I've noticed on some peoples post that they've been getting excellent marks on some of their exam results, like 29 and 30/30 What does an examiner look for to give such a good mark? Is it things like tone, and technical things, or musicality and expressiveness?

Josh

It's everything isn't it - technically faultless (or almost) & performed musically. A performance rather than a piece of music

All of those things together!

Basically, you listen to me play a piece, and then you don't play it like that.

Have a look at These Music Exams (which incidentally I notice is now the updated version on the website). It tells you how the sections of the exam are marked. For those sort of marks it's just an extra bit of sparkle they're looking for too, something special, I heard someone once say that examiners were told to award 30 if Askenazy couldn't have played it bettter .

I'm sure you don't really mean that Have you got a recording on forumrecordings.co.uk? I'm sure I saw the word sax in one of the names. Could have been saxophonist though.

I mean it from the bottom of my heart. No, none of my recordings are on there. I had compositions on there but I have had them taken off.

But aren't you grade 8 standard? Thats got to account for something

Nat that's not true, you're very good at playing otherwise you wouldn't have achieved what you have .

Without wishing to turn this thread into another one about me, no I am not grade 8 standard. I have passed it yes, but am not that good.

The End.

Rubbish

In with a chance then...I don't think Vlad can play the fiddle!