I think it's about time a thread like this has been made. The threads just mainly about any competitions that people are in, or are going for. Any instrument, ensemble, etc.

For myself, I just passed my reigonal piano exams, and I'm going to be exammed at state late next month. ^.^

For piano I'm going to a Sonata competition on April 21st, and I came in 3rd at regionals for my state's Bach festival/competition last month. For percussion ensemble I went to California for regionals for all of the west and we came in 2nd in our division and next Saturday we take on championships.

Actually, for my somewhat local Chopin Contest, I'm going to play the first movment of Chopin's Sonata No.2. Since I only have one month to record myself (video) and send it in, I need a piece that does not require the largest amount of skill, but is very show-offy.

Hopefully I can pull it off, and get reconized for this years finalists. ^.^

I've got the piano guild in a couple of weeks. Better start cramming.

Good luck to everyone.

Good luck, Sondagger!

Good luck too!! ^^
Has anyone done an Amus or LMus exam? Coz i need some tips coz I think im going to do the exam this year...I've a piano comp coming up in May and I'm playing Chopin's Fantasie-impromptu, Beethoven Sonta in C minor op.10 #1, Scarlatti Sonata in D Minor L366....does anyone have any tips so that I could play better at the comp?

Wow, you are all so great!
I've never had an competition. I would be too nervous -_-"

YES!

As I said before, I was good enough to goto State for the WSMA Exam/Competition. I came back today, after getting another 'I' (One) for State.

^.^ !!

Congratulations :D

I've never been in a competition, I'm too nervous as well, and I've only ever performed on the piano once (well twice if you count SongFest but that's with a "choir" (with most of them having only like 2-3 months experience, lolz).

Good luck too!! ^^
Has anyone done an Amus or LMus exam? Coz i need some tips coz I think im going to do the exam this year...I've a piano comp coming up in May and I'm playing Chopin's Fantasie-impromptu, Beethoven Sonta in C minor op.10 #1, Scarlatti Sonata in D Minor L366....does anyone have any tips so that I could play better at the comp?


guessing Amus and LMus are your equivalent to diploma exams in the UK then I am doing one in July. the only advice i can give at the moment is to pick pieces that you can do well rather than show off pieces. pick a wide range of pieces period wise and dont pick anything that is overplayed. so looking at what you're doing for the piano competition i definately wouldnt stick with Fantasie Impromptu for your exam because you would have to play it perfectly to stand a chance of getting a good mark, and i dont know about you personally but most people could do without that pressure as it will affect your other pieces too.

I'm doing a piano competition in December where most of the pieces have to come from set works in a syllabus. I'm preparing now, but it's around the same time as music college auditions so i might not enter if its getting in the way of my auditions

I'm playing:

Round 1 Recital (30 mins):
Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in A
Chopin- Etude Op 25 Nr 11
Debussy- Etude pour les arpeges composes
Beethoven- Sonata in E minor Op 90
Mozkowski- Etincelles Op 36 nr 6

Round 2 (40 mins)
Liszt- Dante Sonata
Faure- Nocturne in E flat minor
Scriabin- Vers la Flamme
Sculthorpe- Night Pieces

Semi Final (50 mins)
Ligeti- Etudes 2, 6, 12 and 13
Chopin- Scherzo nr 3
Ravel- Gaspard de la Nuit

Final (have to offer 2 concerti and judges pick 1)
Chopin- Concerto Nr 2 in F minor
Rachmaninoff- Concerto Nr 3 in D minor

Good luck with all that there man. Those are some great concertos you've picked for the Finals.

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I might be getting a 'better' piano teacher who will be "College Critical" and really boost my abilities (sometime in the near future).

O.O.. It will take a couple more years before I start posting in this. Im still working on Bach's Inventions

I'v been practicing the piano for almost 3 years. I'v been singing in Stetson choir for 2 and Im going to be taking violin lessons After this summer is over. yay

Heh, I actually can't stand Bach, but I've been SLOWLY but SURELY getting into some of his keyboard stuff after listening to his organ pieces at church. I might check out his inventions soon for some barooque fun. ^_^

Heh, I actually can't stand Bach, but I've been SLOWLY but SURELY getting into some of his keyboard stuff after listening to his organ pieces at church. I might check out his inventions soon for some barooque fun. ^_^

I would highly recommend the Bach inventions as a way to help with technique and even sight reading. I know my L.H. voicing skills are so much better thanks to the inventions. The first thing I do when practicing after my scales and stuff is going through some of the inventions. Once you have them down, they really are a lot of fun to play. And they're not just mechanical. You can really do a lot to make them beautiful and lyrical. Just my two cents, although this really has nothing to do with the competition thread. Heh...but anyway Darkened_Angel, I think you are on the right track to becoming a mature pianist.

Good grief Thorn, that's like 3 times the amount of music that Stanford music majors prepare for their senior recitals o_O Good luck with all of that...

Well, I wish I could drop some elite virtuoso pieces in this list like you guys, but unfortunately, all I'm playing for my upcoming competition is Debussy's Suite Bergamasque and a few of his preludes, Rachmaninoff's C# Prelude, and then perhaps a light Chopin to end it off (probably his C Major mazurka, Op. 24 No.2). I'm competing at the second level, so I won't be up against any crazy Rach 3 people. It's also separated by length of study, so I'll only be up against people like me who've only been taking lessons for around an year.

Don't worry, Thorn is just a talented pianist whos just that wacko to master all of those pieces.

I envy him!