Music Performance 2011

[aabattery]

Hey guys,

Here's a roll call for anyone doing music performance in 2011!

Tell us about what instrument you played, what you found difficult/easy this year, how you went in sacs and final study score hopes

I'll start off.
I play piano; i thought that the course was easier than last years - because VCAA combined the group and solo performance subjects; I was rank one in sacs and i hope to get 45+... 

[frankish]

well.. i am getting A+ for my technical Sacs and the other ones for Music solo performance.. also rank one at my school..
But i was suprised that i m rank one.. i dont think i am able to do well.. sigh.. so much pressure.
I also play the piano.. hopefully getting a 33+ for music solo performance...

2 of my pianist friend who are extremely talented last year got like 33, 35 last year..
they got A for performance (weird thing is they both passed Amus / Lmus and only getting an A) with a high A+ for aural and theory..
i reckon the Aural Theory question this year is too easy and therefore the ranking will be quite challanging..

well, i guess it is all depending on how good your school standard is..
because VCASS ppl their rank 10 / 11 can get like a high 40s..
n some public school's rank 1 can get like a low 30s..

Music performance is quite a challenging course..
what was your repertoire for piano? and how did u go for your performance exam?

[aabattery]

Yep - agree about the comment about school standard.

I'm fortunate to have been ranked equal first in a strong cohort. I did my LMus a couple of years ago now.
I played some great stuff:
Sonatina by Ravel
Beethoven Sonata in C minor
Liszt Sonnetto
Sonny Chua Sonatina

I think I did well for the perf exam. But its all up to the examiners... if they actually liked the perforamnce...! *sigh* ... such a subjective subject...

How about you? What did you play?

[frankish]

thats great, getting a 40+ should be fine.. Did my Amus last year.. u must be super pro...
my school's performance r not quite strong.. maybe just average school standard or maybe slightly better than average? i duno
i played:

Exploring - Brumby
WTC BWV 860 - Bach.J.S
Piano sonata hob.37 - Haydn
Etude op10 no5 - Chopin
Prelude "Plainte Calme" - Messiaen
Toccata - Khachaturian

n i played them pretty ok on the day..
well.. not aiming high for music..
not asian enough to get over 40..


r u aiming for Bmus next year or u r doing other degree(s)?
 

[aabattery]

i'm okay... really enjoyed doing music this year! It was a nice break from all the other academic 'study' subjects.

Looks like a great program! Really love the khachaturian...

Nope I'm not doing my Bmus next year... I'm a bit undecided regarding next year... maybe Law/Music or Law/Arts... We'll see about my atar first... 

[frankish]

by ur aims, i think u will def get in for the double degree..
i don't even think i will get any higher than 75 ATAR..
TT.TT, hopefully i can get in MONASH bmus.
i m not sure what ATAR i need for Bmus since it is RC..
sigh..  too crap for an asian..

i love the Kachaturian toccata too.. kinda fun to play..
starting to learn Chopin sonata op58.. nice piece. but hard..

[Jordan.Carroll]

Guitar - hated the whole thing, barely passed sacs , think I did well on the performance.
Be happy for a 12.

[nisha]

Loved music all year. Played piano. But however, I have only finished 7th grade AMEB, so I am not that good aurally(as all of you), or technically, so I was aiming for a 30.

Ended up getting an A+ on all my sacs, B on the performance and (the shocker) C+ on the exam (as I said, I am hopeless aurally, even though my theory and piano skills are quite good)
Ended up with a 29. 1 off my aim. Damn, I was pissed.

But I agree, Music is very hard, harder than Spesh. Definitely.

[aabattery]

Good job guys...
The weirdness and unpredictability of music performance is over.

Is anyone continuing music at uni or otherwise? 

[nisha]

Yes^^

I hope to do a Diploma of Music at UOM, and teach students privately after I finish 8th grade in 2013.

[frankish]

Good job guys...
The weirdness and unpredictability of music performance is over.

Is anyone continuing music at uni or otherwise? 

OMG HEY, i m doing Music in Monash clayton for piano, most of my friend in my lecture r from arts. what course r u doing this year? taking any music subject???

[wja94]

I did Lmus as well as VCE music performance in last year on the piano. It was hectic, but I was lucky that one of my pieces overlapped...I'm just glad that the end of year written exam was much easier.
the performance aspect was so stressful, I had nightmares about it in the weeks leading up to it
I had to have like three rehearsals on the exam venue pianos, had to learn to adjust all of them, record myself playing in those rooms and adjust the piano lids accordingly. If I hadn't been practising and playing at an Lmus level and competing at the eisteddfods, I doubt I wouldn't have gotten what I did get...but all the performance opportunities paid off in the end *relief*

[Yendall]

Last year I studied Contemporary Guitar
Very very stressful year, and unfortunately only got 33 as a S.S. But overall, it was awesome to study!

[greenbeans]

Hello!

Last year I did percussion. Basically we had to play 5 pieces, 2 accompanied and 2 unaccompanied, and at least 1 piece from each of these 4 categories: drumkit, solo snare, timpani and mallets.
Tech SACs were doable.
The repertoire was pretty intense but finding the time and the instruments to practice on were the hardest parts.

Our school gave indicative marks so not sure about SACs, but I do remember I got A+ on the prac exam which I was blown away by, but not gonna complain!