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Offline ttortaro

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RCM exam
on: November 25, 2025, 01:36:28 PM
Hi! Im doing the royal college of music exam soon. I’d like to know if anyone could share their experience so I can be more ready. They ask for 3 different style pieces, so my repertoire is Beethoven’s sonata op2 n3 1st mov, Chopin etude op25/11 and Balakirev’s Islamey. Thank you
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Offline essence

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Re: RCM exam
Reply #1 on: November 25, 2025, 05:20:49 PM
Is that the entrance audition?
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Re: RCM exam
Reply #2 on: November 25, 2025, 06:19:40 PM
Quote from: essence on November 25, 2025, 05:20:49 PM
Is that the entrance audition?
Yes, the admission audition
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Re: RCM exam
Reply #3 on: November 25, 2025, 09:56:54 PM
I think this may have come up before, and the advice from memory is to aim for quality and musicality rather than virtuosity. alone.

I thought maybe Islamey might have been in the FRSM syllabus, but it seems not.

Even auditioning for RSM was always beyond my ability. I preferred to be a competent amateur.
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