Hm, I've got my first theory exam this afternoon, and I wonder what I should take. Pens, pencils, sharpener and eraser, okay. What about rough paper? Should I do my composition in pencil and go over it in pen afterwards? Do I sound like I'm panicking? Help! I'm so prepared for this exam I've practically got musical terms written on my eyeballs - but I forgot about the practical side of what to take! Please advise me .

Thanks in advance,

Fred x

Don't panic! I took pencils (pop up kind, otherwise take a sharpener), rubber, ruler. Think I also took polos on my pocket! I didn't bother with a pen at all - did everything in pencil.

They'll give you rough paper.

GOOD LUCK!

AAAH i have my theory exam this afternoon too. Take pencils, pens- use pencil for composition though

Good luck

Hi.. I have mine this afternoon too

Good luck all.. and take pencils, rubber, sharpener.. I never use pen.. in case of mistakes on any of the paper

Joy

I always tell my pupils to take two pencils and two rubbers - JUST in case a pencil or rubber falls off the desk and can't be retrieved easily during the exam! Sharpener in case they break both pencils (!) and, of course, sticky label.

Good luck to everyone taking their theory exams today!

Don't need a pen really.
I always worked theory papers in pencil.

Thanks for all the advice and good wishes! I'm off shortly, with my three pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener, sticky label, et al. I daresay there'll be a post-mortem later. Good luck to all those doing theory today!

Regards, Fred

Good luck .

Oooh I hope it all goes well for you. Use all the maximum time you have, don't go if you think you've finished, check your paper over and over!

Hope everyone did well!!! You all sounded well prepared!

Whew, it's over. I finished the paper in an hour, spent half an hour checking it over, and the final half hour rubbing things out and re-writing them neater .

There were a lot of instrument-specific questions, which was a bit worrying at the time. I mean, who plays all the strings, woodwind, brass and sings in all voices? So, I checked all the ones I could remember when I got home, and so far I only seem to have gone wrong on the lowest woodwind instrument (I put bassoon, but it turns out there's a double-bassoon ). Barring stupid mistakes and a lousy composition, I should have done okay ( ).

How'd other theorists do?

Well done, Fred!

They usually seem to want standard orchestral instruments, so I would have thought your bassoon was OK.

Sorry I didn't get to wish you luck before you went, but sounds like you managed OK without. Now it's just the long(ish) wait for the results...

Thanks, Andante . I'm hoping for at least one mark out of the two for that question.

The 6 week wait will be long, but nothing compared to those waiting for diploma results. I hope reading the results of this last session has renewed your determination to do the LRSM this year! (or at least not put you off )

If only I had time to practise

I've spent most of this week trying to learn an accompaniment for a pupil of mine who's playing in a festival on Sunday. We can't find anyone else to do it, so it looks like it's down to me.