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musicaldaughterq

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Since I'm fairly new, I'm noticing this grading system. Out of curosity . . . could one grade my current rep, with more to be added later

Bach Prelude and Fugue in G minor from Book I
Beethoven's The Tempest (each movement separately, please)
Bartok Allegro Barbaro
Mozart K.283
Chopin Op.48 No.1 in Cm

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presto agitato

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Re: Grades

Reply #1 on: August 10, 2005, 04:27:34 AM

Im not an expert but i think the grades are:

Bach - 8
Beethoven (All movements) - 9
Bartok - 8
Mozart - 8
Chopin - 8

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abell88

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Re: Grades

Reply #2 on: August 10, 2005, 05:03:21 PM

You need to be aware that there is more than one grading system: ABRSM is the biggest one in the UK; RCM biggest in Canada and for that matter North America (since the US doesn't have the same system...). They grade pieces very differently -- ABRSM has fewer grades; ABRSM Grade 4 is approximately equivalent to RCM Grade 7, for instance. Also, as Bernhard pointed out recently, no one has yet invented a difficultimeter, so it's all subjective anyway.

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musicaldaughterq

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Re: Grades

Reply #3 on: August 10, 2005, 06:33:26 PM

Oh . . . ok. I guess I was just trying to get a sense of the difficulty of my program. But you're right it is all subjective.

MDQ

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