These are all great tips… “Don’t make the exam your first performance”…amen to that. Once I learn the music I like to perform it on a loud busy street corner. Nobody really pays any attention so I can practice the same piece over and over. It also builds confidence and you will get the occasional listeners that force you to play it right. The street corner also requires you to play loud and clear and builds the muscle memory much faster than practicing in a quiet bedroom. “Being well prepared” is most important. I always learn the hard stuff first…slowly and perfectly because there’s no sense in practicing wrong. I’m enjoying your channel very much…it’s like a re-cap of my college days. Thank you!
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I have a performance coming up in March. I'll use the tips in this video to prepare, especially practicing the technical aspects and performing to others. Thank you!
All great advice, especially point 4. One thing I would add, especially for nervous performers, is “make sure you breathe”. Obvious perhaps (!), but slow measured breathing before any exam helps soothe anxieties. Great upload, thank you! 👍
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So good, Gareth, thanks! I listen to a selection of American teachers online. Your understated succinctness is refreshing. I hope to take GVIII 21-22, and will mull over your helpful advice.
Thanks Gareth, these are great tips and this was very entertaining. You have a gift for making things very clear and easy to understand and I like your sense of humour especially as regards bluffing when you make an error. "I was actually playing a different version of that particular piece so that's why I played a G#". lol
I'm preparing for grade 8 guitar rock pop Trinity and I've been overthinking the technical aspect of the songs so this video was a great way for me to reflect on my method 🙏 Any advice for feeling unmotivated especially when the exam is months away?
I’m glad it’s useful. Feeling unmotivated? Read lots of different music. Have fun playing music you enjoy. Play music with others if you can. It will give a context to working on your exam programme and give you fresh motivation for it.
Theory, piece playing, scales, can be practiced, easily gained through study. Ear training, dictation, Aural recognition, sight singing, is a disaster, after years of drills and quiz apps, clearly genetic. Not sure why I keep at it, to be honest, no way I'll ever pass, any small gains earned disappear within a week if temporarily moving away from the continual daily drills.
Those supporting areas certainly come more easily to some than to others but I wonder what’s blocking progress for you. Keep at it, even if it’s a struggle, because all those areas interact and assist each other.
I think your problem is the rules. Play what you like the way you like it. That's music. What can I say that my musical ear prevents me from learning English? Listening to Mr Gareth Green's fine English, I realised that.
@@selena6365 "my problem is the rules" huhh?? you are obviously not aware that music exams are graded levels that you must pass especially for admissions and that is the topic of this video, so don't reply with blather if ya don't know. YA BURNT!
@@MusicMattersGB One professor told me last week that I should work at it but not worry about it because according to his story, "one of my class mates kept failing and failing the aural exams even in grad school and then went on to teach in the music dept of USC, so they must have made an exception in his case" So basically I struggle and invest hundreds of hours of practice time on an unobtainable skill to pass exams sections which I cant pass but it's ok because some jury might make exception? it is totally ridiculous not only because it is a waste of my time and incredibly stressful/frustrating but it is a horrible educational system to force students to do that. 🤦♀️ Even more than failing the exams that twisting of an educational system makes me question the entire institution even though my instructors/professors say I should 'definitely' continue music studies... 🙄
It’s a tricky one. Regardless of the exam system (which admittedly is difficult to avoid) I’m a great believer in ‘the all round musician’. These supporting areas empower musicians and that’s the main value in working at them. Even if you’re not great at it any improvements will enhance the overall picture. I’ve also known people who struggle with this stuff for years then it clicks into place.
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These are all great tips… “Don’t make the exam your first performance”…amen to that.
Once I learn the music I like to perform it on a loud busy street corner. Nobody really pays any attention so I can practice the same piece over and over. It also builds confidence and you will get the occasional listeners that force you to play it right.
The street corner also requires you to play loud and clear and builds the muscle memory much faster than practicing in a quiet bedroom.
“Being well prepared” is most important. I always learn the hard stuff first…slowly and perfectly because there’s no sense in practicing wrong.
I’m enjoying your channel very much…it’s like a re-cap of my college days.
Thank you!
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Great tips - Very clearly explained!
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Gareth, your wisdom is ssssoooooo valuable. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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I have a performance coming up in March. I'll use the tips in this video to prepare, especially practicing the technical aspects and performing to others. Thank you!
Good luck. Let us know how it goes!
Update: I got the 1st violin part.
Fabulous. Congratulations!
All great advice, especially point 4. One thing I would add, especially for nervous performers, is “make sure you breathe”. Obvious perhaps (!), but slow measured breathing before any exam helps soothe anxieties. Great upload, thank you! 👍
Excellent addition. Thanks.
Thanks, I will also use that tip.
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Such a great video! Thanks Gareth!
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Some tremendous, inspiring advice.
Thank you for valuable tips!
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So good, Gareth, thanks! I listen to a selection of American teachers online. Your understated succinctness is refreshing. I hope to take GVIII 21-22, and will mull over your helpful advice.
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Another fabulous video Gareth. Thank you so much for all you do.
A pleasure. Great to hear from you.
Muchas gracias, que consejos tan buenos.
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Thanks Gareth, these are great tips and this was very entertaining. You have a gift for making things very clear and easy to understand and I like your sense of humour especially as regards bluffing when you make an error. "I was actually playing a different version of that particular piece so that's why I played a G#". lol
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Tip 8: 18:10 "I was playing the other version of this piece". Said with a completely straight face! Brilliant.
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I'm preparing for grade 8 guitar rock pop Trinity and I've been overthinking the technical aspect of the songs so this video was a great way for me to reflect on my method 🙏 Any advice for feeling unmotivated especially when the exam is months away?
I’m glad it’s useful. Feeling unmotivated? Read lots of different music. Have fun playing music you enjoy. Play music with others if you can. It will give a context to working on your exam programme and give you fresh motivation for it.
Gareth
I am playing Clementi’s op 36 no 3 in C
What ABRSM level course would you recommend on your website?
Off the top of my head it’s probably G6 or 7.
@@MusicMattersGB Sorry I meant the level for the piano study guidance and analysis.
@toddhaydon783 Our courses on Piano Study only go up to G5. Sorry about that.
Please can you do a video about music a level Skelton score for exams please I hate them :)
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I think tip number 4 is brilliant, I dont know why I never thought of this lol
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Theory, piece playing, scales, can be practiced, easily gained through study. Ear training, dictation, Aural recognition, sight singing, is a disaster, after years of drills and quiz apps, clearly genetic. Not sure why I keep at it, to be honest, no way I'll ever pass, any small gains earned disappear within a week if temporarily moving away from the continual daily drills.
Those supporting areas certainly come more easily to some than to others but I wonder what’s blocking progress for you. Keep at it, even if it’s a struggle, because all those areas interact and assist each other.
I think your problem is the rules. Play what you like the way you like it. That's music. What can I say that my musical ear prevents me from learning English? Listening to Mr Gareth Green's fine English, I realised that.
@@selena6365 "my problem is the rules" huhh?? you are obviously not aware that music exams are graded levels that you must pass especially for admissions and that is the topic of this video, so don't reply with blather if ya don't know. YA BURNT!
@@MusicMattersGB One professor told me last week that I should work at it but not worry about it because according to his story, "one of my class mates kept failing and failing the aural exams even in grad school and then went on to teach in the music dept of USC, so they must have made an exception in his case" So basically I struggle and invest hundreds of hours of practice time on an unobtainable skill to pass exams sections which I cant pass but it's ok because some jury might make exception? it is totally ridiculous not only because it is a waste of my time and incredibly stressful/frustrating but it is a horrible educational system to force students to do that. 🤦♀️ Even more than failing the exams that twisting of an educational system makes me question the entire institution even though my instructors/professors say I should 'definitely' continue music studies... 🙄
It’s a tricky one. Regardless of the exam system (which admittedly is difficult to avoid) I’m a great believer in ‘the all round musician’. These supporting areas empower musicians and that’s the main value in working at them. Even if you’re not great at it any improvements will enhance the overall picture. I’ve also known people who struggle with this stuff for years then it clicks into place.
I didn't got this when I did exam unfortunately
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@@MusicMattersGBI was saving money to get your composition course. But I got increased unfortunately
Sorry about that
@@MusicMattersGB please don't say sorry sir. You are are the greatest musician. I have ever seen
You’re very kind.
I'm practicing a day before exams😭
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