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Topic: what grade am i? (Read 5784 times)

pianojam

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what grade am i?

on: April 09, 2006, 05:50:50 PM

hi, ive been playing the entertainer by scott joplin, waltze in c sharp minor (op.64 no2) and the minute waltze by frederick chopin and traumerei (op.15 no8) by robert schumann. roughly what grade do you think i am working at. anything will help because i have no idea.

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Re: what grade am i?

Reply #1 on: April 09, 2006, 06:34:57 PM

Both Chopin pieces are listed in Grade 9 RCM Canada. I'm guessing Traumerei to be around Grade 7 and The Entertainer about Grade 8.

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mcgillcomposer

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Re: what grade am i?

Reply #2 on: April 12, 2006, 06:41:20 AM

Quote from: pianojam on April 09, 2006, 05:50:50 PM

hi, ive been playing the entertainer by scott joplin, waltze in c sharp minor (op.64 no2) and the minute waltze by frederick chopin and traumerei (op.15 no8) by robert schumann. roughly what grade do you think i am working at. anything will help because i have no idea.

Grades are meaningless...what matters is how well you play them. In the RCM system, I have seen terrible students playing grade 10 level pieces, butchering them to hell, and I have seen some very promising players performing some of the simpler repertoire of the grade 6-8 level at a very high level of musicianship and quality.

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Re: what grade am i?

Reply #3 on: April 12, 2006, 07:29:17 AM

Quote from: mcgillcomposer on April 12, 2006, 06:41:20 AM

Grades are meaningless...what matters is how well you play them. In the RCM system, I have seen terrible students playing grade 10 level pieces, butchering them to hell, and I have seen some very promising players performing some of the simpler repertoire of the grade 6-8 level at a very high level of musicianship and quality.

absolutely YES! grades are meaningless.
if you're not going to take the exam, i think it's useless to know what grade you are. (unless your teacher charge you according your grade)

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