What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Questions on learning to play the piano, and piano music.

Moderators: Feg, Gill the Piano

Post Reply
sarah182
New Member
New Member
Posts: 1
Joined: 26 Jul 2009, 10:24

What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by sarah182 »

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3326406/Yirum ... ows-In-You

I was just looking for opinions about what sort of grade standard this piece of music is?
Thanks.
User avatar
StuartAU
Regular Poster
Regular Poster
Posts: 87
Joined: 19 Oct 2008, 17:43
Location: Herts

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by StuartAU »

I have only played 1,2 & 3 grade pieces and at a rough guess, being 3 pages long, id say that would be 4, 5 or even 6
Moonlight
Senior Poster
Senior Poster
Posts: 545
Joined: 16 Jul 2008, 16:10
Location: Essex, UK

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by Moonlight »

mmmmm If I had a wild guess I would say it was grade 3 at least. I haven't come across the time sig of 5/4 before ( being only grade 2), and its uses three time signatures. Looks like an intresting piece...
Gill the Piano
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 4032
Joined: 25 Oct 2003, 19:39
Location: Thames Valley

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by Gill the Piano »

Three-ish. With grade four moments... :lol:
I play for my own amazement... :piano;
maggiepiano
New Member
New Member
Posts: 5
Joined: 28 Jul 2009, 14:03

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by maggiepiano »

I'm a grade 8 player - rough guess about grade 4. Depends on how the students has learnt- If they have learnt the classical method it is about a grade 4 maybe 5 depending on the exam board. If they have learnt to play blues/jazz mainstream pop about 3 since it is based around chords
Maggie
joseph
Senior Poster
Senior Poster
Posts: 740
Joined: 08 Apr 2008, 23:34
Location: Norwich

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by joseph »

Grade 4 or 5 I guess.
lazyhaze
Junior Poster
Junior Poster
Posts: 6
Joined: 22 Sep 2008, 22:14
Location: Glasgow

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by lazyhaze »

Ahh, I love Yiruma. He makes such simple yet beautiful piano pieces.

I'm pre-Grade 1/2 but that didn't stop me from attempting this piece (I reckon that's some kind of taboo)! I can play the first page really slowly... and that's about it, haha. Plenty of stretches in this piece.
markymark
Executive Poster
Executive Poster
Posts: 1434
Joined: 04 Apr 2005, 18:50
Location: UK

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by markymark »

Grade 5. There are some elements in the middle of the piece that are too sophisticated for Grade 4.
User avatar
simplesimon
Junior Poster
Junior Poster
Posts: 9
Joined: 19 Apr 2009, 19:51

Re: What sort of Grade do you think this piece is...?

Post by simplesimon »

I'm inclined to agree with markymark that it is heading towards Grade 5. For me, it is the left hand part which is the test of technique at Grade 4/5.
In comparing it with examination pieces it is noticable the lack of phrasing and articulation that is usually demanded in examination pieces, so is it a fair comparison?
When you practice slowly, you learn fast.
Post Reply