Grade 2 Piano Exam

jc_mom

My 7 years old daughter will attend the Grade 2 piano exam next Saturday, anything we have to pay attention to?  This is her first time and we didn't request a translator.

brian_music

原帖由 jc_mom 於 10-4-8 10:55 發表
My 7 years old daughter will attend the Grade 2 piano exam next Saturday, anything we have to pay attention to?  This is her first time and we didn't request a translator.

ask your piano teacher, she/he should give you advice wow.

wbmom

我個仔都係7歲，亦係4月考2級，你個女學咗幾耐琴呀？ 我個仔只係學咗年半琴，我覺得老師要佢而家考2級，可能急進了些，如果10月考應該冇咁大壓力，最近琴老師就谷aural和scale多一點，我地都冇要translator。

原帖由 jc_mom 於 10-4-8 10:55 發表
My 7 years old daughter will attend the Grade 2 piano exam next Saturday, anything we have to pay attention to?  This is her first time and we didn't request a translator.

jc_mom

My daughter learnt piano for almost 2 years.  We went to the exam site and practise it for half an hour this afternoon.  I am just worried that she will be nervous next sat.  She also has school tests and we have to do revision on that as well.  Actually I didn't expect her to take the exam in April.  I don't think she is ready for that.

原帖由 wbmom 於 10-4-8 16:13 發表
我個仔都係7歲，亦係4月考2級，你個女學咗幾耐琴呀？ 我個仔只係學咗年半琴，我覺得老師要佢而家考2級，可能急進了些，如果10月考應該冇咁大壓力，最近琴老師就谷aural和scale多一點，我地都冇要translator。

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janice_ma

請問考琴一年有幾多次考？哪個月份呢？

wbmom

me too! 我都覺得我仔仔未ready呢，第一次考琴試nervous係好正常，做到平時8成已經很好，我們自己唔好緊張，個小朋友就自然會放鬆一點。

Janice_ma, 一年有兩次exams，一次係4/5月，另一次係8/9/10/11月。

原帖由 jc_mom 於 10-4-8 16:49 發表
My daughter learnt piano for almost 2 years.  We went to the exam site and practise it for half an hour this afternoon.  I am just worried that she will be nervous next sat.  She also has school tests ...

janice_ma

wbmom,

謝謝回覆！

我女兒會年尾考試，到時有無得自己選哪個月份(8/9/10/11)考呢？

原帖由 wbmom 於 10-4-8 18:14 發表
me too! 我都覺得我仔仔未ready呢，第一次考琴試nervous係好正常，做到平時8成已經很好，我們自己唔好緊張，個小朋友就自然會放鬆一點。

Janice_ma, 一年有兩次exams，一次係4/5月，另一次係8/9/10/11月。

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wbmom

Janice_ma,

唔使客氣，以我所知，4/5 月是冇得揀時間的，但8/9/10/11 是可以填你prefer那一個time slot的，不過你最好問問琴老師，佢地應該最清楚。

原帖由 janice_ma 於 10-4-8 18:21 發表
wbmom,

謝謝回覆！

我女兒會年尾考試，到時有無得自己選哪個月份(8/9/10/11)考呢？

wbmom

charlotte_mom，

可唔可以分享下aural會點問法？如果唔識讀Italian terms會唔會扣分？ Thanks!

原帖由 Charlotte_mom 於 10-4-8 19:50 發表
hi, 小小分享:
1. 三角琴個譜架較高, 7歲小朋友會唔慣(尢其平時彈慣直身琴), 我(比賽時)見有學生驚到成隻歌彈低左8度! 最好一早book同一部琴run一次
2. 要踩pedal嗎? 如果要就要記得帶個腳踏
3. 一係背譜, 一係帶清 ...

洛婷

原帖由 Charlotte_mom 於 10-4-8 21:35 發表
一定要識架wor! 因為考試會問, 佢彈一段然後簡單問一句係連音 legato 定跳音 staccato (or係唔係staccato), 漸強 crescendo 定漸弱diminuendo, 細聲 piano 定大聲 forte等
又會彈2段問有咩唔同, 係拍子唔同定個音唔 ...

係呀.....你講果 d ,  老師到時會教 !!!

cpcog

for grade 2, you might answer smooth or detached instead  of legato or staccato.

Remember to reach on time, be polite, have confidence, know which pieces you are going to play, choose scale/ pieces first...

wbmom

很多謝你們的advice，因我自己都唔係好識讀d意大利文，請問你們係照英文phonics拼，定係跟意文發音，or 其實兩個差唔多？Thanks！

原帖由 cpcog 於 10-4-9 00:19 發表
for grade 2, you might answer smooth or detached instead  of legato or staccato.

Remember to reach on time, be polite, have confidence, know which pieces you are going to play, choose scale/ pieces  ...

cpcog

you can pronounce Legato and staccato by phonics ways.

For Cres/ dim, you can say getting louder or softer.

The examiners just want to know you understand their questions and could give proper answers. So you needn't worry too much.

原帖由 wbmom 於 10-4-9 08:50 發表
很多謝你們的advice，因我自己都唔係好識讀d意大利文，請問你們係照英文phonics拼，定係跟意文發音，or 其實兩個差唔多？Thanks！

wbmom

Many thanks！其實想問琴老師好耐，但每次見她，她都很忙，學生排得密麻麻，再加埋校際，我想加堂上aural佢都冇時間俾我，我仔仔只是上過兩堂aural，我覺得唔夠，但老師話ok，請問normally，小朋友會上多小堂aural before exam 呢？

原帖由 cpcog 於 10-4-9 09:52 發表
you can pronounce Legato and staccato by phonics ways.

For Cres/ dim, you can say getting louder or softer.

The examiners just want to know you understand their questions and could give proper answ ...

kimmyu

點解唔要 translator 嘅 ? 我女兒考的時候, 有 translator, 佢會冇咁緊張.

wbmom

老師話低grade唔使，高grade才考慮，我都同意。

原帖由 kimmyu 於 10-4-9 13:33 發表
點解唔要 translator 嘅 ? 我女兒考的時候, 有 translator, 佢會冇咁緊張.