Should I speak italian most of the time during the aural section?[COLOR=purple]

Are you joking
Speak Italian all the time...puhleeese. Only things like cresc., forte, legato,allegro,marziale,etc etc

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Should I speak italian most of the time during the aural section[

Not all the time - but if you mean use Italian terms in your answers to questions (eg staccato, rallentando) - yes, I think you get some credit if you can do that.

M

Why on earth should you have to? Is music Italian in origin or something? Or is music a universal thing?

But no doubt the well-trained classicists who can reel off their Italian terms will score significantly higher marks than their less drilled competitors, more's the pity.

Violinia

QUOTE (Mus_vivi @ Sep 11 2004, 01:38 AM)

Should I speak italian most of the time during the aural section?[COLOR=purple]

I expect some of the examiners would be pretty startled if you did that.

When you are answering the questions in section D, if you can work some Italian terms into your answers without having to have a long think that will help you to get good marks for that section. If you can answer quickly in English but not in Italian, do that. The examiner may then say something like "yes, but do you know the Italian word for ....". You've shown that you had the knowledge, not wasted any time, and get a bit longer to think about the Italian.

Mus Vivi....

Lovely. . . .Ask him where the nearest Pizza Express is adding presto, presto! No, don't, he might just answer you in kind!

only the special can be spoken in italian....i think english is much better...

Only the describing words like forte and piano!

Your examiner will probably be delighted if you use the basic Italian words when replying, as this will mean he won't have to prompt you for them, and he'll be less likely to run overtime while you try to rack your brain for them!