moon_styla
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but if u play twinkle twinkle little star PERFECTLY with awesome emotions will u get full marks?
demosthenes said:absolutely agree.
I am playing at an L-mus level, and am doing a jazz piece (which u cant really grade) an really difficult L-mus piece, and a grade 5 piece. It sounds odd that i am doing a grade 5 piece, but i think that if u play ANY piece right, then u will succeed. This piece is technically very simple, but it evokes emotion and is (in my opinion) one of the most beautiful pieces ever written for the saxophone. So it depends on how you play it.
If you have good musical perceptions, maybe playing something slow and emotional will be good for you (even if u havent been playing for all that long.)
I dont know but....
Eugene Bozza's "Aria"soulshine said:what beautiful piece is that?
Im doing music 2 and play the violin as well. Im doing my AMUS A but I know some pretty cool 3rd grade 4th grade songs that u could play. You need to know how to play in 3rd position, thats all. You should do music 1.Hermzie said:During the HSC when you have to perform the practical piece, at what grade should you be at in order to be able to play for the examiner and do well?
I'm in year 11 right now and I'm in grade 1 for the violin and I'm not sure if I'd be able to do well in my HSC if I played at say, grade 3.
At what grade are most people at when they do their hsc?
Well...I haven't read the entire thread - just the first post really.Originally Posted by Hermzie
During the HSC when you have to perform the practical piece, at what grade should you be at in order to be able to play for the examiner and do well?
I'm in year 11 right now and I'm in grade 1 for the violin and I'm not sure if I'd be able to do well in my HSC if I played at say, grade 3.
At what grade are most people at when they do their hsc?
That could be an advantage for less able performers such as myself, but it also seems unfair in many ways. It's like comparing a Grade 1 beginner to an international musician and saying that they both deserve the same amount of praise because they look like they're playing with the same serious expression on their faces. Just because someone looks like they know what they're doing doesn't mean that they didn't just make the piano explode.steamroller60 said:It doesn't matter what level you're at, it's all about how you interpret the music.
if you are at a beginner level and play a suitable piece WELL you can get the same marks as an Lmus student playing a hard piece well.
it's more about interpretation than sheer quality.
I may be late saying this now but I'll say it anywayz. I remember that the Con holds a special three day course (i think it was three day) where they get past HSC examiners to go over certain skills you can use during your HSC music exams. They also give you the chance to present your composition and one of your performance piece where you can receive feedbacks. Since these feedbacks are from HSC examiners (and they actually tell you how they mark), it's EXTREMELY useful.Are you completely sure about that allocation of marks, steamroller60? In fact, does anyone have concrete guidelines which would help? I've already raided the Board Of Studies web site, so anything from there is unnecessary.
ahahahaha classic.... u should definatley take this advicetrumpet geek said:you should play some fully weird contemporary piece where you bow under neath the strings and scrape your nails up and down the strings on the fingerboard and play your violin upside down and make lots of strange noises.
Would it be possible for me to grab a copy of that essay too? It sounds absolutley awesome! I'd love to see how you analysed it! It would take a dedicated and clever person to do 3000 as well as it sounds you did. 4:33 haha. John Cage you pro.soulshine said:for real? Have you got a copy of that essay handy? I think it would make an interesting read!