I'm due to take my grade 5 theory exam in june and have learnt loads of italian performance directions but want to know whether you need to learn as many german words as well or just the basics e.g. slow, fast, happy, sad? I have been going through past exam papers as practise for a while now and came across my first german performance direction so I was quite surprised as my teacher said they rarely came up in grade 5. Would be grateful if anyone could help, thanks.

Lisa xxx

I didn't learn any for my exam! Luckily, my performance directions were grade 1 simple ones so I got full marks! Personally I wouldn't waste the time learning them, they aren't worth much in the exam.

I know everyone is going to tell me i'm stupid for saying this and that my advice shouldn't be taken but save yourself some work on them and take the time on something worth more marks.

Do you do german at school?

Hi

I've found that quite often there are words in the practice papers from all of the previous grades too, aso revise those. There's not often German ones but you should really learn them. I get my pupils to put them on cards with the English word on the back and then practice them once a day. This way they usually get top marks in that section. It's really good for helping you with your sight-reading too because then you know what the words mean.

I didn't learn all of them, I just tried to learn them all at the last minute and I wasn't asked any! It's rare, so don't worry too much about it!

I only spent about 5 mins learning mine. They may only ask you he meaning of 1 name on the exam so I would spend much time on memorising them. Good luck with the exam!

I spent quite a lot of time learning the German terms but none of them came out in my Grade 5. So, I suggest IF you have not much time left learning the terms, don't learn it. Do try to learn it all if you have a lot of time.

I am totally ###### at German words, well, wasn't asked any, so go figure!

hmmm....german terms.....JA VOLL!!!
soz......the main ones they will ask are:
Langsam = slow
schnell = fast.
you can probably get away with knowing them.

I got allegro in mine so i shouldnt worry too much. it doesnt hurt too learn them and they don't count to mutch of the overall mark

I didn't have to learn them, as I'm fluent in German ! If you do decide to learn them and need help, though, feel free to contact me!

Lisa, for my grade 5 theory exam, i was only asked Allegro and Staccato!

I don't read all the germa/italian terms etc. I waffle through them before the exam but I don't force myself to remember any

But they are needed for grade 6 theory

QUOTE (purple dolphin @ Apr 19 2005, 05:35 PM)

I know everyone is going to tell me i'm stupid for saying this and that my advice shouldn't be taken but save yourself some work on them and take the time on something worth more marks.

No I agree with you totally and that is exactly the advice I give my students. There are rarely more than 3 foreign terms on the grade 5 paper anyway and not all of them would be German anyway. Its better to spend the time learning key signatures, clefs, intervals, chords, cadences, composition, time signatures, compound time and rules for grouping notes/rests in simple/compound time. If you know all that then it shouldn't make much difference to your result if you don't know a German or Italian word.
Good luck to everyone doing grade 5 theory this term!

if you do german at school....

when i get round to it and had a chance to look at the theroy stuff i guess i could ask my german teacher! !

Thank God I took Double Languages(french and greman)!

i do learn german.... for three years now....