Exam time again (results are in)

[chilievans]

I'm not sure as my teacher had my certificate.
Last exam I had 75 and that was a merit

[paul_5]

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I scored a 72 which considering my mistakes was not bad at all.
Happy days.
Grade 6 here I come
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Good do!

[SpaceChick]

[i]Well done [/i]

[Alec 'Aleb' Mills]

Brilliant! Congrats. If rockschool are anything like trinity the certificate will take MONTHS.

[BassTractor]

Congrats, Chili. Well done.

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Well done, nice one..It only takes about 2 weeks...I think it's a very high pass, merit starts at about 74 I think .think you just missed out by 2 :-(

[chilievans]

Thanks guys

[Mr Fretbuzz]

I'm probably going to put in for the grade 3 exam by the end of the month..... Almost cracked the 3 pieces..... Working on 2 more for the performance certificate but might leave that till after Christmas . I've been practising the scales , arpeggios and riff but havent had any practice with the ear tests.

Check out my 3 vids on utube if you want a laugh... Search ukflamesey

:-)

[Mr Fretbuzz]

I've bitten the bullet and put in for the exam

[seashell]

Me too, I'm going to do grade 3 at some point during this academic year! Lovely teecha has given me a test paper to work on. It's doing my head in a bit, but I'm hoping all will become clear at the next lesson.

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Sunday 4th November Cardiff :-(

Played Ole Bones Blues with a drummer yesterday who pointed out I'd cocked up 4 bars... The book shows a tied note with a slide in 3 places but they are separate notes

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Anybody else doing an exam tomorrow? The last 6 weeks have gone by really fast :-0

[bluesparky]

I've got a few coming up - ABRSM Music Theory grade 5 on Wed & Grade 3 Piano in a couple of weeks and the RGT Grade 8 Bass at the start of Dec.

Sadly as I've been away working for the past couple of months and i'll be away again on-and-off until the end of November I doubt I'll get the results I'd ideally want - but I'm fully confident I'll pass and get a merit in each.

I'm eyeing up the Trinity College Rock & Pop exam for the spring and furthering the Music Theory & Piano too.
I really enjoy doing exams as it gives me something to focus on - the lack of time at home means that I'm not able to be in a band and this is the next best thing for me!

Good luck to all those taking exams.

[Mr Fretbuzz]

It was naff :-(

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Ace, won my appeal and got awarded a merit for grade 3. got criticised for tone on my 3 pieces. The tone of playing a fender P through a 10w guitar amp wasn't going to sound good.... Nothing wrong with the tone of the bass ... Even if I played a wrong note the tone of that would be good

[BassTractor]

Congrats!
Pray tell, who decided on the guitar amp?


best,
bert

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Not me Bert..should have taken my fender 15w bass amp ....anyway, they'll be changing it to a bass amp from now on. Amaisingly no one had complained before and someone did their grade 6 on it after me :-0

[Mr Fretbuzz]

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Me too, I'm going to do grade 3 at some point during this academic year! Lovely teecha has given me a test paper to work on. It's doing my head in a bit, but I'm hoping all will become clear at the next lesson.
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Make sure you take your own amp and stand seashell :-0

[bluesparky]

I have just received my ABRSM Grade 5 Theory result - 91%, distinction.
I'm happy with that, I was also happy with the fact I was in the pub 49 minutes after the two hour exam started.

[bluesparky]

More results - I just got piano grade 3 - pass, I'm happy with that as it was the first time I'd ever actually played an upright piano and I'd not practiced for a month!. I've got a nice electric piano at home but I was surprised by the difference.

I also received my RGT grade 8 Bass result this morning too, 91% distinction. I'm happy with that too.
Now that I've got the RGT and Rock School Grade 8 distinctions I'll give the Trinity College Rock 'n Pop grade 8 next year.
I don't have time not am I home enough to be in a band so the exams give me some structure to my practicing.
I'd still much rather be gigging though, I personally feel that is what would do the best for my playing. Oh well...
Still - happy days!

[edster]

I've sat all my bass exams on a guitar amp supplied by rockschool. The sound of the last one was particularly appalling. Next time I'm taking my own.

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Wasn't Cardiff was it? They'll be getting a bass amp but someone did a grade 6 on it after me. Amaising :-(. No more grades for me.

[bluesparky]

I did my rock school exams in London about 5 years ago and they had a very nice Ashdown rig to play through.
The RGT exam I just did had a 10 Watt practice amp which I struggled to get a decent sound out of, but fortunately the examiner realised this and was very understanding.