How do i know which grade should i learn?

[twirler]

I started piano at 7 but stopped ard 3 months later(When learning to read notes). I got back to piano at 9, got up to some grade( i forgot) and stopped at 11. Now i am 16, trying to learn piano from a teacher again. So, how do i know which grade should i learn? Funny thing is , in my first lesson with that teacher , he started by teaching me Fantaisie impromptu =.=

[pianoplayjl]

Wow you're already learning Fantasy Impromptu....why don't you post some of your repertoire so that some of us might have a decent idea of where you're at?

[twirler]

I only remember two songs actually . Sonata K545 1st mov and Rondo alla turca.

[twirler]

I personally dont think i am good enough to learn fantaisie impromptu tho, should i ask him to stop teaching me that song or just straight away change my teacher( he is 2 years older than me).

[gn622]

he is definitively too young to start teaching, and considering that he's already teach you FI i think  the best thing you can do is change teachers.

[twirler]

Thx. Our lesson would typically be,learning finger drills the first 20 min and FI the next 40. Since i had paid for a one month period i would go to his lesson for a while more .

[werq34ac]

Personally, i feel age of the teacher doesn't matter as long as you really are learning to become a better musician.

But yeah FI is much more difficult than Mozart K545 and the Turkish march in terms of getting the notes. On the other hand, any Mozart will be more difficult than Chopin in terms of controlling the sound and achieving the 'perfection' that is characteristic of Mozart's music.

[trhmusic]

When you say grade, are you talking about a particular piano method or a theory method? I have been a piano teacher for 12 years, I know different teachers use different methods, but I know I typically try to keep transfer students (or returning students) in the same curriculum, at least in the beginning. I would suggest going through what you had been working in last, before taking a break, and see how much of it you remember (not just the songs, but concepts and techniques, etc..). 

I would talk to your teacher and ask him why he is having you learn this particular song. If you don't think he is a good fit for you, by all means, try to find a teacher who will. If he is only 2 years older than you, he just may not have the experience or skills yet to teach you what you need.

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[twirler]

Grade as in ABRSM Grade? It goes from Grade 1 to Grade 8.

In our last lesson, i (indirectly) asked him why he taught me that song. He gave me a surprising answer though. He told me he wouldnt teach this song to any other lower grade student but me. Actually i do think he is a good fit for me, he is abled to teach me well enough.