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

Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 10:29
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.

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

Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 11:21
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

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

Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 13:39
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...

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

Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 17:47
by Gill the Piano
Three-ish. With grade four moments... :lol:

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

Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 14:28
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

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

Posted: 01 Aug 2009, 11:01
by joseph
Grade 4 or 5 I guess.

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

Posted: 03 Aug 2009, 23:04
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.

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

Posted: 08 Aug 2009, 12:22
by markymark
Grade 5. There are some elements in the middle of the piece that are too sophisticated for Grade 4.

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

Posted: 08 Aug 2009, 21:29
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?