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Title: Would it be weird for me to take an ABRSM exam
Post by: link0126 on May 29, 2012, 03:42:33 PM

As a full grown adult? It seems like it's mostly for kids. This is in the US by the way.

Title: Re: Would it be weird for me to take an ABRSM exam
Post by: chopantasy on May 29, 2012, 04:11:36 PM

https://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/may/14/classicalmusicandopera2

Title: Re: Would it be weird for me to take an ABRSM exam
Post by: akthe47 on May 29, 2012, 04:38:53 PM

Thank you for sharing.  I enjoyed that article.

Title: Re: Would it be weird for me to take an ABRSM exam
Post by: chopantasy on May 29, 2012, 06:09:39 PM

If you live in the UK and watch TV you'll know the guy.  He's fairly famous as an actor and writer.

Title: Re: Would it be weird for me to take an ABRSM exam
Post by: lousyplayer on May 29, 2012, 08:16:27 PM

I'm 40 and I'm preparing for it. whats wrong with being old?
I feel like the guy in the article. I like classical music more than any other type (with exception probably of the Beatles and some latin american). I'm not trying to be a snob, just stating what my ears enjoy. Never had any fun in disco clubs, when I went clubbing with my friends it was just for the company, never for the irritating mind dumb *** noise.

Title: Re: Would it be weird for me to take an ABRSM exam
Post by: cagal on May 31, 2012, 02:35:59 AM

Great article.  I am 45 and doing RCM exam next year.  There are lots of adults who take exams for various reasons, all of them valid.