October 2019, passed grade 4 piano exam with 105 Marks ;-; June 2021, passed grade 5 theory exam with distinction (yay!) July 2021, passed grade 6 piano exam with 101 (wth, I was so close to failing) And this is the musical life of me :D nearly failing 2 piano exams...
Just to have got to Grade 6 is a considerable achievement. Perhaps, now you've got there, enjoy the view and explore different piano pieces, or improvising ...or composing.
Wow it feels like Allegro (A:3) has been there forever, I played it for my grade 6 all the way back in 2006 or 2008 or something Anyone remember what the A:1 was in 2006? Been trying to find that one
@@maegankewl2597 Same here! I did gr 4 at April 2019, and today I had gr 5 theory exam which I hope to get a pass at least, so thought it would be wise to get the gr 6 book asap. I hope we both can cope with this "big jump" :D Good luck!!
I have a few hours before my exam and i have another question about A3.. sorry to bother! The left hand it always (normally) softer than the right hand because the right hand is the melody. But somehow my left hand’s rhythm isn’t in the right “pace” any tips?
Um, most of our focus tends to be on the lead hand, the one with the melody (in this case the right) leaving the other hand to tag along as best it can. Try focusing your attention on the subordinate hand (the left) and let IT dictate the tempo. Good luck!
@@aeth2891 well done! Taking my grade 6 in a few months 😅 a little nervous since I've skipped grade 5 but I've got a really good teacher n to be honest just a pass at this stage I'll be fine with but distinction or merit would be nice. My brother got distinction in grade 6 guitar so I've got competition lol
Many thanks Julian - very solid performance. I changed my pieces a few weeks ago to the Arne, Schubert and Ibert from the Dusseck, Chopin and Ruiz. I have two months to try and emulate your recording, It's really going to help me so thanks again...
Oh my gosh ...that's quite brave to change all three. Are you perhaps just setting yourself a challenge or did you really not get on with the others? Anyhow, good luck!
@@JulianLambert I seem to be enjoying the new ones more. Perhaps I could sign up for your feedback Patreon. I have a youtube channel so i could upload a recording. I need to practice a bit first so could sign up in a week or so? Richard
@ALYCIA ANG WAN LING - actually I think its not too difficult and not too easy , but i think i should be practice more , and I hope I can pass the grade6 piano examination this year 😊😊
Just started learning the grade 6 pieces. This is very helpful :) a little nervous as I've skipped grade 5 cos I'm starting A-level music in september and I need to be at grade 6 standard... I'm not finding it too tricky at the moment but it's proving to be a good challenge lol I love a challenge
Great playing, so helpful thank you! I’m currently in the process of choosing my grade six pieces but I don’t know which ones to pick! Do you have any favourites that are nicest to play?
@@aeth2891 Maybe perfect pitch. I had a teacher who could tell I had one note wrong in a 10-note chord whilst he was in the other room answering the door to the next student. He could also play whatever I was playing (grade 8, diploma, whatever) with his pencil still tucked between his fingers - it became our standing joke :-D
Hi, I really like the way you play... By the way, I need your advice on whether play the LH quavers detached. Ive watched other people play this piece and some of them played detached in the quavers...
@Laura de Haan Sry if I ask to much questions but can you do ABRSM 8 right away or do you have to do 6 before. Because I heard I have to do 6 before attempting 8
I jumped grades a lot, so I started on G2, then G3, then STRAIGht to g5, after I did that I did the theory like3 times, now I'm learning g6 during quarantine lol
If this is what piano music in abrsm exams sound like then I made a wise choice giving it up at grade 6 level in the early 80's. Listening to this, these pieces sound very tedious and would give me as much enthusiasm to learn them as watching grass growing.
1.Trinity results arrive quicker (invariably the day of or the day after the exam) 2.Aural test are a little different - no singing for Trinity. 3. Range of pieces very similar (sometimes even some overlap) but Trinity have more of an emphasis on the contemporary and I would say that, from Grade 6, ABRSM are more demanding. 4. Fewer scales & arpeggios with Trinity (organised very logically through the grades) but 3 exercises are needed. 5. Trinity offer musical knowledge (spoken questions) up to Grade 5 which can be a substitute for sight-reading. www.julianlambert.org
@@JulianLambert Yes so many are great pieces! maybe I should try learning them all, then focussing on the ones I enjoy - that way I can learn more than just the 3 for the exam. Also, I love your piano playing it's so clear and expressive at the same time
I missed out on taking my grade 5 at the end of March as it was cancelled, moving straight into grade 6 now and can either use these pieces or the new syllabus issued in July. God, i really hope the new syllabus has some nice pieces. The grade 5 pieces were horrific and these sounds just as uninspiring 😓 why do ABRSM insist on selecting such dull pieces.
You may like to go to the website www.julianlambert.org where you can listen to some of the alternative pieces too. Perhaps look at Trinity. Then again, why do exams at all? Play the music that interest you.
@@fayeke6299 no, im an anxious person and i practiced as much as i could (trying to work around all the homework that takes up everyday). Im bad at remembering and i cant do good with pressure. But i did better than i thought so ima leave it at that. Plus, ive already learned my grade 2 songs with only 3 weeks of practice.
i never did do any of these exams, i just had piano lessons and i have been looking through all these and i can pass 1-7 with ease. Should i still consider doing these exams?
Im doing the B2 and i have a question about it. I’m not very good with rubato and i dont understand if you are meant to do like really really slow time difference compared to the actual piece timing.
Ah, good question Krystal. Music notation is, at best, a vague representation of the music. It doesn't show ever detail of phrasing: this note minutely louder than the previous one, this note a little longer. If we spoke at exactly the same tempo we would sound robotic (though I suspect with advancing robotics, that phrase will soon be old-fashioned). And the same is true of music. We have to 'feel' it, music has to be a form of expression ...and hopefully each of us will express it slightly differently. If it helps, try to put into words the sentiment of the music then, 'translate' it back into sound as you play the piano. Best wishes, J
Julian Lambert thanks so much for the advice! my teacher has kind of shown the example of: “copy what i do” so i wasn’t sure about that. thank you for the reply, it’s helped me a lot. as soon as i read your note, i went straight to practicing. sorry for the late reply. i really appreciate your advice. i really hope i can pass my exam! thanks so much, k.
A1 0:47
A2 2:39
A3 3:55
B1 6:50
B2 8:36
B3 10:02
C1 13:18
C2 14:55
C3 16:17
🙏 thanks 😊
Roohi Banu 🙏 thanks 😊
Time saver, thx alot
he just did that you just wanted to get likes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 2019, passed grade 4 piano exam with 105 Marks ;-;
June 2021, passed grade 5 theory exam with distinction (yay!)
July 2021, passed grade 6 piano exam with 101 (wth, I was so close to failing)
And this is the musical life of me :D
nearly failing 2 piano exams...
Just to have got to Grade 6 is a considerable achievement. Perhaps, now you've got there, enjoy the view and explore different piano pieces, or improvising ...or composing.
I got 100 in grade 5 :)
@@chlowey3910 that's not something to be proud of
@@DreamyxSof u think I’m being proud ???
@@DreamyxSof well I’m just telling you that I got lucky and I got passed nearly failing same as u
why do you play two quavers instead of a dotted quaver and a semiquaver? b27,bruch moderato
Thanks, mate. You've done an absolutely amazing job in these videos. I appreciate your solid technique and generosity.
I totally agree :)
a2, b2, c3
Wow it feels like Allegro (A:3) has been there forever, I played it for my grade 6 all the way back in 2006 or 2008 or something
Anyone remember what the A:1 was in 2006? Been trying to find that one
2005-2006 pieces. A:3 WAS Allegro as you say and A:1 was Corant Third Movement from Lesson in E minor, John Loeillet
Wow this is beautiful playing to listen to and helpful, I passed G5 recently but finding the G6 A1,2,3 pieces a big big jump!
Thx Gillian! You may enjoy the website too www.julianlambert.org
Oh God Ive only have passed g4 and I'm jumping to g6 and you said it was a good jump from g5 to g6?! Kill me
@@maegankewl2597 Same here! I did gr 4 at April 2019, and today I had gr 5 theory exam which I hope to get a pass at least, so thought it would be wise to get the gr 6 book asap. I hope we both can cope with this "big jump" :D Good luck!!
Same - jumping from G4 to G6 directly after music theory. Wish us luck...
I have not taken my gr 4 exam because of Corona so I am jumping to gr 5!
nice pieces,but why do you play E instead of Eb in bar 73 (Dussek,Allegro)
I have a few hours before my exam and i have another question about A3.. sorry to bother! The left hand it always (normally) softer than the right hand because the right hand is the melody. But somehow my left hand’s rhythm isn’t in the right “pace” any tips?
Um, most of our focus tends to be on the lead hand, the one with the melody (in this case the right) leaving the other hand to tag along as best it can. Try focusing your attention on the subordinate hand (the left) and let IT dictate the tempo. Good luck!
Sometimes your left hand are like thumbs are too loud so make sure your thumbs are softer.
So nicely played
PS: I finished my grade 3 exam a few days ago
How was it?
Omg same!
I finished my grade 5
Waiting for results
Just a few minutes later after I posted this I got a merit.
@@aeth2891 well done! Taking my grade 6 in a few months 😅 a little nervous since I've skipped grade 5 but I've got a really good teacher n to be honest just a pass at this stage I'll be fine with but distinction or merit would be nice. My brother got distinction in grade 6 guitar so I've got competition lol
I was very nervous to take grade 6 as I skipped from g1 to g6
C2 14:56.
Many thanks Julian - very solid performance. I changed my pieces a few weeks ago to the Arne, Schubert and Ibert from the Dusseck, Chopin and Ruiz. I have two months to try and emulate your recording, It's really going to help me so thanks again...
Oh my gosh ...that's quite brave to change all three. Are you perhaps just setting yourself a challenge or did you really not get on with the others? Anyhow, good luck!
@@JulianLambert I seem to be enjoying the new ones more. Perhaps I could sign up for your feedback Patreon. I have a youtube channel so i could upload a recording. I need to practice a bit first so could sign up in a week or so? Richard
Which one is easier to play - Serenade or Un amanacer en Santa Marta? I love both but can’t choose...
Siddharth Mishra i thing Serenade is easy
could you please play the alternative pieces as I have to play the little ballerina and there arnt as many well played versions out there
I've recorded some of them. www.julianlambert.org
Good idea, they are always in demand!
did anywon notise he playd e insted ov E flatt(what I'm saying is did anyone notice he played E instead of Eb
I almost finished practicing grade 5 all 3 songs, even tho I feel like grade 6 is a big jump!
ALYCIA ANG WAN LING - Same here! Might be do it end of the year, good luck!
I am grade 3 now and my piano teacher said I can skip grade 4,5 and then going to grade 6 😊😊
@@c.pang1236 gl
@ALYCIA ANG WAN LING - actually I think its not too difficult and not too easy , but i think i should be practice more , and I hope I can pass the grade6 piano examination this year 😊😊
Faye Lululu same here I’m doing grade 6 this year
Are the bars 55-57 from bachs fugue mistake? Checked with urtext and its diffent than this edition. May i prepare my students with urtext?
Thats not Bach's original, but a "shorter version" from fugue BWV 884
@@ruperttmls7985 thank you but what about harmony in these bars?
Just started learning the grade 6 pieces. This is very helpful :) a little nervous as I've skipped grade 5 cos I'm starting A-level music in september and I need to be at grade 6 standard... I'm not finding it too tricky at the moment but it's proving to be a good challenge lol I love a challenge
takingbackthecrown im starting a level music in september too :) although i only have to be grade 5 standard which is strange
@@musicalbean894 my teacher said I need to start at grade 5 standard but aim for 7 or 8 by the end of year 13
takingbackthecrown oh i see, same here
My Teacher ❤
Great playing, so helpful thank you! I’m currently in the process of choosing my grade six pieces but I don’t know which ones to pick! Do you have any favourites that are nicest to play?
Same I can’t decide which ones to choose!
Um, and there's the alternative list to consider too! (www.julianlambert.org) Are you spoilt for choice or struggling to find the right thing?
Same
Choi Yin (Alice) Li it’s not c2 it’s c1
Sorry
I would choose A3 Jan Dussek Allegro, B3 Schubert scherzo, C2 Ibert
at 6:25, (bar 72), you play the chord wrong - you're meant to play an E flat, not natural
Emily Gilbert like how do you notice that
@@aeth2891 Maybe perfect pitch. I had a teacher who could tell I had one note wrong in a 10-note chord whilst he was in the other room answering the door to the next student. He could also play whatever I was playing (grade 8, diploma, whatever) with his pencil still tucked between his fingers - it became our standing joke :-D
I have been struggling to choose between a1 and a2. Anyone can give some advice on which to choose?
I think you should choose a1
I would go for A1 :)
I went for a:2 and I really liked it, I’d say maybe a:2 is a little more difficult but barely so choose which ever you like
Hi I’m playing b1 how fast does it have to be
There is a suggested metronome mark at the top of every piece.
Thanks
Hi, I really like the way you play... By the way, I need your advice on whether play the LH quavers detached. Ive watched other people play this piece and some of them played detached in the quavers...
Which piece ...though I suspect it's your decision.
Do you have to play one A one B and one C at the exam?
@Laura de Haan Good to now
@Laura de Haan Sry if I ask to much questions but can you do ABRSM 8 right away or do you have to do 6 before. Because I heard I have to do 6 before attempting 8
Koja Piano yes you can choose your favorite song each :)hope this can help you
Koja Piano you need to do grade 6 before 8 but if ye do will ye can jump to grade 8 after 6
is it a mistake,or purpose
My sister has been played a2,b3,c3
Just wonderful. I want to learn all of the A pieces.
Sounds like a wonderful idea ...and there are tutorials on the website www.julianlambert.org
Lovely - and so helpful, thanks Julian!
That's great to hear - thanks so much for the feedback Ann. Enjoy your weekend.
I jumped grades a lot, so I started on G2, then G3, then STRAIGht to g5, after I did that I did the theory like3 times, now I'm learning g6 during quarantine lol
Doing well!
Same I started in grade 3 and then straight to grade 6 which is what I’m working on now
1then 2then 4 then 5 then 6 then 8
If this is what piano music in abrsm exams sound like then I made a wise choice giving it up at grade 6 level in the early 80's. Listening to this, these pieces sound very tedious and would give me as much enthusiasm to learn them as watching grass growing.
Hi, Julian. May I ask? Is ABRSM exam better or Trinity exam?
There's no better or worse.
What's the different between ABRSM and Trinity then?
1.Trinity results arrive quicker (invariably the day of or the day after the exam)
2.Aural test are a little different - no singing for Trinity.
3. Range of pieces very similar (sometimes even some overlap) but Trinity have more of an emphasis on the contemporary and I would say that, from Grade 6, ABRSM are more demanding.
4. Fewer scales & arpeggios with Trinity (organised very logically through the grades) but 3 exercises are needed.
5. Trinity offer musical knowledge (spoken questions) up to Grade 5 which can be a substitute for sight-reading.
www.julianlambert.org
@@JulianLambert Thanks a lot :)
Thanks for these amazing pieces - I'm still trying to decide which ones I will pick
Glad you like them! You could always learn more than just the 3 for the exam?
@@JulianLambert Yes so many are great pieces! maybe I should try learning them all, then focussing on the ones I enjoy - that way I can learn more than just the 3 for the exam.
Also, I love your piano playing it's so clear and expressive at the same time
B1，B2，B3 Which song is easy to learn
sum Cheung b1
I think B1 is a great choice! What did you choose eventually ?
@@PianoStopcom B2😅
Great video! Very Helpful!
Prelude it should be slow,how can u playing it so fast
Great playing
Thank you Lijia!
Hecc i dont know what grade i am.
Someone help me please, i finished playing moonlight sonata 1st movement and i felt it was too easy.
Try the 3rd
Nice pieces
For the B3 piece, can I ignore the D.C part? Meaning to say not to repeat during the exam
No, we do need to observe the D.C. in exams. Good luck, I hope it goes well.
@@JulianLambert thanks.
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
I missed out on taking my grade 5 at the end of March as it was cancelled, moving straight into grade 6 now and can either use these pieces or the new syllabus issued in July. God, i really hope the new syllabus has some nice pieces. The grade 5 pieces were horrific and these sounds just as uninspiring 😓 why do ABRSM insist on selecting such dull pieces.
I thought the grade 5 pieces were good but did you try looking into the 4-6 pieces?
You may like to go to the website www.julianlambert.org where you can listen to some of the alternative pieces too. Perhaps look at Trinity. Then again, why do exams at all? Play the music that interest you.
If you choose the four pieces option, your pieces can be from outside of the ones given
I think he had played e instead of e flat in bar 72
OH! you are really diligent ! Which song are you talking about?
@@PianoStopcom allegro a3
I had to play that Schubert Scherzo for Grade 5 in the 80's?
Ah ...standards!
I have grade 1 tomorrow, hardly know my stuff cuz I can't remember anything. Ima go have a breakdown now.
How did you get on?
Its all practice
@@GruntDestroyarChannel I passed with a merit so it kinda didn't fail somehow?
Huh. Merit for grade one. You must either be terrible at piano or didn’t practice. Oof
@@fayeke6299 no, im an anxious person and i practiced as much as i could (trying to work around all the homework that takes up everyday). Im bad at remembering and i cant do good with pressure. But i did better than i thought so ima leave it at that. Plus, ive already learned my grade 2 songs with only 3 weeks of practice.
i never did do any of these exams, i just had piano lessons and i have been looking through all these and i can pass 1-7 with ease. Should i still consider doing these exams?
@Izzy Animations im done with college already. so these are just to track your skill?
5:03👍🏻
Im doing the B2 and i have a question about it. I’m not very good with rubato and i dont understand if you are meant to do like really really slow time difference compared to the actual piece timing.
Ah, good question Krystal. Music notation is, at best, a vague representation of the music. It doesn't show ever detail of phrasing: this note minutely louder than the previous one, this note a little longer. If we spoke at exactly the same tempo we would sound robotic (though I suspect with advancing robotics, that phrase will soon be old-fashioned). And the same is true of music. We have to 'feel' it, music has to be a form of expression ...and hopefully each of us will express it slightly differently. If it helps, try to put into words the sentiment of the music then, 'translate' it back into sound as you play the piano. Best wishes, J
Julian Lambert thanks so much for the advice! my teacher has kind of shown the example of: “copy what i do” so i wasn’t sure about that. thank you for the reply, it’s helped me a lot. as soon as i read your note, i went straight to practicing. sorry for the late reply. i really appreciate your advice. i really hope i can pass my exam! thanks so much, k.
anyone else noticed that he played E♮instead of E♭?
A3, Allegro, last page, right hand - Eb, not E natural. I think It's 4th line.
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GOOD
I played A2,B2 and C2
I just passed grade 5 and now my teacher wants me to play grade 6 eek 😬. My theory is so bad so I won't take the exam yet
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bro i have never gotten a merit or distinction throughout grade 1 to 5 lol
I've never got distinction either😂😂
I always get distinction,and I started at g4,and straight to g5 music theory,and then straight to g6,and straight to g8
but I havnt started my g6 performance
if it's a purpose,tell me why,cuz' i'm cunfyouzed
Ahh I’m finding it so hard to chose between C1 and C3
Effortlessly Talented I think you should choose C2 because I think it is easier than the others
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