🔴 LIVE Grade 4 ABRSM Piano - Mock Exam - Rowan

[@2logj]

Thanks for the mock test. Thanks for the brave pianist to accept to perform

[@ChenPiano]

The idea was that, the pressure of putting it on video would be good practice of coping with the pressure of a real exam.

[@rishabhraj_]

Wow... such great player I am giving my Grade 4 exam this winter... Quite nervous.

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you for your comment. Check out the Grade 4 playlist on this channel and feel free to ask for any advice.

[@rishabhraj_]

Chen Piano Sure Thankyou

[@laurahodges8438]

This has put my mind at ease a little bit cause my exam in 2 days 😬 thank u for making this!

[@ChenPiano]

You are welcome. Let me know how you get on.

[@ChenPiano]

Good luck!!

[@katejohnston5356]

Thanks for the video and to your young pupil. I would love to see a mature adult perform grade 3 mock exam.

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you Kate. Unfortunately I have no one that fits the category you describe, but some other grades with younger students will be coming out the the next couple of weeks.

[@butterflywings5644]

Great idea, look forward to more of these! Brave lad Rowan, well done.

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you for your support. I'm in the process of twisting a couple more arms of brave students for different grades in the next couple of weeks.

[@butterflywings5644]

Chen Piano Twist away 😃

[@ChenPiano]

Here's another arm twisted kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqecg4yce8icapY

[@pianosandpianist8179]

Thank you. I have my grade 4 exam on 1st march next week. I failed first time so this is my second attempt. I am confident i'll pass

[@ChenPiano]

Let me know how you get on.

[@lintina2720]

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[@DarrylGreenMusic]

Great video :) Very brave student! Contrary motion looks super tricky 😕

[@ChenPiano]

Thanks Darryl - R.E. Contrary motion, wait to you get to grade 6 - there's E flat minor contrary - that takes some getting your head around.

[@DarrylGreenMusic]

haha, I bet!!

[@cheesypanda7924]

This video is very helpful and useful, thank you!

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you.

[@dheevams]

tomorrow is my exam test! this is so helpful thank you

[@ChenPiano]

You're welcome and good luck!

[@georgiaarmstrong9300]

He did an amazing job! I did my first ever violin exam last week and it’s not as bad or as nerve racking as it seems. I got an A+ High Distinction and I was very nervous. To everyone starting off in their first exam or any exam, just think of it as you playing to one of your family members that you haven’t seen in a long time and you want to show off all of your hard work and effort over the year to them! Good luck to everyone with your exams 🙂

[@ChenPiano]

Thanks for sharing Georgia Rose

[@heroshorts4612]

Exact same pieces I played in Grade 4... Thanks for making this! Can you make the same thing for the new syllabus (more work.. groan)

[@ChenPiano]

I have some students preparing for Grade 5 currently, so I'll probably upload similar before their exams.

[@Hanna-Julius]

Thank you very much Chen 👍 Kind regards from Germany, friendly greetings, Hanna & Julius

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you Julius and Hannah, my dear friends.

[@danieleTV100]

SUPER VIDEO ! C'est très intéressant, merci pour ce grand partage. Meilleures salutations de Switzerland :)

[@ChenPiano]

Merci

[@Nanananna892]

This helped me a lot as I am taking an exam tomorrow. Thank you for making this video!

[@ChenPiano]

Good luck with your exam.

[@zeno476]

you're so talented my friend i loved it

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you - but the talent is my student.

[@aaronwilson.1921]

But who taught the student, Chen?

[@LeftisMusicChannel]

Very good work maestro!!!

[@ChenPiano]

You are very kind, but most of the praise goes to the brave student who volunteered for this video.

[@SilverARTChannelREART]

I super smashed the like button !

[@SeanAndersonThe9th]

Outstanding.

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you.

[@carysjones8155]

Great work!!

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you Carys.

[@MathiasCorpataux]

Beautiful! Thumps up from me and many thanks Mathias

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you. Are you taking a piano exam anytime soon?

[@lutingchen8958]

That was great! Gave me an idea of how examiners grade us. May I know if the marks you gave are considered more lenient, more strict or about the same as an average examiner?

[@ChenPiano]

I'm usually quite close to what they get on the day. The exam is on 13/3, I'll post in the description when the results come through.

[@88pianissimo90]

your videos are really helpful to get insights ... It will be great if you can make videos for LIVE MOCK Trinity exams.... Thanks

[@ChenPiano]

I use ABRSM for my own students, but I have recorded many Trinity pieces on this channel.

[@organoplenum8342]

A mark can either be 118 or 120. A clear pass or merit. Examiners don't cross reference.

[@ChenPiano]

I agree with you, but this is a mock exam and the stimulus BEFORE a real exam to get that extra one mark for a merit is motivational rather than frustrating

[@helenwatterson8636]

very helpful!

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you Helen for your comment. Are you taking this exam soon?

[@helenwatterson8636]

Chen Piano I took it a couple of days ago! Thank you for asking :)

[@njambindungu230]

thank younso much for setting such a mock exam for him i think thats a good grade and he will be spectacular good for the real exam well as for me i should save this for my practising i am so sure it will help me big time

[@ChenPiano]

This was actually last year and he got a merit in the real exam 124, so slightly better on the day. I think he found this "mock experience" beneficial.

[@MrKeysWorld]

Awesome video my friend 👏🏽

[@organoplenum8342]

There would usually be a little more certainty and clarity in the aural comments . For example 'melodic repetition was mostly accurate ' Hope that helps.

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you for your input.

[@freshstartpianomirahalim7842]

Thanks for that really

[@ChenPiano]

You're welcome, thanks to the willing pupil Rowan also.

[@SaroDanceFreaks]

Thank you

[@ChenPiano]

You're welcome.

[@ichiamv4718]

Just wow, like 23:))

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you.

[@ninabaid4236]

This is really helpful

[@ChenPiano]

Thank you. Are you taking your exam soon?

[@Jiri-Juno]

Nice

[@SamuelTechInsights]

how old is this child? he's good

[@ChenPiano]

11 years

[@SamuelTechInsights]

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[@annelieetsebeth1830]

If the examiner doesn't specify left / right hand for scales, does that mean we have to play hands together?

[@ChenPiano]

Yes.

[@annelieetsebeth1830]

Chen Piano thank you!

[@ariel1119]

Hi thanks for sharing the mock test, it’s very useful. Do you mind to share the possible answers for the aural test? Thanks again!

[@tomarmstrong1281]

How long would it take an average student to attain this, or a similar level of ability and knowledge?

[@ChenPiano]

From scratch about 2 years on average, obviously there is a big variation in ability and self motivation.

[@tomarmstrong1281]

@@ChenPiano Thank you, I would have thought more than that.

[@lucindapillow9686]

Thanks. Just out of interest, are you trained as an ABRSM examiner?

[@ChenPiano]

I have over 30 years teaching experience and when I give my students mock exams the real result is usually very close. Not officially trained, but I think my assessment is pretty reliable.

[@lucindapillow9686]

@@ChenPiano Thanks. I only asked because I'm going to train as an examiner and I wondered how realistic it was (the rubric etc). A useful training tool!

[@ChenPiano]

@@lucindapillow9686 Good luck and thanks for your appreciative words.

[@yasminbates4138]

Hello, I have to be at an equivalent of a grade 4 for my music exam in two years and I’m currently just starting piano but know a tiny bit so do you have any tips on how I can do this considering I do not have lessons either?

[@ChenPiano]

I would concentrate on developing your sight reading skills - an area often overlooked by many students who focus just on 3 pieces. With regard to not having a teacher, you may find it difficult to understand some of the finer points, if it is a question of not having a good local teacher, may I recommend online lessons. I know MusicOnline UK do Skype lessons and an appraisal service www.music-online.org.uk/p/skype-lessons.html

[@yasminbates4138]

Chen Piano Thank you 😊

[@524768]

On G sharp minor scale, he flat on the seventh coming down the scale rather than going up, He should’ve played the g natural instead of the F sharp when coming down

[@jaymee7755]

do they usually test as much scales as u did ?

[@ChenPiano]

They will probably take one example from each category.

[@jaymee7755]

Chen Piano category one category as in ?

[@ChenPiano]

@@jaymee7755 One major scale, one minor, one contrary, one chromatic, one arpeggios each of major and minor, you get the idea.

[@jaymee7755]

Chen Piano okay thank you !!

[@DemiMcCallum]

What result did he get?

[@ChenPiano]

You can check out all results of my students here www.music-online.org.uk/p/exam-results.html

[@franciscadavies]

He wouldn’t recieve 119/150 as Abrsm does not give marks one mark off of a mark band because it’s too frustrating for the pupil.

[@ChenPiano]

I agree with you, but this is a mock exam and the stimulus BEFORE a real exam to get that extra one mark for a merit is motivational rather than frustrating.

[@butterflywings5644]

I always wondered this, ie if examiners avoid giving 99/ 119 etc. I don't know whether examiners have to decide the mark for each element on the spot, and stick rigidly to that, even if the total is one off the next band - or whether they have time to reflect and could decide to be generous and find an extra mark ☺ (or mean and remove one of course, if they were cruel). Anyone know?