles on most of the semi quaver passages, but managed to get it back together with the piano/relocate myself after each one. Think the lyrical/expressive bits were quite good, but the black bits went about as badly as they've ever done. Meh. Full on self fulfilling prophesy there - got into a negative mindset about this piece about 3 weeks ago, and never quite got out of it (was too late to have changed!)

Scales (decided against doing the C list straight away as a bit "wobbly" after the Mouquet's oops bits). Probably passed, some fantastic, some horrible, one complete disaster (Eb Harmonic minor).

Wellesz also pretty good, some random wrong notes/unintended acciacaturas but no catastrophes, and made the top Cs fine.

Sightreading - 6 lines long, but in A minor and fairly doable rhythm. Will admit that "Vivo" was more like "moderato" but I think I kept a sense of rhythm throughout and didn't lose count/get too many wrong notes that I know of.

Aural. Complete guess on Cadences and modulations - no idea if I was right or wrong, and don't care. D went OK - nice romantic waltz, and the two singing bits went well as well. I could hear the lowest part, and it was quite singable, so probably OK. Ran out of notes at the bottom though- should have sung it back up an octave! Slight wobble on sight singing, but better than I expected anyway.

Generally glad to have it over and done with, and if I've failed, I will have another go.

Well done randomsabreur, I'm sure you did alright by the sound of it.

I've just got back from my exam. I had a lovely examiner, but he was running 30 min late!
My pieces were generally okay, one long note cut short due to not breathing in the right place in the Bach and the last note of Circus flute ended up an octave higher (oops!). Sight reading was nearly a page long and had horrid rhythms. It was alright though and I only managed a clarinet fingering once for a high D!

However, Aural and Scales were dreadful! He asked me B major slurred first which was cruel. I then got G sharp melodic minor, Eb major, C melodic minor, E chromatic, C sharp dim, C dominant and Arpeggios were F major and Eb minor (which completely stumped me for some unknown reason). I managed to play them all in the end in some shape or form, but it was terrible Aural wasn't much better. I couldn't remember all the lower part to sing back and my sight singing was only right till midway. Cadences and chords were okay, modulation was wrong (I realised after) and the final section was fine except again I forgot the end of the clapping section.

I'm hoping I've passed. Fingers crossed

Well done to everyone so far.

Grade 4 tomorrow. Just need to remember to bring in that left hand in second bar of Beethoven Minuet in G.....

As someone else posted: I CAN DO THIS. I CAN PLAY THE PIANO.....

All the best for a successful result, Appassionata

Just received a text from my teacher. I passed, with MERIT! I got a score of 121!

Is that the same exam that I remember doing? I sort of half hoped that I will pass but never thought I will get merit!!

Many congratulations!

Congratulations Balu!!!! Can't wait to hear you play at the scottish event!!

KERRRR-CHING!

Than you b-c, cestrian and musikalbadger.

I am looking forward to Glasgow event too!!

Wow... and you were worried. Congrats

Congratulations, niobe and balu114

Congrats Niobe and Balu!

Many congratulations - excellent result!

congratulations balu

Thank you, everyone!



I was and it was quite a stressful experience. I'm quite relieved it's all over.

I am not going to do an exam for a looooooooooong time...

niobe and balu114

Not just on results but also on surviving the stress.

I am desperate for my result... every time the phone rings my hands start shaking

Fingers crossed you receive your results soon, Jazzycat!



I decided to get straight back in the hot seat yesterday and made a start with the major scales for G4. The G3 exam is ancient history now... onwards and upwards (I hope).

Good luck everyone and to those celebrating this weekend... well, what can I say but HAVE FUN - you deserve it

I think I get my results next week.... I hope...

still waiting for my result from the 19th..... getting twitchy now

I've just had an email to say the results from my session are online now....


....so I went to look....



and I read the wrong bit.... and I thought they weren't there....


..but they were


..and I passed! With 139


I'm really quite pleased

That's because you are awesome!! So so pleased for you!!!

Yay!!! Awesome!!!

That's incrediblel!

Fantastic!

W

congratulations lottie