I'm not taking another exam till next year. We've changed examining boards to Trinity as the choice of songs are more contemporary, with better support materials etc. I shall be taking grade 5. It is becoming more obvious that I have a problem with timing and recognising time signatures, so I've had to go back to basics. Guessing doesn't quite cut it at this stage. I suspect it's related to the dyslexic tendencies I have, but I think practice will help. I have natural pitch, which delights my teacher. I know instinctively what an octave is, where other students struggle on that. It's swings and roundabouts l suppose. We seem to have settled on 4 songs, which are the full version of Over the Rainbow, Plaisir d'amour, Quell'onda che ruina ( from Vaccaj) and Simple Gifts, a Shaker tune (think Lord of the Dance tune). I don't speak any foreign languages, so the French and Italian songs will be a challenge to learn and from the pronounciation aspect. Oh and I struggle to roll my Rs, so lucky I'm English!
CLKD, I can't whistle! Oh I've tried and tried, but the result is well, rather pathetic!
I can't whistle any more than I can lick the end of my nose!( My sister could!) People have tried to teach me, but we've come to the conclusion the whistling gene wasn't given to me!
