La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:04 PM
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 03:58 PM)

Arghhh !! I have to decide by tomorrow whether or not i go for Trombone Grade 5

in october !! I haven't even practiced the pieces yet

Ben , IMO , a month is not enough to finish your pieces and do them justice , though I know a friend who prepared her Grade 8 Piano pieces only two months before th exam.
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:08 PM
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Sep 15 2006, 05:03 PM)

If it's AB Grade 5, the exam won't be til November at the earliest
It is AB, and on the letter it says:
The exam' will take place on:
Thurs. 19th - Fri 20th October
See my sig for my decision

QUOTE(La_Chopiniste_ @ Sep 15 2006, 05:04 PM)

QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 03:58 PM)

Arghhh !! I have to decide by tomorrow whether or not i go for Trombone Grade 5

in october !! I haven't even practiced the pieces yet

Ben , IMO , a month is not enough to finish your pieces and do them justice , though I know a friend who prepared her Grade 8 Piano pieces only two months before th exam.

Did she pass ?
sbhoa
Sep 15 2006, 04:09 PM
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 05:08 PM)

QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Sep 15 2006, 05:03 PM)

If it's AB Grade 5, the exam won't be til November at the earliest
It is AB, and on the letter it says:
The exam' will take place on:
Thurs. 19th - Fri 20th October
Sounds like a special visit.
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:11 PM
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:08 PM)

Did she pass ?

She got 128 !
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 04:12 PM
Good afternoon all, literally just got back from school. Why is it so hard to get a music teachers attention?
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:12 PM
QUOTE(La_Chopiniste_ @ Sep 15 2006, 05:11 PM)

QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:08 PM)

Did she pass ?

She got 128 !


lol
superpyroman
Sep 15 2006, 04:13 PM
it isn't it's just an illusion created by a complex system of mirrors
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:16 PM
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:12 PM)

QUOTE(La_Chopiniste_ @ Sep 15 2006, 05:11 PM)

QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:08 PM)

Did she pass ?

She got 128 !


lol
That's what I first thought , too... But imagin , only two marks far from a distinction....
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:17 PM
And ony two months of practice. I have planned 9 months of practice for my grade 8
superpyroman
Sep 15 2006, 04:18 PM
I know someone who got their result today and was 3 marks from a pass
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:20 PM
Ooo, I'd be gutted if i was a few marks from a pass. I wouldn't feel so bad though if i completley failed e.g. 40/150 , cause then i would know i was nowhere near good enough
superpyroman
Sep 15 2006, 04:23 PM
they have a terrible teacher who didn't have a single student who passed
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:25 PM
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:17 PM)

I have planned 9 months of practice for my grade 8

I think that's the normal ...Good luck !

QUOTE(superpyroman @ Sep 15 2006, 04:18 PM)

I know someone who got their result today and was 3 marks from a pass
I know someone who got 66 on Grade 5 theory exam!!!
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:20 PM)

Ooo, I'd be gutted if i was a few marks from a pass. I wouldn't feel so bad though if i completley failed e.g. 40/150 , cause then i would know i was nowhere near good enough

True...
QUOTE(superpyroman @ Sep 15 2006, 04:23 PM)

they have a terrible teacher who didn't have a single student who passed
Wonder how the teacher felt...
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:27 PM
Probably not like a very good one

Or he/she wasn't bothered and that is the reason they failed
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:36 PM
QUOTE(ben_walker446 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:27 PM)

Probably not like a very good one

Or he/she wasn't bothered and that is the reason they failed
You're probably right Ben.
But what makes a
teacher teach if he/she doesn't
care about his/her students..
superpyroman
Sep 15 2006, 04:37 PM
money
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:39 PM
They have nothing better to do

They can not do anything else, (even though they obvioulsy can't teach)
The are dillusional and think they can teach
The list goes on .....
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:42 PM
Good points!
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 04:43 PM
Blimey, I am having a good day....people are agreeing with me
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 04:46 PM
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 05:20 PM
Evening people. How is everyone?
crazy_purple_piano_freak
Sep 15 2006, 05:24 PM
*stressed*

I'm okay really *sprays mist for self* but so much has happened today, and I just seem to have loads to do and get sorted. I'll be fine after I've reorganised myself. Plus I've just had an argument with my mum, and my dad came home from business last night (he'd been away since monday) and he left again this morning on business AGAIN, and won't be back for another week... *sigh*
How are you Rosemary?
Oddball
Sep 15 2006, 05:28 PM
Oh no! I'm sure your Dad is missing you as much as you are him.
How is everyone? I'm doing physics. Again.
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 05:30 PM
You always seem to be doing physics.

Hey Rosemary
I know what its like when your dad goes away on buisness
nicki_flute
Sep 15 2006, 05:48 PM
*hugs* CPPF
SaxFan
Sep 15 2006, 05:51 PM
Hi all -
you don't sound too happy CPPF... awwww
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 05:57 PM
Everyone cam back when I left! I'm considering doing physics. Considering. Its not winning against the option of grabbing a bit of manuscript paper and doing a random composition though!
It must be terrible when your parents go away for ages CPPF. I hope he's home for a while soon!
crazy_purple_piano_freak
Sep 15 2006, 06:20 PM
Thanks guys

I feel kind of better now. We're expecting a call from him when he arrives in Beijing at 1 in the morning. Dunno if thats good of not

I seem to have a strange compulsion, that everytime I do homework, I NEED to have about 3 other *time wasting* *non work related* windows open too
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 06:22 PM
You're not the only one! I SHOULD be doing homework but I think I'll leave it til tomorow and write a random tune on a random bit of manuscript paper on a random stave. Randomly.
crazy_purple_piano_freak
Sep 15 2006, 06:25 PM
I've been trying to do a Psychology essay since Monday. Thankfully other homework has managed to do itself between that time...
nicki_flute
Sep 15 2006, 06:27 PM
Are you struggling with the content or the question?
SaxFan
Sep 15 2006, 06:29 PM
QUOTE(Rosemary14 @ Sep 15 2006, 07:22 PM)

You're not the only one! I SHOULD be doing homework but I think I'll leave it til tomorow and write a random tune on a random bit of manuscript paper on a random stave. Randomly.
call it "Randomness"
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 06:29 PM
As soon as a pencil makes an appearance on the scence, I will!
Oddball
Sep 15 2006, 06:56 PM
I'm getting quite upset with maths at the moment. It's GCSE standard, and I can't do it...grrr...
superpyroman
Sep 15 2006, 06:58 PM
what do you have to do?
Oddball
Sep 15 2006, 06:58 PM
Simultaneous equations.
I can do everything else, factorising, rearranging, surds, quadratics, indices...but I can't and have never been able to do Simultaneous equations.
La_Chopiniste_
Sep 15 2006, 06:58 PM
Evening!
nicki_flute
Sep 15 2006, 07:01 PM
One day it'll just click Moo, have you asked your new teacher about this?
Oddball
Sep 15 2006, 07:02 PM
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Sep 15 2006, 08:01 PM)

One day it'll just click Moo, have you asked your new teacher about this?
No, it's only just come up. And it's in a test, too.
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 07:03 PM
QUOTE(Oddball @ Sep 15 2006, 07:58 PM)

Simultaneous equations.
I can do everything else, factorising, rearranging, surds, quadratics, indices...but I can't and have never been able to do Simultaneous equations.
Would you like some help? Algebra is something I can do!
ben_walker446
Sep 15 2006, 07:04 PM
Simultaneous are my strongest bit of maths !!
We are doing indices at the moment and just can't get my head around them. I'll figure them out eventually.....i hope
superpyroman
Sep 15 2006, 07:05 PM
I don't know how to do simultaneous equations but if you gave me one I might be able to figure it out. It's just GCSE
Oddball
Sep 15 2006, 07:06 PM
They just don't even make sense. Yeh I know that sentence doesn't make grammatical sense.
I don't want to ask my teacher, she'll think I'm stupid.
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 07:08 PM
hang on and I will find you one!
2x + y = 5
x + 3y = 5
crazy_purple_piano_freak
Sep 15 2006, 07:08 PM
What don't you understand about them?
My new maths stats teacher has absolutely no idea what we know and what we don't as he's spent the last 3 years teaching in a young offenders institute

Does anyone know what to call this compound?
CH CH O Na
*damn the little symbols don't work...*

ok..um its..
CH3CH2O(minus)Na(plus)...if you get what I mean...
I have absolutely no idea how to name it. Would ehanoxide or something be right/close?
Trebor
Sep 15 2006, 07:09 PM
I am, as always available for help and/or explanations (along with everyone else it seems). Just MSN me.

On another note, I went to another Oxford Open day today. Quite useful, and I've decided on my college at last.
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 07:09 PM
No Idea. Sorry. I'll stick to math!
Oddball
Sep 15 2006, 07:10 PM
QUOTE(crazy_purple_piano_freak @ Sep 15 2006, 08:08 PM)

What don't you understand about them?
I can just about manage when they put the xs and ys in line. But when they throw it around a bit it shakes me. And I've never understood what they actually
mean anyway...which would help.
Rosemary7391
Sep 15 2006, 07:12 PM
2x + y = 5
x + 3y = 5
This means that 2x + y = 5 at the same time as x + 3y = 5
Drawing a graph can help. It makes more sense then. Where the two lines cross give you the X and y answers/
nicki_flute
Sep 15 2006, 07:12 PM
QUOTE(Oddball @ Sep 15 2006, 08:06 PM)

They just don't even make sense. Yeh I know that sentence doesn't make grammatical sense.
I don't want to ask my teacher, she'll think I'm stupid.
No she won't at all
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