Autumn term 2019 music thread

Not sure about theory, teacher was just talking about the practical exams. Apparently the examiners will now type their comments rather than write them, which will speed up the moderation as it can all be sent electronically, and means they can be read more easily!

Ooh... results in a week... is that for theory, practical or both? Hate the long wait!

DS's piano teacher has just told us about the ABRSM changes and it sounds so much better. Results in a week as well!

Anyone else delighted by the changes to abrsm booking procedure? Looks like you will be able to choose the actual day of exam. Long overdue! Currently DD is well into preparation for grade 5 oboe, pieces and sight-reading going well. The aural seems so much harder though, it's a lot to clap and sing for her.

Sounds like it went well comefrom !

Drabarni - my dd told me off for posting on balletco about her!

Ds did his last night. Took about an hour (including a rest break). He couldn't remember what an appogiatura was so put acciacatura instead and we know he will have lost marks on his italian and German terms (he's a non classical musician) but hopefully as long as he read the questions he will be ok. He said transposition, intervals, scales and enharmonic equivalents were fine and there wasn't a composing a melody question. Had to rewrite from compound to simple time.

Sounds good, Lots. Hope he's done really well

Thanks for all the good wishes... he stayed in for an hour and five minutes! Now for the long wait 🤞

Oh and you change the key and tempo

Drabarni- have you looked at the app iRealPro - I think it’s currently £13.99- but has access to all jazz standards and others too, plays the backing section and you can play over it, or join in - depending on your instrument I guess 👍

Good luck mini Lots. The good thing about theory grades is you can always resit them and no-one need know

@Lotsofmilkonesugar good luck to your DS for grade 5. DD did hers this time last year. We also had the ‘you cannot leave until an hour has passed’ rule. I think lots of DC must have been told the same as nearly all started coming out at just over an hour.

Anyone else doing grade 5 theory next week? Just crawling slightly painfully through practice papers with DS1 over half term! He should be ok as long as he reads the questions properly and doesn’t rush.... I’m going to tell him to stay in for at least an hour!!

Thanks all for accompanying me on the lost bag journey. Dd most relieved and happy to be reunited with her instruments.
How awful for that violinist. I hope it gets handed in soon.

Drabarni, sorry i cant help you with your query! Hope someone comes soon who can.

Yay! Fantastic news about the lost bag! Great news for a Miserable Monday.

Hello, so nice to hear from waffle, it's been ages.
I recognise most names but have nc again. Have dc in music school, but they are on here and tell me off for posting. So can't say what said child is doing, it's so unfair. If you are reading this I hope you are proud of putting restrictions on your mum
I can say my eldest dc is marrying in December and I'm now a granny too.
Lovely to hear what everyone is up to, and surprised at how old some of these kids are now.

Does anyone know where I can get good quality rhythm section recordings of Jazz standards please?
Preferably where you can choose the key? I think the JA series has been exhausted.

So glad it's found! I play double bass and pretty sure it would be impossible to leave behind- also no-one would steal it! DD takes her oboe to school which was were a bit worried about but so far it's been fine. No public transport to leave it on at least. We just use a luggage tag with my mobile on.

Makes your stomach lurch just thinking about it - hope he gets it back soon.

A few years ago I posted on here to ask if anyone knew of any GPS tracker type devices that could be used for instruments. I don't think there were any that fitted the bill and were affordable, lots were things that would only work within a particular distance of the phone/whatever was doing the tracking. That's why we opted for low-tech... and have trained the DDs to make sure one part of their body is hooked through the strap of any instrument case they're carrying on public transport.

On not leaving things behind, the only way is to practice always looking back and scanning the area you’re leaving, as you go, until it’s habit. (I learned this the hard way.)

I will read this out to her later!

Phew!

On not leaving things behind, the only way is to practice always looking back and scanning the area you’re leaving, as you go, until it’s habit. (I learned this the hard way.)

That said, I’m Googling mini GPS trackers right now...