My recount of the day (highlight if you want to read):
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It was absolutely nerve-wracking! When I was packing up my bassoon, my hands wouldn't stop trembling. I mean...I should've gotten used to it because I sat grade 3 and 5 piano in the past....but still!
Made several mistakes on two pieces that broke the musicality. That is seriously some fatal point-deducting mistakes! But surprised I could play the fast passage without stuffing up all the time! Sight-reading was evil, with 8 bars of tenor and irregular rhythm! Not my favourite!
Scales were okay, but had four tries to do my A chromatic....So mortifying...and she asked me 7 more scales after that!
My aural was screwed! I never was good at it, but in a way, I did better than the usual...if you get me (probably not)....but the thing that haunts me right now is the time signature question. I said 'three time'. As soon as I walked out of the room, I suddenly realised it was four! It was mistake number....wait, I made heaps of mistakes anyway so I lost count.
Made several mistakes on two pieces that broke the musicality. That is seriously some fatal point-deducting mistakes! But surprised I could play the fast passage without stuffing up all the time! Sight-reading was evil, with 8 bars of tenor and irregular rhythm! Not my favourite!
Scales were okay, but had four tries to do my A chromatic....So mortifying...and she asked me 7 more scales after that!
My aural was screwed! I never was good at it, but in a way, I did better than the usual...if you get me (probably not)....but the thing that haunts me right now is the time signature question. I said 'three time'. As soon as I walked out of the room, I suddenly realised it was four! It was mistake number....wait, I made heaps of mistakes anyway so I lost count.
I just got curious now. I want to know if you guys take graded music exams? Any experiences you want to share? What instrumental exams did you take? Feel free to answer (or poke around with curiosity), if you wish.
To answer my own question. I've taken grade 3 and 5 piano and just now, grade 5 bassoon! I'm sitting my grade 7 piano on the 20th of October. I do ABRSM, by the way.