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Offline Essyne

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How to Determine Grade Levels?
on: March 27, 2008, 04:47:56 PM
I'm sure that there have been threads along these lines, but for the life of me I cannot find them. . . .
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I do not know how to determine what grade level I am previously playing. How do I determine this? Is it by which pieces I am currently WORKING ON or which pieces I have played/performed and levels that I can comfortably sight-read??

Currently, I am working on Mozart's K545, but am still getting it up to tempo. I started playing Debussy's "La fille aux chevaux de lin," but I'm just in the learning stage. . . .

Theory is good, but I'm not an "expert" - ((Don't know if that's relevant at all  ;))).

If you can help, that'd be great; If it's something that you can't tell me just from my description over the Net, of course that's fine (lol - now that I've given you my permission, of course. . .  ;) ;D).

Thanks,

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Re: How to Determine Grade Levels?
Reply #1 on: March 27, 2008, 10:02:11 PM
I would say that you are at the Grade that you know all the required elements to pass that Grade.

So, if you know the complete syllabus for Grade 4 then you are at Grade 4 level.

EDIT: Just to let everyone know, that makes me "Grade 1", as I passed that as a child.
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Re: How to Determine Grade Levels?
Reply #2 on: March 28, 2008, 07:55:59 PM
Where do you get the syllabus??
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Re: How to Determine Grade Levels?
Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 08:39:02 PM
that would do it!

thanks so much!

i've been trying to get this answer for quite some time!

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