chilievans Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Well its finally here. Tomorrow at 4.30pm I will be sitting my first bass exam. Its a grade 4 rockschool exam and i hope everything goes smoothly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castlemaine22 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Good luck mate! My first bass exam was also Rockschool, did my grade 6 a few years ago now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 [quote name='castlemaine22' post='1168752' date='Mar 19 2011, 08:18 PM']Good luck mate! My first bass exam was also Rockschool, did my grade 6 a few years ago now![/quote] Cool, thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 I'll let you know how it went tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Theres a rockschool? Does that mean wht i think it means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 As long as it's not THIS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 there is only one rockschool good luck with the exam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 You'll be fine mate Are you doing two peices or one peice and scales? I did my grade 8 last year and a grade 5 "Band exam" in december with two friends which was a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 [quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1169190' date='Mar 20 2011, 09:04 AM']You'll be fine mate Are you doing two peices or one peice and scales? I did my grade 8 last year and a grade 5 "Band exam" in december with two friends which was a blast![/quote] Thanks mate Grade 8! Dam thats good. How long did it take you to get to that level? I'm doing 3 peices out of the grade 4 book and scales, sight reading etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Exam is over and I think I may have dropped the ball on this one boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckedUpFunkies Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Quick note: Grades 4, 6 and 7 are as difficult/harder in some cases than the higher grades! Skip and save your self time and cash =L Some of the grade 7 pieces are harder than the 8s! Edited March 20, 2011 by MuckedUpFunkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I did my grade 8 a few years ago, completely ballsed up the sight reading and went to pieces a bit on the tunes so thought I'd probably failed but then I came out with a decent mark. You'll always get a much better mark than you think when you come out with your head in yours hands! Good luck dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewm Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I did Grade 8 back in 1997 I think. Not sure I could do it now! When do you find out the result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edster Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='drewm' post='1170503' date='Mar 21 2011, 11:35 AM']I did Grade 8 back in 1997 I think. Not sure I could do it now! When do you find out the result?[/quote] Results usually arrive about 10 days after the exam. I'm sure you'll have done ok. Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='chilievans' post='1169234' date='Mar 20 2011, 09:57 AM']Thanks mate Grade 8! Dam thats good. How long did it take you to get to that level? I'm doing 3 peices out of the grade 4 book and scales, sight reading etc[/quote] I'd been playing (I play everyday! and i'm quite musical, i know scales and read bass clef anyway from playing classical bass trombone which really helped i feel) about a year, But as said, some of the pieces are very hard so don't let number 1/2/3/6/7/8 fool you! I CANNOT slap to save my life, and the slap/funk/jazzy pieces are hard (at least for me, a mate of mine is a funk player an finds them fine and i play the metal/rock and some country ones (they are really fun!) like i say, everyone is different!) I really enjoy sight reading, not sure why! Best of luck either way though mate! I'm sure you did great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks for the confidence boosters guys I'll find out in about 2 weeks but I've just seen my teacher and she seems to think I've passed (inside info I hope) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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