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Reply 20

lufiaguy

sexysax

You won't have failed!

I agree! I'm sure it will be better than you think!

Reply 21

MikeyB!

Indeed, I have a piano lesson in a hour so maybe I will find out!

:O

Reply 22

sexysax

Good luck!

Reply 23

Kolya

I did Grade VII Piano and my aural was a disaster. When I did the lower-part singing test my examiner looked as though he was about to be physically sick. ("Let's move on"...)

Reply 24

MikeyB!

Nah haven't found out yet....

I could never sing back the lower part memory thing

Reply 25

lufiaguy

MikeyB!

I could never sing back the lower part memory thing

I just try to get the rhythm correct as I have a vocal range of about 1.5 notes!!

Reply 26

sexysax

Suspense is killing me, let alone you Mikey!!!

I hated my grade 8 aural last year, I made most of it up, scraped a 13/18 ,but looking at the comments I should not have passed the aural section, I got most of it totally wrong hehe!!!

Reply 27

MikeyB!

Apparantly if you get half right, they give you 12/18, which makes no sense to me :s-smilie:

And you cant get full marks unless you answer confidently throughout.

Reply 28

Pink*Guildhall

i remember in the first and last piano exam i ever did, i managed to get below minimum pass marks in both my aural and my scales! i was distraught!
but the final result wasn't too bad, because i got nearly full marks on my peices and sight-reading

Reply 29

Kolya

When he asked for the period, I said "classicerrbaroque". Sounded like classic rock. Luckily he asked me to repeat :smile:

Reply 30

lufiaguy

I know somebody who said that the piece was from X era "because it was played on the piano". That person is actually a good musician and instantly regretted that answer, given presumably because of exam nerves!

Reply 31

sexysax

Oops!!

If you actually just attempt the aural tests then they have to give you 6/18. There is a mark scheme that I have for it. Higher marks are awarded for accuracy (obviously) and confidence in the answers.

Getting 12/18 for half right is incorrect in my view, I have had half of it right before and got more than that.

Reply 32

The Ninja

''Loves Mozart, Einaudi and Rachmaninov!!''

Sigh... :p:

Reply 33

sexysax

Shut. Up.

Reply 34

MikeyB!

See if you get half right you should get 9/18 surely!?

Gah

Reply 35

sexysax

Nope. Have you seen the booklet or pdf file called These Music Exams written by Clara Taylor? It sets out quite clearly what is needed for each section of marks.