November 16, 200718 yr In Australia, you can do an Piano exam under the AMEB (Australian Music Education Board), there are 8 levels, I just did my fourth level today! I'm happy, cus I've been studying for it for about 4months!!It was fun, I got to play some pieces, play some scales etc. But listen to (or read) this; I played a piece called Cat and mouse on the piano keys, a piece that depicts what it would sound like if a cat was chasing a mouse on a piano. The lady examining me (you go into a room, there is one person and they listen to you play) told me a story about her burmese cat that decided to go kill a possum and bring it to her front door. So here I am, sitting at a beautiful old grand piano, very nervous, heart thumping, praying to get out of there and get a good mark, and some 5foot 2" lady telling that her cat killed a possum. :thinking: YAY!!! It's over, no more stressful piano for a long time!
November 16, 200718 yr I know what you're talking about.. I play the cello and i've done 3 of that kind of tests. I guess the system is a bit different in finland than over there 'cause there are like 3 tests and I did the last one in february. So now i've finished the "primary level" Still long way to go though haha. But damn it's always so nerve wrecking. But it's a great feeling to get it done :nice:
November 16, 200718 yr Piano.. wow... congrats :D .. I'd love to learn to play piano someday... do you play any coldplay song?
November 16, 200718 yr Author But damn it's always so nerve wrecking. But it's a great feeling to get it done :nice: Yeah, it was kinda weird sitting in there, cus I've done exam like that before, but on the violin and the two times I did an exam like that, I wasshaking, a lot, but this time, I was just sitting there...I must feel more comfortable at a piano. do you play any coldplay song? Yeah, quite a few actually! God put a smile upon you face is fun to play on the piano, so is 1;36....
November 17, 200718 yr Author uh....just let me run through the list... God put a Smile and Daylight took me a while to learn, um...I had this version of Talk a long time ago and now I can't find it but I never finished learning it cus it was pretty complex!
November 17, 200718 yr Author Thanks all you, I'd be really annoyed if I got a B+ cus I think I did better than that, but hey, still....4 more to go! xams I mean and I won't be doing them this year, no.... BTW, my exam was just two days before my B"day, so its my B'day tommorow!!!!
November 17, 200718 yr Way to go! I've been playing the piano on my own for a few months now and i'm no good but i'll keep trying haha :wacko:
November 17, 200718 yr Thanks all you, I'd be really annoyed if I got a B+ cus I think I did better than that, but hey, still....4 more to go! xams I mean and I won't be doing them this year, no.... BTW, my exam was just two days before my B"day, so its my B'day tommorow!!!! happy birthday!!
November 17, 200718 yr man, i just realized I have no coldplay songs on my computer :uhoh2: then you shpuld be banned!! :uhoh: not really :nice: why don't you have any coldplay song there?
November 17, 200718 yr Congrats on the level up!! I can empathize too. I used to do the same sort of thing as well back in the day when I took piano lessons. Completely shot my nerves every time! I distinctly remember the overbearing judges, the tiny room and the uncontroable shake in my right leg (yes, my pedal leg :(). My least favorite part of the exam was at the end when the judge gave me a piece (I'd never seen before) to sightread. Ohgod. Hated that. Edit: And happy birthday, a day early. :nice:
November 17, 200718 yr Author I wasn't bad at sight reading, though, I still hate it! It was the freakin rhythm thing that stuffed me up...
November 17, 200718 yr then you shpuld be banned!! :uhoh: not really :nice: why don't you have any coldplay song there? I don't know .... heh......... I must have deleted it one day on accident ;) anyway I just added parachutes, so you don't have to ban me :sunny:
November 17, 200718 yr Have a nice birthday Emma! btw.. when will you do the next piano exam?? how many time do you need to study for each exam??
November 17, 200718 yr Author Thanks Lore, I usually do about one music exam each year, but this was my first piano exam, all the others have been on a strings, and I'm meant to study for at least 6months, but for various reasons, I had only 3 months !! Hope to do my 5th grade next year so I can join chamber music!
November 17, 200718 yr wow that's sounds really interesting.. hope you'll do it great at all of those music exams. I really admire people who is talented at music...
November 17, 200718 yr I wasn't bad at sight reading, though, I still hate it! It was the freakin rhythm thing that stuffed me up... Oh my god, sight reading..the worst thing ever.. I usually don't make any huge mistakes but still that's the thing that gets me totally nervous haha.
November 18, 200718 yr Author I was given a rather simple piece but I suppose I just can think fast enough to keep it flowing. I don't think I hit any wrong notes, it just well...didn't flow...
November 18, 200718 yr Author OMG! Thanks Lore, heaps and heaps, honestly I can't thank you enough for the birthday greetings and stuff! I'm a little overwhelmed, I had my party yesterday, it was an 80s theme!All the cake and the presents and the dancing and the stupid glow sticks that break and all the glow liquid gets on your hands and the carpet...
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