Bittersweet exam result

[harjoydes]

Hi,
I just sat my 7th grade prac exam today.  I had prepared 2nd mvmt Pathetique,by Beethoven (hackneyed I know, but I like it), only to find out that it's the 3rd movement that's required.  The examiner was very sympathetic, and I played out the rest of the program, but she explained that the Beethoven would have to suffice as an extra and I would have to go on record as having no B section.  I did have a 1st movement of a Mozart sonata which I had laboured on for some time but eventually dropped and I offered to play it, although it was very rusty. 
Anyway, I didn't have to, and she told me (unofficially) that she had given me a B grading.
So now I'm happy that I got a B, because I really didn't think I would have gotten an A anyway, but also frustrated, because I would have if the program had have been correct.

I guess there's a warning to always read the fine print, and to check and double check.
Cheers.

[ilikepie]

It's too bad that you did not choose the right repertoire, but it's a good thing you had a considerate adjudicator. Mine was on the strict side.

[kempff1234]

i have always been lucky with the examiners...

For my trinity performer's certificate, i played teh first movement of  schubert g major sonata among other things. I was playing it from score, and didn't need a page turner, but on teh exam day things went wrong, my book kept falling off the piano. Lucky for me he was very sympathetic and sat next to me and acted as a page turner. He even gave me full marks for that piece.

[ilikepie]

Well, at least my examiner can't say anything to me. My teacher on the other hand... He slams the piano(hits the side) when I make a mistake. I don't know, maybe it's a reflex, but  he doesn't really mean anything by it, jut to inform me that I did something wrong.

[pianowelsh]

At college my teacher was always arguing witht the HOD over he syllabus and tended to get me to play pieces he wanted me to not what the syllabus required.  ie year one 2 Czerny/cramer/clementi etudes for first term tech test we did 4 Chopin etudes - and selected 2!!  But yes it is important to read the requirements of the exam as not everyone will be lenient and the exams are expensive.  Its good to have 2 programmes or interchangeable pieces of the level so you can choose nearer the time.

[jason2711]

 A similar thing happened to me with my dipABRSM bassoon diploma exam... though I was fortunate enough to realise 2 weeks beforehand.  Turns out I had learnt the wrong Vivaldi bassoon concerto in A minor (I didn't realise there'd be likely to be more than one...).  It was set for the FRSM, but I already had an own choice piece, so I had to learn a Saint-Saens sonata in 2 weeks, which I had barely looked at a couple of years ago.  Worked out ok... I passed... barely!

So yes... read all the lines!