Just wondered if anyone has ever been awarded full marks for one of their exam pieces?

No...but I'm sure I should have been

I haven't but I know two people who have, one in her grade 6 piano and the other in his grade 7 piano.

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Just wondered if anyone has ever been awarded full marks for one of their exam pieces?

there was a thread on this a while back - you might like to do a search.

Maggie

I've had a few pupils through the years who managed to get 30 for one of their pieces. They're few and far between though - it's always a bit of a shock when you actually see it there on the mark sheet!

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there was a thread on this a while back - you might like to do a search.

You could try these:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4
Link 5

I had a grade 4 student last session get 29 29 30 on his pieces. Weird thing was he got the full marks on the piece he was least confident on!

For my Grade 5 earlier this year.

A1: 30
B1: 27
C2(Bossa Nova): 30

woah! I always wondered if it was possible! For some reason i thought that if you got 30 marks then that would suggest a perfect performance, and how can a performance be perfect...?

Thanks for the links too y'all!

A friend of mine got 30/30/29 for her 3 pieces for Grade 8 piano...

I've managed 29 twice... but not doing any more piano exams now!

QUOTE (Hand, Toe, Knee @ Dec 21 2004, 07:06 PM)

Just wondered if anyone has ever been awarded full marks for one of their exam pieces?

Ha, definitely not me!

QUOTE (cheeble @ Dec 22 2004, 12:15 PM)

I've managed 29 twice... but not doing any more piano exams now!

What? So you're not going for diplomas as well?

Friends of mine know someone who got 147 in grade 8 violin.

Not that I am jealous or anything.

lol...

I've got a more interesting question, what's the worst mark anyone has got for their pieces? Is there such thing as zero marks? ( although anyone would have to be REALLY bad to get that... maybe if you just sat there and didn't play anything...)

I think the marking criteria says "0 marks- no work offered" though I might be wrong, and the least they actually award is 10? Can anyone confirm this?

QUOTE (cecilia @ Dec 24 2004, 02:01 AM)

I think the marking criteria says "0 marks- no work offered" though I might be wrong, and the least they actually award is 10? Can anyone confirm this?

So far I never heard of anybody getting 1-9 marks for a piece.

QUOTE (Keys @ Dec 23 2004, 04:46 PM)

I've got a more interesting question, what's the worst mark anyone has got for their pieces? Is there such thing as zero marks? ( although anyone would have to be REALLY bad to get that... maybe if you just sat there and didn't play anything...)

the wrost mark i got was 19 in grade 1 .ps my teacher died b4 i had finished learning exam stuff! lol

QUOTE (Subatomic_Star @ Dec 22 2004, 02:23 PM)

QUOTE (cheeble @ Dec 22 2004, 12:15 PM) I've managed 29 twice... but not doing any more piano exams now! What? So you're not going for diplomas as well?

if only i had the time!!!! haha... well... teachers say I don't desperately need one... and i'm not one to work pointlessly!

you get 0 for no work offered.

my lowest mark for a piece was 16..ouch!

QUOTE (cecilia @ Dec 23 2004, 06:01 PM)

I think the marking criteria says "0 marks- no work offered" though I might be wrong, and the least they actually award is 10? Can anyone confirm this?

It's true: there's a minimum mark they can award you if you actually play something that in any way could be considered to resemble the piece or part thereof.