Monday, August 30, 2004 Flunked
Just to let all of you know, I have flunked my ABRSM practical examination. I was hoping for a pass but now a pass is impossible. I stumbled at all my scales and pieces. I had to repeat the same scale over 4 times and still couldn't get it right. Something went wrong and I made a lot of mistakes I did not use to make in my 3 pieces. The sight reading was what I would not even expect. 5 sharps for the extract, which has chords and melody in the inner parts (sort of 3 lines) and I was given only 30 seconds to read through. Orals wasn't that much better. I only have confidence in the singing part. The rest of it I gave wrong answers. Even when I was asked for the cadence I gave wrong chords and not the cadence. When asked for modulation, I gave the wrong key. The shocking thing was the last section. The examiner just played a short extract and asked me what I had to say about it. If I do not fail this exam, I must say that the examiner is very extremely lenient or that the examiner is pitying me. I wasn't prepared for it at all.
Luckily for me, the examination at Dunman High went much smoother and better. That one, I know that I have secured at least a pass. I am quite disappointed that I hadn't done better though.
Anyway, it's all over. I should start preparing for my Chemistry practical examinations now.
ChenghuaT blogged on 8/30/2004 10:53:00 pm
