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Originally Posted by Summonmaster

Question:
Finished my Grade 10 with 74, so I wasn't eligible for ARCT. In uni now, practicing all my FFPC favourites for fun. Haven't touched technique since last June, I believe. No ear training since early last year for a little bit. Should I go back to take the retest (by that mean supplemental ear test) for that one percent more that I needed to advance to ARCT?

I think ARCT is only a rank in Ontario having to do with the Royal Conservatory of Toronto or something, so outside of here, what comes after Grade 10?

I take rcm too although i didn't take Piano gr 10 - your pratical exam is only valid (as in to get your gr. 10 certificate meaning that you've taken your pratical gr10, harmony and history for that level - i think it's lv4) for 4 years since you've taken it. If you're keen on getting any artc, I'd say take it. If not, then don't bother the extra price in order to qualify to artc if you're not planing to take it. - I thought you had to have a 70+ to qualify over artc :\ or did they come with a new syllabus in the last 3 years?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Zuare

I have a question. On the sheets for certain songs, such as Gackt's "blue", and "Brave new heart" from Leaf piano collection (which I believe was actually transcribed by face) it seems that you have to play three different parts at the same time. Is it actually possible for one person to play this on their own?

wait until you set your eye on Rach's 3rd prelude it has 4 LINES!!! :lolsign:

Anywho the above answer is probebly the right one however if it does ever occur having 3 lines all the same size without defining a second person or what so ever, it's probebly spaced out proprely so you don't need to be mutated into 3 hands to play.

But since you DID say Gackt (being a band and all), the top line is probebly the melody (singing?) and the bottom two would be the piano accompaniment to the song.

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Fair enough. What about in a competition? Would adjudicators deduct marks from you for having sheet music there? I was always lead to believe that looking at sheet music was a sign of lack of preparation on the pianist's behalf.

Depends on the adjudicator - sometimes they will sometimes they won't; the best thing to determine this is to sit in a few of their adjudications and see how they mark and what they like to emphasize on (style, technique, difficulty etc) before you get to your "class" for adjudication. For some people, the sheet music might actualy distract the performer in being focused into the page instead of style (depending on your piece really because it's nice to have it there if you're doing a Bach prelude per say) and for others it's sort of a security blanket that makes them less nervous. But since you're asking for an adjudication specificaly, it really depends how they like to mark or if they're given a bench mark of some sort then check into that (ie. exam sessions are likely to deduct you marks for unmemorized pieces however may let you use the sheet music for study pieces etc)

There's nowhere I can't reach.

try some Debussy you just might like it! (some of them does sound sketchy for me... oh impressionists )

I'm don't think I recall how that Schumann song looks like but most of his pieces are for BIG HANDS (ie. reach a 10th mind you T__T ...)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

@Kazyl:

1. Yes, many chopin pieces completely fall out of my hands after a few years without touching them; although I find it alot easier to pick it up (re learning) after a few good slow reads and your hand jumps back into the grove.

2. Recital wize it dosn't really matter weither you memorize or not however it always looks more proffessional with it memorized. Some people find sheet music infront of them as disstracting but others find it as a "security blanket" so that really depends how you're comfortable with it.
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@ evil_mercenary

All I have to say is try to get the sustain pedal to work for you for more of a legato sound and because of some of the runs on the left hand, perhaps it might be more adquate to try half pedaling it instead here and there to try to link up some of the gaps. But other than that it's just a matter of practicing close to the keyboard and figuring if there's a better figuring (ie. instead of lifing fingers to change hand positions, you might like to hold the key and transition your hand position if there's enough time and then carry on)
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In cases of off-set timeing on both hands, I ususaly do pattern practice with the left hand meaning I staggard in patterns such as long-short-short or short-long-long type of patterns because that helps out a better control of having your eigths 'flow'. But as of two hands, all I can say is just to practice very well on your left hand so when you go to play with both hands, you can go to "auto-pilot" with your left hand and it would only be a matter of fitting your right hand into time. And if all due fails, i can't have much to recomend other than just practice it out slowly until it comes second nature (hahahaha.... for all us piano geeks out there )

I was speaking idiomatically.