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Erm, I just had a phone call from my teacher to let me know...

I PASSED WITH DISTINCTION


I've never had a distinction in me life

Ahem, is your piano in the toilet too?

I've heard of taking a book, newspaper, radio to the loo, but a piano

Its the same for Grade 2! I had to clap the rhythm of the tune he was playing and say whether it was a 2 or a 3. Not sure if I got this right though, it was really hard to tell! So I guessed and went with a 2! Then there was the singing, I had 3 too QCam! Then there was the playing the piece and sa...

lol I'm working on a few Christmas carols atm.

I think everyone is sick of We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

The aural for grade 1 is as follows. 1) Examiner plays a piece on the piano you have to identify (and clap the beats) how many beats in a bar. (grade 1 it's either 2 beats or 3 beats) 2) Examiner plays a short tune on the piano, you have to sing the same tune back. I had 3 of these, think it's cos h...

thanks QCam and Gill, Ill certainly let you know once I get my results! Im gutted I had shaky hands but hopefully now I know what to expect it wont be as bad next time! The examiner was a nice guy, not what I was expecting! I was expecting this stern looking old man with a grey beard and looking at...

Pianolove - I'm working on it lol...

Sounds like you did well!! Fingers crossed for you.

I know what you mean about the soft touch of the piano. Hopefully they'll be able to tell you tried.

Hope we both get a decent result

Good Luck!!!!!


Make sure you let us know how you got on.

Welcome to the club allenhunter

How long have you been playing?

You say that, when I lived in a victorian terrace the walls where that thin, you could hear EVERYTHING. Especially in the, ahem, bathroom

dave brum wrote:All the blooming sight reading exercises and the feeling that you're going nowhere with them....now that IS painful, Q!

As I was practicing tonight I actually felt I was getting somewhere. First time in a while I've felt like that.

dave brum wrote:Welcome Lee and Qcam. My name is David, 40 and I have pianist envy.

Thanks Dave.

Pianist envy? is that painful???

Hello everyone, my names Lee, i live on the outskirts of Chester and i m 41. I ve just started to learn piano so a complete novice. I ve just bought a piano made by Challen and looking forward to getting good at playing it. :D Welcome to the club Lee - I'm 32 and have recently taken up learning the...

I live in a new build so paper thin walls

The joys of living in a flat eh?

I was just wondering what fellow players consider a reasonable time to stop playing the piano in the evening? I don't want to be inconsiderate, yet the neighbors I have aren't the type to approach and ask as they're more likely to be sniffing something up their nose. I have asked the 1 decent neighb...

No worries, it worked wonders for me within a fortnight. I did the exercises twice a day for both hands. Job done. Good luck.

Hi - just thought id update - ive got the tuner here now, giving it a tune up!! ive just stuck a load of pennies on the middles c and it comes out at 52.5g which is pretty normal, going on what colin said and on the opinion of the tuner. strangely the lower keys do not weigh heavier, they weigh abo...

Have you tried the Leschetizky Solution ? - I can highly recommend it. Excellent exercise technique to help strengthen weak fingers. Here is a link explaining the technique. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1YJuTdKkfogC&printsec=frontcover&dq=leschetizky+method&source=bl&ots=PqXvUS...

I think a trawl round some music shops to have a play on the pretence of buying a new piano may be in order :D I'm very good at playing the indecisive person, "I just can't make up my mind I think I'll come back and try again and again and again..." then, "I think I'll stick with the ...

I'll search Facebook right away

Gill - I don't know anyone else that HAS a piano - other than at the community centre that has half the keys that don't play and those that do, you wish they didn't cos it's so out of tune.

Good luck with your results - should be about 2 - 3 weeks. If you register on-line, giving your applicant number & a password, they issue the results a few days earlier. For things like "Exam nerves" - everyone is different. When I was a kid, I used to enter in for music festivals, an...

My lovely piano is dated 1971 - and a dream to play. I love the fact it needs more of an effort to play, probably as I'm used to it and wouldn't want it any other way. I don't know how to put a pic on here (?) - I think I'll be able to relax a bit more once I get the result so I can compare my perfo...

I shall let you know when I get the results. :D I loved playing Ode To Joy although don't think the neighbors enjoyed it so muh lol. I have a Barratt & Robinson upright piano. Lovely piano even tho I say so meself lol. The piano I played at the exam was a Yamaha grand piano. I don't like the ton...

Gillthepiano - this might sound like an excuse, but the piano I practised and played on was, to me, awful. The keys on my piano are really heavy and I like it and am used to it. The keys on the piano I played on were so light, you only had to look at them and they played a note. Struggled to get the...

Well that could have (and should have!!) gone better :evil: :evil: I had plenty of time to practice on the piano before hand and yet I STILL fluffed it. I praticed the 2 scales I thought I'd be asked to play D major and F major. Played them both fine in the practice session. F major right hand - fin...

Thanks again. I know exactly what you mean about that sense of achievement once you CAN do a particular thing that you struggled with previously. I can sense your passion for the piano so I don't really need to say this but I will - keep at it, you will get there. I don't know how old you are, but I...

OMG grade 2 exam a week on Friday the 19th!! Mixed emotions, excited and nervous at the same time. Practicing like mad and feel like my fingers are going to fall off lol! Went to Tesco yesterday stocked up on kalms and bach rescue remedy, just hope I dont get shaky hands! Nerves I think I can handl...

Thanks, I hope you're right

I'll let you know how it goes!

Gill the Piano wrote:Well done you! Let us know how you get on, won't you?
good luck!

Thank you, I will let you know how it goes

I started in March 2010 at the age of ahem, 31

Sitting grade 1 on Thursday

Hi there - I'm new to this forum :D I'm due to sit my grade 1 piano exam on Thursday and am feeling a little nervous now :oops: Has anyone got any tips that might help a 30 something Male calm his nerves for the big day :mrgreen: My teacher is expecting me to do well and I hope to - just think becau...