Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-01-17 19:52
SunnyDaze wrote:
> If a person is trying to head towards grade 8 on the clarinet,
> it is easier to play the advanced pieces if there is the option
> of an A clarinet? I just wondered if I should start saving now?
> I'm only on grade 4 at the moment.
For SunnyDaze or anyone else...
I've never completely understood how the grading system (is this ABRSM?) is administered. How are the grade levels demonstrated and awarded? Do you take an exam (a juried performance) when you or your teacher thinks you're ready? Is it live or recorded? Is there any kind of audience-involved performance involved?
Are there formal rules about using transposed piano parts to play A clarinet pieces on Bb clarinet? Certainly, if there's a juried performance submission (perhaps recorded?) with accompaniment, one or more of the judges, having "perfect pitch," might be able to tell by ear, and anyone listening could quickly check the pitch against some other pitch source. So is the organization concerned with this?
If the level designation is awarded by a teacher certified to make such recommendations, based on the student's having learned the piece in practice and lesson studios, the use of the "right" clarinet would be irrelevant.
Karl
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