Well the culmination of almost two years since I started getting an interest in learning the piano has arrived I have my grade 1 piano exam tomorrow. I feel reasonably confident I'll pass but I'm not sure I will get to either merit 130/150 or distinction 140/150
It's kind of weird really, to get an idea of what I'll be doing here is a link to the ABRSM site which shows the sort of thing I'll be asked to do
http://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIuC7IxTrwgACyB2BQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByZWc0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=abrsm+grade+1+piano&vid=80d20eda6cd46bbfd1f82f536ac755d5&l=8%3A45&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.608034641905910897%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DD4FBBFsLNek&tit=ABRSM+-+Grade+1+Piano+exam+%28complete%29&c=0&sigr=11avd4ano&sigt=1153jk45d&age=0&&tt=b
I hope the examiner is as kind as the examiner in the video
Anyway I'll let you know how I get on
For interest the pieces I've chosen are
Fugue No 4 Alec Rowley
Sailor's Song Felix Swinstead
Thursday R R Bennett
and if you do a serch for grade 1 piano pieces on you tube you should be able to hear what they sound like
Good luck to anyone taking ABRSM exams tomorrow whatever your instrument.
I did ABRSM piano exams as a kid. To put your mind at rest a bit, you have the grade boundaries for merit and distinction 10 marks too high.
ReplyDelete120 for a merit
130 for a distinction.
Best of luck with it all anyway, Chris :)