Hi y'all !

Just wondered if anyone is doing GIII exam this year and if so, what pieces are you doing.

Fiona

not doing it but i like Brahms Wiegenlied!!

Thanks Nat

Will have a look at that one.

I'm going buying the exam book this morning.

Fiona

im actually going to bother to get off my lazy arse and go to Chester on Saturday to get my nicely repaired violin and start playing!! i need to get some books too!!

Go girl !!!!

I've not decided which pieces to do yet, but I do love Hall of the mountain king.

Hope to do GIII in Nov all being well.

Nat, did you manage to do some earlier grade work to ease back into playing or is that what you are getting on Saturday ?

Fiona

ive not played yet coz its being repaired but ive got my grade 2 and 4 pieces and thats it! so i need to look!!

Hi Nat.

Did you go and find some violin books yesterday ?

Fiona

yep but i only got making the grade book 3 as i found all my grade 1,2 and 4 pieces!!

Great stuff !

You must get stuck in now !

Let me know how you get on. I'm in the same boat as you.

Fiona

I was going to do grade3 violin this year but decided to start viola instead
List A
Would have done the Contredanse. The ornaments aren't too hard after a bit.
I liked the Bouree but I thought it was too fast and the staccato bowing was quite hard. We're playing this piece in orchestra at the moment at least im only playing the viola part
The Affetuoso is nice, helps if u count quavers.
List B
The Lullaby is gr8. Definitely would have played this 4 the exam.
I liked In the Hall of Mountain King but we were already playing a different arrangement of it in orchestra.
Didn't like the Trout but my teacher did.
List C
I liked the Blackberry Blossom, I could get it up to speed but couldn't play it smoothly so decided to drop that piece.
Didn't try the Shepherd's Pipe but it looks like a nightmare to count!
Lazy Time is cool but its really hard to play with the piano because the piano part has a totally different rhythm.
I eventually tried America from Making the Grade Grade 3 and its definitely one of my favourite pieces to play. It goes into 2nd and 3rd position but its quite easy 2 get used to.
Sorry if ive rambled on a bit!

hi rainbow im a violist 2! well done 4 taking it up! wot grade r u on and wot pieces r u doing?
jess

u asking me or Fiona?!!!

oh dear dear, i miss read your post i thought you wrote violinist not violist. im having a bad day

i was asking Rainbow! how u doing with ur theory?
jess

Hi Jess, im about grade3 standard 4 viola and im working through time pieces for viola. The earl of salisburys pavan is complicated cant get the rhythm right. Im doing grade 5 theory and ill be doing practice papers soon. What do u like 2 play?

i'm doing my grade 5 at the mo should b taking it in july scary! i like 2 play all sorts of stuff i have an orchestra piece in the Suite Gothique its fabbo! my grade 5 pieces r good 2

Wish i could play that suite gothique! I think ive got a book with grade5 pieces they all look really hard gud luck with ur exam.
Does ne1 u no think that viola players r crazy 1 of my music teachers keeps telling me these strange viola jokes

i think other people r just jealous that we r so talented there r so many jokes its unbelievable! they're rude 2! 1 of my friends who is a cellist takes great delight in telling me all these jokes its v unfair!

Most of those jokes u can use for other instruments. Especially cellos

yeah i luv it when i tell him cello jokes he gets all offended hee hee!