G5 flute and G2 piano-

Both on the same day. With two different exam boards

You'll be fine! Just grab as many odd minutes as you can to practise!!

They'll be very odd minutes with very odd vegetables

Wow - I've had visitors for the last few days so haven't had time to be on the forums, but it's great to see there are so many people doing exams.

There seem to be a lot of Theory and Clarinet enteries, but maybe I'm just biast in what I notice as I read through the list. Good luck to everyone - I hope all your practice is going well (and you've been able to spend more time on it than I have!)

I think this is everyone so far!

Smd G5 theory
Stetenorve G3 theory
Pushpull G4 Oboe
Alicia Ocean G8 Theory
Maisie G5 Clarinet
Sbhoa G5 Clarinet
Macha G6 Theory
Macha G2 Oboe
Sarah 123 G8 Recorder
KatyJay (pupils) 2xG2 Recorder, G1 singing, 3xG1 & 5 prep tests
KatyJay FTCL Singing
Robodoc G7 Flute
The Old Lady G3 Piano
Sue HM G2 Harp
Lizzy Violin G5 Violin
Appassionata G5 Flute
Barry-Clari Elementary Kodaly
Jazzycat G5 Clarinet
Altoclef3 G5 Theory
Maya3 G8 Viola
Deborah (pupils) G5 & G6 Clarinet
Jazz Chicken G3 Theory
Jo Mook G3 Piano
Tooty G5 Clarinet
Music Margarets son G1 Piano & G1 Theory
Music Marcret (pupils) G2 Piano & Prep test
Lottie G3 Viola
Maggiemay (pupils) G3 Theory, G1 & G3 Piano
Sbhoa (pupil) G5 piano
Appassionata (pupils) G2,4,4 & 5 Clarinet
Madbassoonist G6 Piano, G3 Bassoon
Bobziekins G5 flute, G5 piano

Odd minutes with odd vegetables will be fine - just keep them ticking over lol!

what about odd minutes with odd vegetables on the day?...

Nah, you'll have them all sorted by then!!

I like your confidence!!!!

Hope you have plenty of time to change venues! Best of luck!

I'm doing; Telemann: Largo and Vivace from Sonata in Bb, Cecilia McDowall: Hornpipe and Bullard: Baroque Flute. I've barely practiced though, so I must pull my finger out from now on. What pieces are you looking at?

Looks a good programme. All the best with that!

Yayyyyy

Look at all of us!!! I don't feel quite so alone now (but still nervous because my fingers are not behaving

Sounds nice I was thinking about doing the De Fesch, Arrieu Sonatine and the other one from 50 for flute. But I think I might change my mind before long, I always like lots of the List A pieces....

I found it really helpful to think of other people doing exams on the same day as me last time - I did feel less alone.
My fingers and brain rarely seem to want to work together

Don't worry, just claim that you are modulating and suggest that the examiners keep up with you ...

*makes note of that*

Wow that's an impressive list this session.

Good luck to everybody.

I was going to do my Grade 3 piano but have been pursueded (sp!) to postpone it until next session so I'm exploring repertoire at the mo which I'm enjoying.

Lois

My list is pretty long.

I'm taking LRSM Flute Performance, and accompanying (on flute) katyjay's FTCL Singing.

No 3 son is taking Grade 8 alto sax.

My pupils are taking (all flute):

2 x Grade 1
2 x Grade 2
4 x Grade 3
1 x Grade 4
2 x Grade 5
3 x Grade 6
4 x Grade 8
1 x DipABRSM.

And I wonder why I feel a mite stressed at times.

Is this thread just for adults/adult pupils?

W

WOW - I get stressed out by one entry - Are you accompanying for all of these?



Hi Willobie - anyone can join in. What are you doing?

That's what I was wondering...

Oh, ok, if it's for everyone

Grade 5 flute, and grade 2 piano. On the same weekend

I've been looking at the Grade 3 flute pieces, but don't even have a teacher, and after the hash I made of Grade 1 guitar a few years ago, I don't think I'll be taking any exams any time soon (if ever).

Meanwhile, my daughter has her grade 6 clarinet this term. She's only just finally settled on her pieces so we're hoping for a nice late date. We asked for w/c 6 July so

I keep meaning to reply to this one - I'll be doing my Grade 5 piano at the end of June - or later if my teacher has her way and can change it!

it's tomorrow...

Good luck, Barry. I'm sure you'll do fine

All the best for tommorrow Barry. I'm sure you'll be fine

Lois

Good luck Barry !

Thanks everyone. I'll let you know how it goes. Confidence isn't great at the moment...

Think about all the things you know.

Good luck Barry!

Thanks sbhoa - I'll do me best!



Thanks smd

Good luck.

...and thanks andante

..

They didn't really behave yesterday...

Ah well, onwards and upwards, see you in a bit Cyrilla/Bag!

I missed this yesterday. Hope it's gone well, Barry.

He did JUST FINE!!!!

Better than fine

Best of all was Baz's MASTERLY operation of The Tuning Fork....

Pentatonic Bag (with paw signs) x

You were impressed with my virtuosity with the fork then?

Thank you both : you were great, and made the exam experience really rather a cheerful one!

..

Known around our choir as pitchforks (which is quite logical when you think about it )

Glad to know Baz acquitted himself well.

Well done, another exam under your belt!!

Out of interest, what exactly did you have to do for an 'Elementary Kodaly exam' and will you now go on to study/take the next level ?

I think Barry's going to take a well-earned break from his studies for a while...but he might keep the old Kod ticking over...

I'll leave him to say what he had to do but if you'd rather, b-c, I can tell altoclef3.

I fully intend not to make my Kodaly go rusty Cyrilla : after one more lesson this term, I intend to just have an occasional lesson to ensure I can still do everything/drip feed me the occasional new bit of information.

Any next level exam (Intermediate is the next step) will be a medium/long term aim.

I did all sorts, let's see if I can remember everything...

* Part-singing, some from music, some from memory

* Singing pentatonic scales with letter names/sol-fa/both

* Singing a tune in sol-fa while playing a second part on the piano (x 3)

* Singing pentatonic scales while playing them on the piano, but in canon (ie start singing the do pentatonic scale, then when I reach 'me', start playing the pentatonic scale on do.)

* Singing a pentatonic song from memory, using both lyrics and sol-fa

* Conducting

* Use of tuning fork (didn't do very well at that bit )

Did I remember everything?...

Gosh, you did well to get through that lot, the mere thought of G5 Aural has me running for cover

Although I guess it's like anything - when you've properly trained for it, it's not so bad?

Well done, hope you get a good result

Thanks! It's even nicer when the examiners make you feel pretty much 100% at ease

Glad to have been "candidate-friendly", Baz.

I think you also had to sing and name intervals within a given pentatonic scale

Well done, Baz MTF (Master of the Tuning Fork).

B x

I knew I'd forget something on that list! It's like when I go away somewhere, I pack what I believe to be absolutely everything, then I open my luggage and find 'oops, no toothbrush'...

Thanks again B, and what else can I say but 'Viva La Musica'!

(Better no toothbrush than no passport!!)

Bx

I was just thinking that it would be so nice having a term with no exams, but then realised that the DipABRSM in Piano Teaching is next month