Comments on: grade 1 piano results http://verens.com/2009/09/26/grade-1-piano-results/ klog - Kae's Log Mon, 21 May 2012 21:11:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: piano grade 2 results arrived « Kae Verens http://verens.com/2009/09/26/grade-1-piano-results/#comment-1300 piano grade 2 results arrived « Kae Verens Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:26:43 +0000 http://verens.com/?p=837#comment-1300 [...] Cool, I’ll shove that certificate up on the piano next to last year’s one. [...] [...] Cool, I’ll shove that certificate up on the piano next to last year’s one. [...]

]]> By: what I’m up to « Kae Verens http://verens.com/2009/09/26/grade-1-piano-results/#comment-1299 what I’m up to « Kae Verens Mon, 03 May 2010 10:54:48 +0000 http://verens.com/?p=837#comment-1299 [...] My piano teacher found an examiner who will be testing in Monaghan next month, so I’ll finally be able to get grade 2 out of the way. I’ve been practicing grade 2 and 3 tunes for months. Playing 6 tunes every day before I do anything else has been reducing th amount of time I have for the rest of my practice, so I’ll be glad to get this one passed as well. [...] [...] My piano teacher found an examiner who will be testing in Monaghan next month, so I’ll finally be able to get grade 2 out of the way. I’ve been practicing grade 2 and 3 tunes for months. Playing 6 tunes every day before I do anything else has been reducing th amount of time I have for the rest of my practice, so I’ll be glad to get this one passed as well. [...]

]]> By: Kae Verens http://verens.com/2009/09/26/grade-1-piano-results/#comment-1298 Kae Verens Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:18:50 +0000 http://verens.com/?p=837#comment-1298 Ah yeah, there was a little bit of sight-reading. It was no problem - my teacher had been pushing some higher-grade sight-reading at me for a few months, so that part was stunningly simple - simple rhythms, and only one note at a time. There was also a little bit of theory, which was fine - I've been reading music since I was a kid, so understanding it was no bother - my only problem is names; I can never remember the names of the various symbols. Luckily, he only asked me the names of the ones that I could remember ;-) Ah yeah, there was a little bit of sight-reading. It was no problem – my teacher had been pushing some higher-grade sight-reading at me for a few months, so that part was stunningly simple – simple rhythms, and only one note at a time.

There was also a little bit of theory, which was fine – I’ve been reading music since I was a kid, so understanding it was no bother – my only problem is names; I can never remember the names of the various symbols. Luckily, he only asked me the names of the ones that I could remember ;-)

]]> By: Andrew http://verens.com/2009/09/26/grade-1-piano-results/#comment-1297 Andrew Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:45:21 +0000 http://verens.com/?p=837#comment-1297 Congrats on the result! It's been a long time since I did piano exams; your post brings back memories... Any sight-reading involved? And yes, exam pianos can be very hit-and-miss. They really should give you a minute or two to hammer at it to get a feel for it before you start. Congrats on the result! It’s been a long time since I did piano exams; your post brings back memories… Any sight-reading involved?

And yes, exam pianos can be very hit-and-miss. They really should give you a minute or two to hammer at it to get a feel for it before you start.

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