Many, many congratulations to the BW who scored 137 out of 150 in his Grade VI piano - his highest score to date in a music exam - thereby securing a distinction !
We'll have to wait a few days to find out where he lost those all important 13 points, as he hasn't received the detailed report yet. But as a special treat, here he is playing live (and from memory), a few days before his exam, in front of an extremely discerning audience (the PO, the Principal and the Lovebirds) two of the pieces he was preparing : the first (including a brief false start) is by Martinu and the second by Schumann. If you listen very carefully, you can hear the sound of the Recluse doing the dishes in the background. And remember, these recordings were made after a very drunken dinner, so any approximate fingering from the BW is utterly understandable...
(I decided not to post either of the two recordings we made of his third piece, by Clementi, as on both occasions, having performed brilliantly and with his usual lightness of touch throughout what is a very long piece for a (just) twelve-year-old, the BW tripped over shortly before the end. Perhaps he was just saving the performance of his life for the exam - after all, it would appear that the BW has learned at a very early age that one of the keys to success in life is to peak at the right time.)
Incidentally, with this outstanding score in his Grade VI, the BW has kept up his record of emulating the PO by earning a higher score in each successive exam he has taken. What's more, he's well ahead of the PO at this stage (I only scored a measly 130 in my Grade VI oboe). All he has to do now is score more than 138 in his Grade VIII... You can do it son !!
Boy Wonder, you are indeed a young man of distinction - we knew it all along!Congratulations!
The Lovebirds
Posted by: Lovebirds | May 12, 2005 at 09:10 PM
Dear all.
How are you ? I had a cricket match this week which we were all hoping to win after our embarrassing loss at our last match. Surprise, surprise, we lost BUT I managed to bowl two wickets, each ball going too slow for the opposition's liking and he raised his bat too early to slog the ball. I did this the first time, and then the second time the same guy batted, he fell for it AGAIN. I overheard him and his 6' 9" coach having a heated conversation on "keeping your eye on the ball!!" They turned out to be yet another experienced team and crushed us 297 to 198 (AYE AYE AYEEEEE!!!!)but, aloss is a loss. Better luck next time!( Or should I say third time lucky?)
BW
Posted by: BoyWonder | May 18, 2005 at 11:19 PM