"Now, can you play Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth in Z flat harmonic minor in the 15th inversion. With your feet. Blindfolded. And on fire. In your own time..."
A very well deserved distinction for this gifted young lady. Exams are nerve racking for many, if not most, of us, and I feel she performed with assured self-confidence. It's so easy to make the occasional slip when under pressure, such as in the C minor scale. But lovely playing. Congratulations, Liadain!! A super examiner, too, it must be said. Thanks for uploading.
The moment, whe you feel like sh**. I had ten years of piano lessons every week and I'm now playing for my own since 2 years. This girl is far ahead of my skills. I really feel like I could be better...
Excellent initiative. This is really helpful. It would be great to see the music for the theory and aural parts. It would be more beneficial for a viewer to be able to see what the student sees, so we can try to answer along. Also, a mock up results + comments sheet, to let the viewer know what the student did correctly and how they scored. I'm sure Liadain got a good distinction!!! Excellent playing! Thanks again!
Hi Paul, all the music from the theory and aural parts are taken from our sample aural test books, that are available to buy, that way they are pieces that the student can try themselves with their teacher. I can give you the page number if that helps? We won't publish comments for a student because it wouldn't be fair. We are so grateful to Liadain for being our mock student, and for Joshua who did the Grade one exam, but we feel that they have done enough! You are right, this would be a distinction performance.
At the time 2:33 the examiner requests a melodic minor form of C minor, however, the candidate plays the harmonic form of C minor, this should have been noted by the examiner and replayed properly so other students don't get confused.
One of the easiest Irish accents ever to understand. Perfectly clear. I can struggle with some Irish, Scottish or very Northern English accents. Not here though. Grade 8 pieces look rather challenging.
Great playing, I can’t quite get the speed up on my Telemann, I have my grade 7 in a couple of weeks gulp.. that examiner is a nice woman. I had her on my 4th or 5th grade.
My examiner, he was cold. Not warm like the lady here. I passed with Merit in grade 5 years ago. 3 marks away from Distinction. I was just a teenager but as an adult with even more determination than ever before, I could get those extra 3 points I'm certain.
I think you mean 3 marks off an Honors, because it goes pass, merit, honors, and then distinction. But yeah, a lot of the time, you could do the same performance in front of different examiners and they'll mark you higher or lower.
I had a real stickler of an examiner one year who graded me lower than I should have gotten. The next year I got a really nice guy who gave me more points than he should have, even though I completely messed up with nerves and stuff
Wow brilliant video, well done to that amazing pianist, she must have worked very hard ! Is there any chance you could do a few more of these, (grade 8? 😅) they're very helpful ! Thank you.
This girl has a very „lazy” thumbs”... she uses her forearm for using it... the subtitles e.g scale a flashing??? What’s that? The elbows by arpeggios are flying! Shoulder down please!
@@bogumilasokirko5605 that’s really rude- she is a talented child. Do you really have nothing better to in your sad pathetic life than to pick on children? Sad if you ask me… “it’s constructive criticism,” it’s in a nasty way and she’s not your student. Plus, I doubt you can do any better
I used to do Trinity College until Grade 3 but changed to Royal School of Music from Grade 4 due to my 1st teacher moving. The examiner also has to be a good piano player they don't just sit there and mark you. I'm from NZ. My 1st exam was when I was 7. RS is easier than Trinity. There is an Australian school but they're easier than RS and not well recognized. I'm from NZ.
Craig Mason if you’ve studied music before (maybe in school) and can read music and are quite good your teacher can start you on grade 3, happened to my friend but he started on grade 2
Hi - amazing playing - I wondered as I notice 2 things - she does not seem to sight-read the first two pieces and I always find myself torn between playing from sight-reading and playing from memory - which is the better and is it counter productive to try do both ? Also I notice the height of the sheet music stand as I think I did my grade 4 on this piano and the height really threw me - its so high - far higher than a lot of other pianos....how do we prepare for such as it could easily be a foot lower on other pianos...any advice please on these points?? as with nerves at an all time high these distractions pull at the mind, I certainly dont have the calmness and composure Liadhain has , Congratulations to her. Wish I could play so well.
It's good to be able to do both sight read and then comes with fluency the ability to memorise section or the whole piece. Important to note that everyone is different with their own strengths and weaknesses. However if you want something and work hard on it you will get there.. never give up on dreams.. quitters never win and winners never quit! Yes its important to prepare for boot being set any level. If possible get experience playing different pianos. Perhaps a friend or some people you know has a piano and if you ask they may let you play their piano a while for pretend exam.
Is there a time limit between grading? For Example: If I passed Grade 1 would I have to wait a certain amount of time before doing Grade 2, and so on. It's just that I am an expert Piano Player, where I've recently thought about getting a Job (possibly as a Piano Teacher), and I think being a Grade 8 Piano Player would help, it's just don't want to wait 10 years or so trying to get to Grade 8. Also would it be possible to jump straight to Grade 8. By the way, I have been playing for 2 years, I picked it up quite quickly and I can play anything, I don't want to call myself Mozart, but I'm up there somewhere.
+Charlie Charlie, "after 2 years you can play anything", "Something tells me you're having a bit of a laugh". You do realise there is a difference between the words "anything" and "everything", yes I can play anything, most things I can learn by ear, depending on how many notes there are and the tempo etc I may need the sheet music in front of me, and for the more challenging stuff I may need time to practice, so if giving a full day to practice for the more challenging stuff then I more or less in that day can master it. "Well maybe you should consider a career as an international concert pianist rather than a teacher" It's definitively an option, but I'm more of the simple life kind of guy, I have been told by many friends I should apply for Britain's Got Talent.
Blue Glass Productions I skipped the primary grades and grade 4 and 7, I don't practice much either, it's what ur teacher feels really, I tell mine if I want to to skip
this is all a part of being a musician. If you don’t do your exams, you won’t know how far you’ll get without people judging your pieces. I love doing exams.
@@stxrhop Doing exams isn't the only path to accessing constructive criticism or performance experience as a musician. If you're in private lessons or perform for people every lesson or performance is an opportunity to have someone judge your piece. I can tell you the majority professional musicians who I work with and play with didn't do music "exams" growing up aside for those who studied music in university
@@andrewk666 obviously, that is correct. I’m trying to say that exams will boost your confidence and give you a better chance for higher grades. Here we do exams because we think it’ll benefit a students purpose of piano.
"Now, can you play Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth in Z flat harmonic minor in the 15th inversion. With your feet. Blindfolded. And on fire. In your own time..."
Paul Kelly lmao
Lol man
wow her scales are amazing
A very well deserved distinction for this gifted young lady. Exams are nerve racking for many, if not most, of us, and I feel she performed with assured self-confidence. It's so easy to make the occasional slip when under pressure, such as in the C minor scale. But lovely playing. Congratulations, Liadain!! A super examiner, too, it must be said. Thanks for uploading.
Against her musician parents wishes, Liadain quit piano lessons shortly after this video was made, some say she even got a tattoo.
😂
🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣
abit wishy-washy 😂😂😂
How do you know
@@bennyhu3531 legend tells us.
the examiner requests C melodic minor and I'm pretty sure she played harmonic? idk no hate
Your right!
@@anonymouslopy123 What is her right? Her right hand?
Yes, but at least she did play it very well
Probably stress
The moment, whe you feel like sh**. I had ten years of piano lessons every week and I'm now playing for my own since 2 years. This girl is far ahead of my skills. I really feel like I could be better...
Elizabeth Hirsch there is always room for improvement for everyone! She practiced really hard for this exam and video!
lol same
Wow. This makes me feel... uhh... humilified?
Excellent initiative. This is really helpful.
It would be great to see the music for the theory and aural parts. It would be more beneficial for a viewer to be able to see what the student sees, so we can try to answer along.
Also, a mock up results + comments sheet, to let the viewer know what the student did correctly and how they scored. I'm sure Liadain got a good distinction!!! Excellent playing! Thanks again!
Hi Paul, all the music from the theory and aural parts are taken from our sample aural test books, that are available to buy, that way they are pieces that the student can try themselves with their teacher. I can give you the page number if that helps?
We won't publish comments for a student because it wouldn't be fair. We are so grateful to Liadain for being our mock student, and for Joshua who did the Grade one exam, but we feel that they have done enough! You are right, this would be a distinction performance.
That second songs a bop
hahahahahahaha
Not surprised that she got a distinction. I did G7 Trinity a couple of months ago but this RIAM seems harder. The scales were much easier in Trinity.
J Dinah150 actually not
She is very good. Great video!
Legend says She is still stuck there playing piano...
Wth
What the hell is this meaning
At the time 2:33 the examiner requests a melodic minor form of C minor, however, the candidate plays the harmonic form of C minor, this should have been noted by the examiner and replayed properly so other students don't get confused.
We wanted students to see an exam in action, as it would in the exam room.
She looked so sad
was gonna say that
thank you!
I got distinction in RIAM for grade 7 and yet I still did probably the same as her in the exam but probably a bit more lacking
One of the easiest Irish accents ever to understand. Perfectly clear. I can struggle with some Irish, Scottish or very Northern English accents. Not here though. Grade 8 pieces look rather challenging.
Great playing, I can’t quite get the speed up on my Telemann, I have my grade 7 in a couple of weeks gulp.. that examiner is a nice woman. I had her on my 4th or 5th grade.
My examiner, he was cold. Not warm like the lady here. I passed with Merit in grade 5 years ago. 3 marks away from Distinction. I was just a teenager but as an adult with even more determination than ever before, I could get those extra 3 points I'm certain.
I think you mean 3 marks off an Honors, because it goes pass, merit, honors, and then distinction.
But yeah, a lot of the time, you could do the same performance in front of different examiners and they'll mark you higher or lower.
@@pxter I wonder is there a slightly different system in other countries? I did mine in Wales and wonder if England has another system.
I had a real stickler of an examiner one year who graded me lower than I should have gotten. The next year I got a really nice guy who gave me more points than he should have, even though I completely messed up with nerves and stuff
Wow brilliant video, well done to that amazing pianist, she must have worked very hard !
Is there any chance you could do a few more of these, (grade 8? 😅) they're very helpful !
Thank you.
We will do our best!
This girl has a very „lazy” thumbs”... she uses her forearm for using it... the subtitles e.g scale a flashing??? What’s that?
The elbows by arpeggios are flying! Shoulder down please!
@@bogumilasokirko5605 that’s really rude- she is a talented child. Do you really have nothing better to in your sad pathetic life than to pick on children? Sad if you ask me… “it’s constructive criticism,” it’s in a nasty way and she’s not your student. Plus, I doubt you can do any better
02:32 asks for melodic.... NOT TODAY!
What a Very talented young lady.
I used to do Trinity College until Grade 3 but changed to Royal School of Music from Grade 4 due to my 1st teacher moving. The examiner also has to be a good piano player they don't just sit there and mark you. I'm from NZ. My 1st exam was when I was 7. RS is easier than Trinity. There is an Australian school but they're easier than RS and not well recognized. I'm from NZ.
Who is doing trinity college Piano exams?
I am in 4 days😮
Meee in 6 days
Bage87 me too it’s in a week
Im grade 3 but have never had an exam, I’m really nervous for when I need to do my first sight reading piece
How can you be grade 3 if you've never had an exam?
😂😂😂
Craig Mason if you’ve studied music before (maybe in school) and can read music and are quite good your teacher can start you on grade 3, happened to my friend but he started on grade 2
The examiner: THANK YAWWW
"A Flash" Major
Are the scales and arpeggios tough in grade 7
Had to zoom in for the chromatic
I HAVE MY PIANO EXAM SOON 😔😭😭😭😭😭😭
(Tomorrow)
How did you do??
Melon Biscuit I have no idea but I made a few mistakes 😓
Hahaha same here😥😥😥😥
i had mine and i was so shakey i messed up but passed with a %74!! Hope you passed too ❤️
Fatally MSP thank you and I found out I got a good score A
And there we have it; a girl version of Arima Kosei! =') my recent grade 7 was a complete fluke compared to this. You rock girl! 😂
YOU LIE IN APRIL WUDINLGSUZNUFNUCNDLUZ
How can she do the scales so perfectly? Whenever i do them its just a big mess
You're not alone.....:)
Practice :)
I just started my grade 8 and I am stuck on my first piece
How are you now?
Which is harder ABRSM , LCM, TRINITY, OR RIAM
I am extremely scared about my exams for 4 grade...
Beautiful
03:10 ... poor F minor :(
Hi - amazing playing - I wondered as I notice 2 things - she does not seem to sight-read the first two pieces and I always find myself torn between playing from sight-reading and playing from memory - which is the better and is it counter productive to try do both ? Also I notice the height of the sheet music stand as I think I did my grade 4 on this piano and the height really threw me - its so high - far higher than a lot of other pianos....how do we prepare for such as it could easily be a foot lower on other pianos...any advice please on these points?? as with nerves at an all time high these distractions pull at the mind, I certainly dont have the calmness and composure Liadhain has , Congratulations to her. Wish I could play so well.
It's good to be able to do both sight read and then comes with fluency the ability to memorise section or the whole piece. Important to note that everyone is different with their own strengths and weaknesses. However if you want something and work hard on it you will get there.. never give up on dreams.. quitters never win and winners never quit!
Yes its important to prepare for boot being set any level. If possible get experience playing different pianos. Perhaps a friend or some people you know has a piano and if you ask they may let you play their piano a while for pretend exam.
She said the interval was an octave but was it not a sixth?
Correct, it was a sixth
Minor sixth. Don't know the actual notes, but E to C, or equivalent relationship.
I'm hearing a major sixth from C to A
What is the racket in the background? It is difficult to hear what she is saying. :-(
Is there a time limit between grading?
For Example: If I passed Grade 1 would I have to wait a certain amount of time before doing Grade 2, and so on.
It's just that I am an expert Piano Player, where I've recently thought about getting a Job (possibly as a Piano Teacher), and I think being a Grade 8 Piano Player would help, it's just don't want to wait 10 years or so trying to get to Grade 8.
Also would it be possible to jump straight to Grade 8.
By the way, I have been playing for 2 years, I picked it up quite quickly and I can play anything, I don't want to call myself Mozart, but I'm up there somewhere.
Blue Glass Productions no time limit! It's up to you when you want to do the next exam!
+Charlie Charlie,
"after 2 years you can play anything", "Something tells me you're having a bit of a laugh".
You do realise there is a difference between the words "anything" and "everything", yes I can play anything, most things I can learn by ear, depending on how many notes there are and the tempo etc I may need the sheet music in front of me, and for the more challenging stuff I may need time to practice, so if giving a full day to practice for the more challenging stuff then I more or less in that day can master it.
"Well maybe you should consider a career as an international concert pianist rather than a teacher"
It's definitively an option, but I'm more of the simple life kind of guy, I have been told by many friends I should apply for Britain's Got Talent.
Blue Glass Productions I skipped the primary grades and grade 4 and 7, I don't practice much either, it's what ur teacher feels really, I tell mine if I want to to skip
Mary Daniels expert? Maybe amateur
That's nothing. I was playing all the Chopin Etudes after just two weeks of learning...
I have choir in that room
Is this triggering for anyone else or just me lol
Estos examenes son semestrales o anuales.
Looks like a good way to get kids to want to quit music
this is all a part of being a musician. If you don’t do your exams, you won’t know how far you’ll get without people judging your pieces. I love doing exams.
@@stxrhop Doing exams isn't the only path to accessing constructive criticism or performance experience as a musician. If you're in private lessons or perform for people every lesson or performance is an opportunity to have someone judge your piece. I can tell you the majority professional musicians who I work with and play with didn't do music "exams" growing up aside for those who studied music in university
@@andrewk666 obviously, that is correct. I’m trying to say that exams will boost your confidence and give you a better chance for higher grades. Here we do exams because we think it’ll benefit a students purpose of piano.
Wow
Beautiful laiden
Why do i find the way she plays kinda weird 😂
Yeah the clapping was all wrong
Amazing