How to Ace your RCM History Exams

[@xo_xo_emma]

Hello Everyone, update on RCM's actions for History testing amidst this Pandemic. For the May exams, which were supposed to take place on May 8, they have been moved back to May 18, and you can complete them between May 18-June 30. If you are planning on taking your history exams sometime between now and December, I suggest you to prepare comparative essays (ex. Between Verdi and Wagner, as they were both 19th cent. opera giants, between La Traviata an Die Walkure, between Berg and Webern, ect.). Other than terms, everything else is multiple choice, but all the short questions (ex. score, era overview) have to be done within 30m. Both the essay sections, short and ISE, get 1 hour each. Good luck :)

[@cloudylyrics5249]

pls stop bragging

[@xo_xo_emma]

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[@cloudylyrics5249]

@@xo_xo_emma just stop pretending u know everything

[@xo_xo_emma]

​@@cloudylyrics5249 honey I'm just trying to help, if that offends you please ignore my comment

[@cloudylyrics5249]

@@xo_xo_emma no u cant boss me to

[@EveInfinite]

I'm preparing for the level nine history exam and your video helped me a lot!

[@dissolutevoid]

Your channel is the best

[@ErinFlatFingers]

Ha I’m taking my history 10 exam in a few weeks, good to know my study practices have been correct for the most part and it’s also good to know what I can improve on in order to get the best results. This video could not have come out at a better time!

[@LiamFMmusic]

I've always been fascinated with the History of Composers.....Knowing what makes them tick I guess. Your history presentations are among my favourites on your channel. Your passion for the subject spills through in these videos which keeps me coming back time and time again.........This is a great piano channel & I think your a 'Whizz' at the piano too............Great watch, thank you..........Liam

[@olle_boulle3348]

Can you do a video on some composers "favorite" keys? For example Beethoven felt C minor was most "emotionly stormy", JS Bach found D minor to be the saddest key, Mozart rarely used minor keys but the ones he did he used G minor etc.

[@ErinFlatFingers]

Cyclone Sword I think Chopin wrote the most amount of his pieces in the key sig with 4 flats. There’s also a link I saw with the most used key signatures for a bunch of composers, I’ll edit this comment with the link once I find it! :) Edit - here: visual.ly/community/infographic/lifestyle/classical-composers-favorite-keys

[@sdka9922]

The way this history exam is set up for RCM is completely ridiculous. It is largely a waste of time for the students and it only proves they have good memory and have done a proper cramming. As far as I know it is not part of ABRSM syllabus. Learning precise dates of people birth and death is again ridiculously useless (such as Philippe de Vitry and why Martin Luther ?). It is typically the type of data that one forgets as soon as the exam is over like I forgot the dates of all the battles that I spent hours to repeat. I do believe knowing music history is important and knowing concepts about how polyphonic motet or masses are structured can be (though I guess of little use for the everyday piano teacher) valuable and is part of an overall musical knowledge but know specifically precise dates and precise information about one particular piece is of absolutely no long term value for most people (except a few that will specialize in that particular area), even if they plan to become pro in the musical business.

[@shinyam75]

They seriously ask specific dates of when somoen was born or died? You are right, that is completely uselss. I can understand maybe asking what musical era or even century they were active in...

[@cloudylyrics5249]

ikr its so useless

[@jimmytia8372]

Totally agree with u I have my exam in 2 weeks and I can’t memorize everything. Hopefully I pass.

[@cloudylyrics5249]

@@jimmytia8372 i have my exam tomorrow and i dont remeber a thing lol

[@jimmytia8372]

cloudylyrics aren’t you doing it online?

[@houwen7697]

I’m just starting to study for rcm history 9 and after having listening to this, I have a much better sense of how to actually start .. heheh so helpful!!

[@tonytonychopper999]

Houwen sigh... im doing arct history

[@Thechomania]

I saw this video 1 day before the exam.

[@nshiba]

Very nice video. I never knew there were music history exams ! Thanks !!

[@grass750]

LMAO I'M DOING LEVEL 9 HISTORY TOMMOROW I STILL DONT KNOW SHIT LMAO WISH ME LUCK I JUST NEED TO PASS

[@user-es2vh4iz1v]

BRO IM DOING THEORY AND ITS EVEN HARDER!!!

[@evanl8086]

讲电影小乌云 theory is not as hard because it’s just rules, and terms.... but which grade?

[@user-es2vh4iz1v]

Evan Liu grade 8

[@Felix-jn1qe]

SAME

[@user-hx9dc3xb9y]

@讲电影小乌云 it’ll be alright! Theory isn’t as hard as you think it is. I took the theory level eight exam a while ago now I’m doing level nine history!

[@owen-hu]

Thanks a lot! I have my History 10 exam in May (And I don't have a teacher)! Just started in a few weeks ago.

[@tonytonychopper999]

same

[@tonytonychopper999]

its tomorrow ;-;

[@owen-hu]

@@tonytonychopper999 lol good luck. Where are you taking it, I'm taking it in Burnaby (metro vancouver)

[@Fic__]

I really wish i saw this before my lv 10 history exam 😭😭😭 i got a 77 and im not the happiest about it, but oh well lol

[@namename6179]

Hah! At least you got 77 lol. I'm probably getting a 60

[@Trouble_Klef]

I have found the Chicken.

[@namename6179]

Not me dude

[@Trouble_Klef]

Oh, I'm sorry. Got the wrong Chicken.

[@namename6179]

Hm yes, at least I’m very kind and won’t tell anyone about your little mistake

[@silvialogan9226]

I wrote my Level 9 Music History Exam two weeks ago online and I got 94%. However, I will not be receiving a Certificate because you need to do Harmony together. I will be doing Level 10 Music History in February or March.

[@Fic__]

But this video is really helpful for future reference! I'm very happy i saw this before my next history exam lol

[@sunmaoran95]

Hi Allysia, I’m preparing level9 and level10 harmony. I’ve already had RCM books. Can you recommend me some other books with more harmony details so that I can use them for my test? Thanks.

[@bluestarmusical4944]

how to ace your history exams *be a ling ling*

[@bachplayer13]

where do you get the old exams from?

[@user-be4ys3by2c]

Thank you for this video. This helps a lot!

[@erickenn96]

Hi, I'm Eric and my question is how much time should I spend on piano exercises and drills? I am particularly interested in Liszt's Technical Studies.

[@Trouble_Klef]

How does anyone get a ninety- something in theory?

[@matchamilkcereal6725]

Can anyone here explain to me how the online history exam works? I’m doing my level 9 history exam in August and I’m so worried about it. Thanks.

[@epixpat2025]

same

[@matchamilkcereal6725]

Here’s a video on info about the RCM history online exam kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6PGnJiLjNB6f80

[@DivineSource444]

GREAT video! I would love to do the Level 9 History exam but am so afraid that I would fail miserably! Are there any prerequisites for Level 9 History?

[@YouTubeChannel-nf2nw]

*The online practice exam is a complete joke and i dont find it funny at all.* it asked me how many sides a square has and what 4 + 2 is. The essay told me to compare vanilla ice cream to chocolate ice cream. I have no idea what its going to be like, idk what they were thinking.

[@sarshlyx]

lmaoo

[@julia.s6312]

IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!!! I was very upset with their “practice exam”…..I hope you did well, I’m writing my exam soon….

[@julia.s6312]

If you don’t mind me asking, what was it like??? That would be a huge help to me. They teach you SO MUCH info but…how much of it is really relevant ?

[@clailai7865]

Preparing for my Gr 10 history exam now. 😅 Thanks. How did you do in your practical gr 10 exam? Are you continuing to ARCT?

[@azinger7081]

Can you analyze Liszts Valse-Impromptu S213?

[@Jellyfishgift]

I just did the arct online exam. Reply if u have any questions!

[@ciciflower]

Congratulations on finishing!

[@EveInfinite]

I'm going to do it in two weeks 🥲

[@PianowithLise]

Hi, I saw in your channel that if one gets less than 70 in level 10 practice, then the person can not attend ARCT practice. Is this the same with history exam? I’m preparing history level 9 for this august, looking forward to your reply. Thanks!

[@jimmytia8372]

I’m also doing mine in August. Goodluck to u!

[@DebbieWang]

No, it's not the same with the History exam, especially not in Level 9. In fact, Level 10 Practical is the only level in which you require a grade of 70 or above to get to ARCT.

[@PianowithLise]

@@DebbieWang that helps a lot! thanks!

[@jimmytia8372]

It’s not the same with History, I agree with Debbie. For the level 10 practical, you need a minimum of 70 percent in each section (Ear test: 7; Sight reading: 7; Technical tests/scales and Etudes: 17; Repertoire : 39) or an overall score of 75 to attend ARCT.

[@PianowithLise]

Hey, thanks for the information, very helpful for me! So does level 9 practical results affect the accessibility to level 9? Or could you share me the link of this criteria?

[@edgaraortiz]

Hey! Love your channel! I have a question. Once I learn a piano piece to performance level, then what? Do I record it on KZbin or something? What satisfaction can I get after practicing something for so many hours?

[@shinyam75]

You can do that. But mostly it's for yourself, the satisfaction you get for accomplishing such feat should be a reward in and of itself. You can also share your music with friends and family.

[@rosalindtownsend8141]

Where can I find the flash cards?

[@ciciflower]

Quizlet is a website I used :)

[@Jennifer-hd3qv]

can I do level 10 harmony or level 10 history directly without doing level 9 harmony and level 9 history?

[@TonTonTheWonton]

No, you have to pass (60+) on level 9 history first, and then you are eligible for the level 10 harmony test.

[@naomixiao8901]

TLDS exactly. And even if that wasn't a requirement, doing level 10 music theory without knowing level 9 stuff is going to be a nightmare. Harmony especially, because it's a fresh start from advanced rudiments and you have to learn completely new concepts like part writing and counterpoint. If you don't know those concepts by doing level 9, learning level 10 will be much harder than necessary. As for history, level 9 covers part of the level 10 content with baroque and classical, especially with some of the composers, and it gives you a good understanding of the baroque and classical styles and things like the patronage system. Basically if you don't study level 9 before level 10, it will be way harder than it already is, whether or not it's required by the rcm.

[@dcunited710]

I wonder what you did to get those 80s in harmony 😊

[@owen-hu]

I got 87 for Harmony 9 (I know it's not that impressive) and 96 for History 9

[@cloudylyrics5249]

@@owen-hu pls stop bragging

[@owen-hu]

@@cloudylyrics5249 whoops ok sorry. those were my low scores. won't brag anymore.

[@cloudylyrics5249]

@@owen-hu lol jk u can brag however u want

[@cloudylyrics5249]

@@naomixiao8901 what a bragger

[@sarshlyx]

i'm doing my level 10 history test this month aaa

[@ciciflower]

Good luck!

[@sarshlyx]

@@ciciflower thank you

[@ciciflower]

@@sarshlyx I'm writing my analysis exam in 3 days XD

[@sarshlyx]

@@ciciflower oo good luck hope u did well ! how did it go?

[@ciciflower]

@@sarshlyx I think it went well! Good luck to you again XD

[@irvinnguyen6485]

What is RCM?

[@whited250]

I'm not super familiar myself, but AFAIK it's an institute of musical education, provides curriculum, levelled exams, and I'm sure a whole lot more. see their website for details: www.rcmusic.com/

[@namename6179]

Just a music/music theory course that kills the people that take it

[@leodong1799]

No, their alll wrong. It’s a music company called the Royal Conservatory Music/RCM

[@namename6179]

@@leodong1799 I can tell you from personal experience that RCM offers courses on music. "The Royal Conservatory of Music, branded as The Royal Conservatory, is a non-profit music education institution and performance venue headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1886 by Edward Fisher as The Toronto Conservatory of Music. Purpose: To develop human potential through ... Location: 273 Bloor Street West; Toronto, Onta... Region served: Canada, US, UK Formation: 1886" (Wikepedia) I am currently studying for a history level 10 exam. They have courses on playing many intruments, of which I am currently playing the piano, and they also have classes for singing. They have theory from level 1(I think, I never took 1 through 4) to level 8. Afterwards, there are history, harmony and counterpoint, and analysis. In both instruments and musical theory, it goes to 10, and after that there is ARCT. I think there is another course you must take in order to become a teacher.

[@leodong1799]

Woah, a long phrase of copy and paste, very experienced

[@Thechomania]

can PLS send me a pic of ur History 1 exam study guide?