mikeprocter Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Does anyone have any experience of being awarded obviously wrong AB grades? What did you do about it? With what result? You may prefer to wite to mw privately, in which case I shall post an anonymous summary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo_jsb Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I've taken a lot of these exams, in both violin and piano, and in general they seemed to be fair. You have to remember that the examiner does not necessarily play your instrument, and some are much more sympathetic than others. How well you play and how well you do on the exam is probably a matter of comparison as well. If everyone else who plays before you is a little genius, you might not look as good as you would normally do! If you're really unhappy with the mark, you can always reprepare for it and take the exam again, right? If it's not grade 8, then you draw a modest veil and prepare more vigorously the next time. Hope this helps, Carlo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 with one exception, I did all my ABs (viola, violin, piano) over 30 years ago & thought my marks were about right. About 10 years ago I decided to do Grade 8 violin. I thought the overall mark was a litle harsh, but some of the comments were bizarre. For example,when I finished the sight-reading I thought "well I didn't play any wrong notes but it was very boring", yet the examiner's comment was that it was "inaccurate but very musical". Hmmm I don't know what redress you've got if you violently disagree with a mark. I'd be more inclined to goalong with Carlo's suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natnot Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I only took clarinet exams, and then only the lower grades - never took violin exams. But they have a complaints procedure which it may be worth trying if you are very unhappy with the result: http://www.abrsm.org/?page=exams/regs/ukIr...kIre_03_15.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.