Summer 21 music thread

Congratulations to QueenMabby's DD ⭐️! We're awaiting the G5 piano performance result here. It's 'pending' 😐.

DS's school orchestra has only been back in person this half term and has been in a year group bubble. His weekend ensemble works along the same rules for other indoor children's activities with bubbles and no parents allowed in etc.

Congrats to mini mabby

Well done to your DD @QueenMabby

Congrats to young Princess Mabby

Well done Queenmabby’s DD! Brilliant achievement!

We’ve had a year group bubble orchestra at school too although mixed year group choir for the last couple of months 🤷🏼‍♀️

Just had a text from DD’s piano teacher - g5 theory passed with distinction! Very happy dd despite our ABRSM login still showing it as “pending”. 🙄

We have had bubble orchestra (one and then two year groups) with all instruments there and also bubble choirs at school.

We've had socially distanced orchestras (kids and me!), it's been so nice. Out of school groups though, school didn't have any to start with.

Also realised I’m being a bit misleading saying orchestra for school - it’s really just the string section!

Madcats - we had year group bubbles of orchestra with wide spacing and all doors open - and then had a couple of weeks of year 3 and 4 together but with a plastic divider between the year groups.
She’s doing an orchestra course in summer which will be once restrictions have lifted - and it’s not in school anyway.
Choir has been year group bubbles and outside!
Parents haven’t been allowed to see anything at all - so no performances. But hoping that will change for the summer course.

Your kids are allowed orchestra?! The closest we've got to that is year group bubbles of woodwind (all sat some distance apart).

Singing too?

I suppose on the plus side there have only been two kids test positive for Covid this year, and a handful self isolating.

Hopefully it’s Monday @QueenMabby. Day 19 of the music theory wait here 😬

Ours appeared on the online account at exactly 4 weeks, in the afternoon. Maybe as it's the weekend, it won't show til Monday? I think it appears first in the account of the person who entered her rather than her own account.

Hi all - can anyone advise how long it takes to get theory results back? It’s been 4 weeks (today) for dd but it’s still showing as pending when she logs into her account on ABRSM. She’s chomping at the bit to know her result!
Thanks.

Hello and thanks for the new thread. We're waiting for G5 piano performance results here. DS is really enjoying the ensembles and groups he's been part of this term. Sadly I can't watch any performances yet but just to be back doing music in person has done him the world of good 😊

Hi all! Dd had her last music lesson of the term and recorded a snippet (I think!) with an ensemble - she’s been playing in one for a year but I’ve never seen her perform (obvious reasons…) so am looking forward to when that gets sent out!
She’s doing an orchestra course over summer which (should) have a performance to parents at the end of the week so there’s also that to look forward to.
And she’s decided to try out the trombone next year as well…. What have I let myself in for?!

I’ve got three musicians in the house. Our issue is not so much how early someone can start but how late they can continue up to!

In that case i'll suggest the 15 year old counts her blessings comefromaway 😁 mind you it was a mute point this morning because none of them emerged before 11 ......

Ds's college has gone back online until the end of term. He's disappointed because although most of his work is complete and they were doing one off workshop type things he had been asked by the musical theatre class to go in and play for their mock audition sessions they were having.

Thanks for the new thread!
Holidays are in full swing here but the kids are still making music and various duets are going on which is lovely. My youngest has decided to take a break from piano - he was getting frustrated about his hands not being big enough, but I think also he really enjoys ensemble playing, which he gets from his other instruments. I think its the right descision for him, and his keyboard knowledge is a real benefit for music generally.
We are currently having a discussion about what time in the morning it is acceptable to practise when teenagers are still in bed .... (drums and brass so fairly errm penetrating sound wise) lets just say there are some differences in opinion

Thank you @QueenMabby - very relieved. It's been a tough year for everyone with all the online lessons and restricted ensembles etc but hopefully the end is in sight.

Checking in to say 'hi' and thanks for new thread!! Looking forward to in person concert at DD1's school on Thursday 🥳🎶🎵🎻🎼

Yoda that’s great result for your daughter - well done!