What sort of grade are you for how long you have been playin???

Foundation - Grades 1, 2, 3

Intermediate - Grades 4, 5

Advanced - Grades 6, 7, 8

Ive bin learning for just over 2 years and im doin grade 6.

Why are grades so important?

I started learning flute 3 years ago but i did not get proper flute lessons...just after school CCAs.

I'll be doing grade 5 flute next year
But i can play pieces above grade 5 definately!

I will be getting a flute teacher after 18 oct!

grades r nt important it s just i was winderin wot level evry1 was at

Lucy

QUOTE (missfabflute @ Oct 7 2004, 08:04 AM)

I will be getting a flute teacher after 18 oct!

get a funny teacher they r so much more fun than strict 1s
tht want u 2 do things for weeks (tht rnt exam pieces) so tht
u get ever little detail perfect


its so annoyin

p.s. Well done ppl

lol Lucy

QUOTE (DavidMusic @ Oct 6 2004, 07:12 PM)

Why are grades so important?

because unfortunately some people need them for university

QUOTE (clarinetlover @ Oct 10 2004, 09:30 PM)

QUOTE (DavidMusic @ Oct 6 2004, 07:12 PM) Why are grades so important? because unfortunately some people need them for university

unfortunatly, this is very true but it is also quite interesting to see what grades other people are at and how long it took them to get there.

Hi! For clarinet I'm Grade 4 and I've learnt it for 2 years. I think the time range (under 5 years, 5-10 years etc) are too high.

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~tremolololo~
Just done Grade 7 Piano (22nd Sept.) (done well except aurals!)

QUOTE (tremolololo @ Oct 11 2004, 10:34 AM)

I think the time range (under 5 years, 5-10 years etc) are too high.

wot wud u say then??

i didnt kno wot 2 write so i wrote wot i thought

smile

Lucy xxxx

QUOTE (fluty tute @ Oct 14 2004, 11:23 PM)

QUOTE (tremolololo @ Oct 11 2004, 10:34 AM) I think the time range (under 5 years, 5-10 years etc) are too high. wot wud u say then?? i didnt kno wot 2 write so i wrote wot i thought smile Lucy xxxx

I think (0~3, 3~6, 6~9 years) is better

im clarinet -gde 5
sax- grade 5

I am doing grade 4 on flute and am learning grade 5 theory!

I've been playing for three years and I'm probably doing grade six at easter. I could do grade seven, but I started learning the grade six pieces, so there'd be no point in changing anything now! it's more difficult for me do to exams anyway, cos I'm living in berlin at the moment and it's difficult to do exams over here! I just did theory on the 3rd of november and that took ages to arrange! I hope I passed alright...

I've been playing the flute for 5 years and passed my grade 8 exam earlier this year (i skipped grades 2 and 6) so that's almost a grade a year.

I'm an on-and-off recorder player... I don't do grades, but I have a go at anything and everything!

I don't think that grades are the be-all and end-all.
I appreciate where people are coming from with regard to UCAS, i mean, those dreaded numbers... So many for an A, or B and there are boundaries for each university course...

Anyway, personally I don't think that exams say everything about your ability, because if you can play 3 pieces well, so what?

I have been playing the oboe for about 9 years did my grade 8 exam in the spring this year. Learning the pieces from the DipARSM level repertoire list at the moment.