which grade are u in?

[dolce cantabile]

. This Grading thing completely blows my mind sometimes, some pieces of Grade 8 that i find  much easier than pieces grade 5-6 for instance.  I do not know what's the grade for Bach's invention Number 1 , however  it's mind boggling how the left and right hand are tricky to play together, but quite easy to play hand separately. Anyway,  my point is, don't rely too much on this grading system..

Not that I like the grading system and stuffs, but you know, I spent about 5 years in my teens to achieve grade 5, so sometimes I do wonder if I were to start now maybe I can just play anything even something from grade 8 for just a year like your guys?

Yeah Invention 1 is not easy hands together... My teacher said I'm still not up to standard...

[thierry13]

Yeah Invention 1 is not easy hands together... My teacher said I'm still not up to standard...

Funny thing, my teacher doesn't understand why I can't still play it without any error after 3 lessons i still make 2-3 mistakes during the play. Bach is more of a sight reading exercise than a piece to work for me. But some pieces by Bach should really be worked and played as a piece of music, such as the toccata in d minor.

[bachmaninov]

Funny thing, my teacher doesn't understand why I can't still play it without any error after 3 lessons i still make 2-3 mistakes during the play. Bach is more of a sight reading exercise than a piece to work for me. But some pieces by Bach should really be worked and played as a piece of music, such as the toccata in d minor.

Bach... sight reading exercise?? 

[lostinidlewonder]

I think if you are grade 8 that means nothing. I have taught and had to reteach students who have their grade 8. You must consider how did they get their grade, was it a Pass, a Credit, a distinction, high distinction? You can pass by the skin of your teeth, that doesn't say much about how well you play then, means you still have some ailments in the presentation of your piano playing. If you pass with honors then you really deserve your grade, that means there is little wrong with what you did and you deserve full marks for the standard you are playing at. So i reckon you say you are grade this or that it has to also be coupled with the academic award. A student with a Grade 6 pass to me would be probably most of the times only as good as a Grade 4 with honors.

If you are still doing grades there is a long way to go, past grade 8 i would say there is another few grades to get through. I would say after 8 if you start then on Chopin Etude and Liszt Etudes, they are like the next two "grades" to pass. Once you absorb the resource that all these etudes offer you I believe you have practically all the musical freedom and resource to tackle anything. Grades just become obselete then everything is a product of everything else.

[thierry13]

Bach... sight reading exercise??

Yup. I don't like much bach's invention and stuff as pieces of music, but they're pretty good to develop sight reading... so it's a sight reading exercise to me 

[bachmaninov]

Thierry... I have a quick question for you.

Since I am just so INTRIGUED at what you are capable of at such a young age, and amount of experience you have - (sarcasm on) - I would like to as you something with no relevence to the subject.

Ok... you claim to NOT be from the U.S or U.K - So then why is your E-Mail named after a very popular U.S. First person shooter

counter_striker325@hotmail.com

--And for someone who is attempting Feux Follets - You certainly don't have time to be playing games!!! 

And if you do play Counter Strike... Why does your english grammar suck so bad?

[thierry13]

Counter-strike is VERY popular in quebec. Everyone plays it. If you have the game you will see that a very high numbers of servers are quoted - (fr) or (quebec). At least in counter-strike : source (the new version of the game). And like i repeated infinitely, i don't said i PLAYED feux-follet, I said i planned to eventually try it to develop double-note technique. Do you just don't read my post or you just DON'T want to understand that fact?

And I play a lot of games. I play more computer games than I actually practice piano. But i enjoy more piano. I would say I play about 2 hours per day piano. And my piano is just next to my computer in my bedroom, so I can switch from one to another very quickly without trouble 

[bachmaninov]

Hmm I see... Yeah Counter Strike is popular in Canada as well, so you got me there. And you "plan" on playing Feux-Follets to work on certain techniques, and that makes sense as well.... But you shouldn't be planning on these things too soon. 

[pseudopianist]

And if you do play Counter Strike... Why does your english grammar suck so bad?

w4s taht some knd off 4 j000ke?

[thierry13]

I plan on playing it in one year minimum, 2 year max. I played an etude for LH (op.10 no.12), last class I began with my teacher the op.10 no.1 for RH, and after those are finished I will begin studys on double notes (chopin's third, feux-follet).

[Disarmedpianist]

Whoa... looks like i started kinda late there on this thread...

Anyways, I've just joined this forum and uhh... just read through all of the posts there. One thing i gotta say... lol, who cares whether if Thierry's telling the truth or not? if he's lying then it doesn't concern any of us, but then if he's telling the truth and that he's a child prodigy at music, well... good for him, i wish i have his talent too Let it go guys, it's not that important

Sooo... to introduce myself, I'm 21 from Canada, been playing piano for about 12 years... I finished RCM grade 10 last year, practical only.... but got too lazy to actually take the history and the theory exams so i never got the certificates for it (ha...)

Pieces i'm currently working on:
Chopin Prelude Op. 28 #16
Chopin Nocturne Op 9 # 1-3

Yeah... i'm crazy about Chopin, can you tell? 

[lagin]

Hi, where in Canada are you from?  What was your grade ten exam repertoire?  I'm starting grade ten this summer after my grade nine exam.  I'd love some tips.  Are you going to try for an ARCT?